It is. 46 in crete one year we were there. 30+ one night
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It is. 46 in crete one year we were there. 30+ one night
Microtonal Banana
Central Defender
Got to be done sometimes with the limitations from Newcastle.
Always fancies Paros which is the next island along from Naxos, meant to be very nice.
Might be at a wedding in Kos next year so we ell probably do 3 days there and fly over to either Athens or Thessaloniki for the rest of it.
I'm thinking Thessaloniki but it's a tough choice.
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Nasser Butt-Head
Midfield
Greece is all new to me. The missus has mentioned how close Paros is and I'm not adverse to get a water taxi along for the day. Will report back.
Haven't been away since last year so I'm really looking forward to this break. Hope the Acropolis is as impressive as it is in my mind.
Ageing Grey Mackem
Striker
Precisely the mantra the missus and I have for holidays. Two years ago I was away for work and let her book a holiday. She booked Rome in mid July. I am sure Rome is fabulous in Spring or Autumn, but in July it was a disaster. There were heat warnings every day we were there it was so bloody hot, you could hardly see the Parthenon / Trevi fountain etc for tourists and it was a faff finding places that didn't want to rip you off for your meals.
Microtonal Banana
Central Defender
Honestly mate Greece is f***ing class you'll love it.
Be good to hear about Naxos and Paros because I've been looking at it for a while now.
Sgt Pepper
Striker
Same as our Zante holiday a couple of summers back, except not one night - it was the norm for pretty much all the week we were out there. Without aircon in the room I reckon I’d have had to sleep on an airbed floating in the pool. It was a heatwave though and not normal of my experience of Greece many, many more times before it.
Agreed. Loved every Greek island I’ve been to.
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We flew into Santorini and across on the ferry. Dead easy.
Naxos Town is not small and relaxing though. Need to head elsewhere on Naxos. Loads of Ausses rediscovering their routes in Naxos as they fly to Athens and fly to Naxos from there.
Depends what you like with Naxos - town and the other villages very different.
I'd recommend Paxos for that. Fly to Preveza or Corfu and quick boat across.
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Aye done most of the main islands and loved them all. Santorini the one least likely ho go back to, not really my thing, a bit dull. About 20 years ago mind but not inclined to go back.
Sgt Pepper
Striker
Never been to Santorini yet but it is somewhere I’d like to go, just so I can see what it’s like and say I’ve been. Heard mixed things from people who have though. Beautiful obviously, but due to the landscape and cruise ships I’ve heard it can get uncomfortably busy and a pain getting around. Zante was my last visit in 2024 and loved it except the heat, I’ve been a couple of times before that as well.
Before that it was Mykonos for mine and the missus honeymoon. Loved it there as well and would definitely go back, but it’s insanely expensive so it would need to be a special occasion. Rented a quad bike there and drove all over the island, great experience doing that. Done a couple of other islands as well and loved them all tbh.
Santorini sunset was nice, but we were on the South of the Island, and only went to Fira once. It'll be far busier now, just not really our thing. Loads of tavernas and restaurants where we were, not many bars, so perfect for some, just not for us
Daughter is off to Mykonos this year, looks more her type of place than ours these days.
Kefalonia in 2 weeks for us, just hope it's lively enough.
Old Prestonian
Striker
Snap for us and I’m looking forward to the peace and tranquility at Trapezaki where we go.
soapster
Striker
been to athens once. our hotel was not far from a market and the place (?) stunk of fish. once away from there it was an amazing place to visit. Athens had a morning haze over it and there were lots of refugees trying to make a living selling dvd's / cd's and sunglasses. they were no bother though.
thessaloniki was full of mancs (flew from manchester) and I was not that keen on it. still enough there to keep us entertained for a week.
had to put up with drunken man city supporters coming back at 3am singing. place also had a lot of Bulgarians, Serbians and Croatians. the beach at our resort was separated off by various flags for nationals of that country. others were not welcome but there was no bother or nastiness that we saw.
one thing we did notice that was a good few of these holiday makers would try and haggle for meals in the local tavernas. They were quite persistent though.
perhaps we brits are too soft in accepting a meal cost as per the menu price. the locals hate them. they say they pack there cars full and travel down into Greece from their northern border and spend very little in Greece. they bring their own food and only buy what fresh produce they want.
It may be the resort we went to but it was not the usual Greek holiday we have and we have been there every year / sometimes twice a year for the past 27 years.
Where in Kefalonia mate? Some more lively that others.
Lassi looks decent enough but expecting less bars than we're used to. Normally end up in the same ones so as long as there's a few decent ones open til 1/2 we'll be fine
Lassi
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Old Prestonian
Striker
I recall you posting that you were going there and I replied that it was the only place on the island with anything resembling ‘a strip’. You should be fine but we go elsewhere as that isn’t our thing at all.
Yeah, we don't want Benidorm, Magaluf or Laganas, but we like somewhere with a good choice of bars, and Lassi looks ok.
Tsilivi in Zante last year was just right for us, plenty choice, but not full of idiots or young uns
We flew into Thessaloniki when we stayed in Pefkochori, Halkidiki.
The hotel was fabulous - Anna Island - brand new with a fantastic pool area and lots of swim-up rooms, room with jacuzzis on the balconies etc. The resort, however, was a bit of a let-down. Very tired looking in places and full of Eastern European families who flooded the bars at night but never seemed to eat in any of the restaurants. Loads of cars parked up with number-plates from all parts of the former Soviet Union.
If they could lift the hotel in it's entirety and move it to a better resort we would return in a heartbeat.
We found out from friends who had stayed there the week before us that they got a taxi into the next resort along - Hanioti - wish we had known that beforehand.
Stayed in Lassi as part of a two-resort holiday - the other being Skala.
Actually preferred Skala as everything in Lassi seems to be either side of a fairly busy road. Our opinion could have been coloured by the fact that it absolutely p!ssed down for three days - so much so that it was difficult to see more than twenty yards in front of you. The bars and restaurant on the ocean side of the road were completely flooded out and we had to stay in the hotel bar and order takeaways as it didn't have a restaurant - it was also bloody freezing for those three days.
It was, however, a nice easy walk into the capital, Argostoli, either via the longer coastal route - about an hour and a half - or over the hill - about twenty minutes. Well worth it for a mooch around and to see the sea-turtles that come into the harbour to feed on the scraps from the fishing boats. You can also get the ferry across to Lixouri which is another nice place to wander around, although we did see a middle-aged, barcode-wearing, full-kit-w@nker - he even had the socks on and those trainers that look like footie boots. Had a bit of a chortle when we saw him.
soapster
Striker
thank you for reminding (correcting) me. we flew into Thessaloniki but our resort was in halkidiki (forgot all about that). I cannot remember the name of the resort but it was the same as you described.
We stayed at Lassi about 4 times at marriannas (I think) and we loved it. The rooms were right next to the pool and our visit we took our grandaughter along, she loved it. She also loved the adventure of the ferry to Lixouri.
this year we are taking her to Crete , gouves, where we last went 25 years ago
Just had a look on there. Some cracking deals.
