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:
Lafkos. Enjoy the view over the bay and have a cup of Greek coffee under the trees in the square. | |
Mikro. Is situated on the south-east coast of Pilion. Beautiful drive. Good restaurant with a view. The owner speaks Swedish. | |
Argalasti. The biggest town in southern Pilion. There is an open-air market every Saturday morning. | |
Potistika. "The wonderful beach". The beach is fantastic, and there is a splendid restaurant called Climax. | |
Katigiorgis. A very nice little fishing village with the beach in the harbour itself. Very good restaurants with a delicious fish-soup. | |
Kiriaki. Fishing village on the south coast of Pilion. Picturesque. A beautiful drive. Very nice restaurants, mainly serving fresh fish. | |
Milies. Between Volos and Argalasti. Mountain village with its own little train, which we, however, have not tried yet. | |
Volos. Main city. A pompous promenade along the sea-front. Many different shops. Tedious, noisy, wonderful and terrible. | |
Makrinitsa. 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. | |
Meteora. Monasteries on top of mountains. Bewitched. |
By Boat:
"Onion island". The island of a cartoonist. One tree and several seagulls. Nice place to snorkel. | |
Milina, when the waves allow it. Milina is the village, where we normally shop. | |
Horton. Quay to moor the boat. Nice restaurants. You always pass through Horton, when you go by car i.e. to Argalasti or Volos. | |
Leofokastro. Just one restaurant. Wonderful beach. Difficult to moor the boat. When the weather is good, however, it can be taken onto the beach. | |
Marathias. Very nice beach, good restaurants. Normally off-shore wind. | |
Kottes. Cosy village at the bottom of the big bay. Good restaurants. | |
Trikeri island. Nice little harbour, good restaurants. | |
"Echoe island" NW of Trikeri island. Good possibilities to dive. | |
Kiriaki. See above. A little difficult to moor because of swells. | |
Pigadi. Nice little village with restaurants . |
Walking:
Take a walk or run along the roads on the plot. | |
The Rocks. The place to take swim behind the plot. Super in the afternoon. Flat cliffs for sun-bathing. Good for headlong dives. | |
Pick oranges and lemons in Dimo's garden in the Apostoli bay. About 30 minutes each way. | |
Walk to the asphalt road, and from there????? |
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