From the bus station the roads got smaller and quieter as we approached Eva’s apartment and we were walking in the middle of the road looking at the sea at the end of the road when Eva’s mother called to us as we were about to walk past. She welcomed us like old friends and showed us round. We were very impressed by the apartment - clean, cool, very well equipped and there were several things left for us....homemade cake, homemade jams, lots of fresh fruit, wine, herbs and olive oil. Plenty of things that could be used. To be fair, the best equipped AirB&B and the one with the most thoughtful touches we have stayed in. It suited us perfectly - a mainly residential area with little traffic and very quiet at night.
The beach is 2 mins away and was sandy and clean. Easy to swim before breakfast and again on an evening....not crowded at all when we were there. Several small shops in the maze of small streets near to the apartment selling fruit and veg and general groceries - a really good bakery about 5 mins walk. Bread and the little cheese/cheese and spinach pies (flatbread parcels) were delicious.
Supermarkets about 10/15 mins walk and many many restaurants heading into the middle of town and the harbour area. Eva had left a list and a map of recommendations to last us the week - we particularly liked Tamam, the well of the Turk, Enetiko, Michelas, bougatsa Jordan. We hardly walked the same way twice.
The heat in the middle of the day was too much for us so we spent a fair amount of time in the front or rear courtyard according to time of day or inside where the cooling units worked wonderfully well. We were extremely relaxed......until the last day when we locked ourselves out shortly before our bus was due to leave for the airport. A short phone call to Eva and she calmly solved our problem...thank you so much, Eva.Wonderful hospitality!
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