Many thanks for a great holiday. Gasparis was an excellent host and couldn’t have done anything further to make our stay as enjoyable and stress free as possible. We had good communication prior to and during our visit; I was constantly advising him of our flight delay and it still wasn’t a problem when we needed collecting from the airport stupidly late into the evening. Gasparis did his own mini tours in the evening which allowed us to easily get to some interesting locations, with our host as a personal guide and without any need to hire a car or use the local buses.
The accommodation was super nice, in a good, quiet location but not more that 2-3 mins down a path leading directly to the beach. Don’t be concerned at the lack of a pool, the beach is ideal for swimming. The room was cleaned on a regular basis and had the benefit of air conditioning, a definite plus for us.
The accommodation is in the village of Perivolos Beach. Heading north the beach blends seamlessly into Perissa, which is more lively and commercial, in our opinion we were in the better village. If you venture south along the beach you pass “Lava” a local taverna, continue and you eventually get to Vlichada, you need to clamber off the beach to reach the village but it’s well worth it. In 8 days we visited here twice. As you enter the village on the left is Dimitris, probably one of the best tavernas we visited with views over the cliff to the harbour. The Tomato Industrial Museum is well worth a visit, seriously, 5 euros pp for guided tour and there is a bar serving drinks and snacks. Walking inland from Perivolos is Emporio, about 30 minutes’ walk, well worth a look. There are lots of nice places to eat in Perivolos our favourite being “Afros”, typical Greek food, good wine and very friendly.
Overall great accommodation in a lovely quiet location but within reach of all the amenities you would require. Our host couldn’t have been more helpful.