{"id":65,"date":"2016-08-19T22:29:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T19:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/greece2016\/?p=65"},"modified":"2016-11-20T17:30:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T15:30:32","slug":"avali-beach-kalamitsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/greece2016\/2016\/08\/19\/avali-beach-kalamitsi\/","title":{"rendered":"Avali Beach, Kalamitsi"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Avali\"<\/p>\n

We drove over to the Western coast of the island today. We planned to go to Kathisma\/\u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 but it was so crowded when we got there we turned round and drove on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eventually (and several traffic jams later) we arrived on Avali\/\u0391\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03af<\/a>, near the village of Kalamitsi\/\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9. The thing with Lefkada in August is that the traffic is just so heavy! There are so many people and the roads aren’t great.<\/p>\n

We parked at the top of Avali and walked down the steps, then over the rocks, to find a quiet bit of beach. It got busier as the day went on but at least we had space to ourselves – more than we’d have had at some of the more popular beaches.<\/p>\n

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 want a quiet bit of beach.<\/p>\n

When we returned we had lunch in the little canteen above the beach – nothing special, just a cheese toastie, but it kept us going until the evening.<\/p>\n

In the evening we ate at the Seven Islands\/\u0395\u03c0\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1<\/a> taverna in Lygia – I enjoyed by kokkinisto moschari (the beef in tomato sauce).<\/p>\n

After all those winding roads and traffic jams today I think we’ll be keeping it simple tomorrow!<\/p>\n

FH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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