This morning we drove to the Dimossari Waterfalls/Kαταρράκτες Δημοσάρη near Nydri/Νυδρί. If you look at the scenery around Lefkada, you’ll notice it is very green when compared to other Greek islands – some of which are very barren. The reason…
This is the beach we came to on the bus a couple of weeks ago but today there was less wind so it was swimmable. Before our swim however we walked along the beach to see what we could find.… Continue reading
After swimming a couple of times in the Ionian’s turquoise waters we went for a walk along the road. The beach is actually quite long so there are several places you can go to get away from people if you… Continue reading
The centre of the village is entirely pedestrianised. The bus dropped us by the main road close to the barrier. We wandered down the main street, past all the tavernas, bars and cafés. At the bottom we found the main… Continue reading
Dessimi/Δεσίμη was our chosen beach for the day, just a short drive towards the South. The beach has a couple of trees towards the back, lots of little boats and a café serving hot dogs, pita gyros and drinks just… Continue reading
After breakfast this morning we checked out of the hotel, leaving our luggage in their store room to collect later. We headed down on to the Underground to go and spend our last morning in Central Athens.
We left the Underground at Syntagma/Σύνταγμα and walked through the Kolonaki/Κολωνάκι district, going up Ploutarchou/Πλουτάρχου Street until we reached the cable car which goes up the mountain. Continue reading
We spent the afternoon down on the “Athens Riviera” coast, down by Glyfada/Γλυφάδα.
The most famous building on the site of the Acropolis is the Parthenon – a building which dates back to 447 BC.
Porto Rafti (and Avlaki) both have a selection of bars and tavernas; listening to people talking around me they were mostly Greek and because of the proximity to Athens many Athenians come here for their days out to the beach.