N 39°09,371´  E 23° 11,378´

       Petraki

      Excursions

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The possibilities are listed according to distance from Petraki.

By Car:

bulletLafkos. Enjoy the view over the bay and have a cup of Greek coffee under the trees in the square.
bulletMikro. Is situated on the south-east coast of Pilion. Beautiful drive. Good restaurant with a view. The owner speaks Swedish.
bulletArgalasti. The biggest town in southern Pilion. There is an open-air market every Saturday morning.
bulletPotistika. "The wonderful beach". The beach is fantastic, and there is a splendid restaurant called Climax.
bulletKatigiorgis. A very nice little fishing village with the beach in the harbour itself. Very good restaurants with a delicious fish-soup.
bulletKiriaki. Fishing village on the south coast of Pilion. Picturesque. A beautiful drive. Very nice restaurants, mainly serving fresh fish.
bulletMilies. Between Volos and Argalasti. Mountain village with its own little train, which we, however, have not tried yet.
bulletVolos. Main city. A pompous promenade along the sea-front. Many different shops. Tedious, noisy, wonderful and terrible.
bulletMakrinitsa. Mountain village north-east of Volos. At the same time, visit Hania with the skiing facilities.  A different Greece with big trees, lots of water and a temperate climate.
bulletMeteora. Monasteries on top of mountains. Bewitched.

 

By Boat:

bullet"Onion island". The island of a cartoonist. One tree and several seagulls. Nice place to snorkel.
bulletMilina, when the waves allow it. Milina is the village, where we normally shop. 
bulletHorton. Quay to moor the boat. Nice restaurants. You always pass through Horton, when you go by car i.e. to Argalasti or Volos.
bulletLeofokastro. Just one restaurant. Wonderful beach. Difficult to moor the boat. When the weather is good, however, it can be taken onto the beach.
bulletMarathias. Very nice beach, good restaurants. Normally off-shore wind.
bulletKottes.  Cosy village at the bottom of the big bay. Good restaurants.
bulletTrikeri island. Nice little harbour, good restaurants.
bullet"Echoe island" NW of Trikeri island. Good possibilities to dive.
bulletKiriaki. See above. A little difficult to moor because of swells.
bulletPigadi. Nice little village with restaurants .

 

Walking:

bulletTake a walk or run along the roads on the plot.
bulletThe Rocks. The place to take swim behind the plot. Super in the afternoon. Flat cliffs for sun-bathing. Good for headlong dives.
bulletPick oranges and lemons in Dimo's garden in the Apostoli bay. About 30 minutes each way.
bulletWalk to the asphalt road, and from there?????

 

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