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Post by Birani on Aug 1, 2017 12:03:00 GMT
Hi guys,
Looking to book holiday to Halki for first time visit and will most prob be booking with Olympic Holidays.
Any info on best accommodation for mature couple preferably with balcony with sea views and any good tavernas, also walking distances to beaches and best way to explore the island.
Many Thanks in advance, much appreciated.
Brian.
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Post by stevec on Aug 2, 2017 7:34:56 GMT
Olympic's accommodation info on their web site has reasonable images of the property and views there from. There are various threads on specific properties on this site which might help decide which one to go with.
The village is in an ark around the bay with the focal point of the main quay where all the ferries dock. The main beaches, Pondamos and Ftenagia are about 15 mins walk from most of the accommodation. Kania, the third beach is a 30-40 min walk depending on whether you use the road or go round the coast - or you can catch the small bus for a few Euros.
As for exploring the island, on foot is best with an early start to get to the old village and castle before the sun gets up too high. For the energetic early riser, there is the hike up to the monastery at the western end of the central high plateau, though the bus goes once a week with a half hour stop there.
There is a walking map of Halki (link in another part of the web site) which is rather good, similar in quality to our OS maps but on a more durable paper.
HTH
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Post by Birani on Aug 2, 2017 11:48:09 GMT
Many thanks for the info, will have a good browse around this forum. 👍
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Post by carol on Aug 2, 2017 12:23:50 GMT
Hi Birani, also check out the many photos on this site, it will give you a feel for the island its beaches and tavernas. The tavernas are based around the harbour and everyone has their favourites, my best advice would be to try all of them and make your own decision, they are all very good, also each of the three main beaches have excellent tavernas which are definitely worth a try during the day.
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Post by Kinygos on Aug 2, 2017 15:04:57 GMT
Photos may be a little sparse Carol! Where does Graeme put his?
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Post by carol on Aug 2, 2017 16:19:26 GMT
I think he used Photobucket Simon, will have to check but I see all our old photos are still on the photo board thank goodness.
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Post by carol on Aug 2, 2017 18:27:42 GMT
Simon, Graeme uses Flickr not Photobucket.
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