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From: Mike Lane on 21 Mar 2010 09:18 I am thinking of spending a few days in the Pelion peninsular in Greece in late May/early June (I know - it's a mad time to be visiting Greece; I can't help that though). I wonder if anyone reading this has been there and can recommend a place to stay for a few days as a base for exploring the region. I'd like somewhere by the sea, but sandy beaches and all that sort of thing (sun-beds, water skiing etc.) don't interest me at all. Ideally I'd like a small fishing village or harbour with enough population to support a few tavernas and smallish hotels. I thought that somewhere like Damouhari might be good - does anyone know it? -- Mike Lane UK North Yorkshire email: mike_lane at mac dot com
From: Tom P on 21 Mar 2010 11:59 Mike Lane wrote: > I am thinking of spending a few days in the Pelion peninsular in Greece in > late May/early June (I know - it's a mad time to be visiting Greece; I can't > help that though). I wonder if anyone reading this has been there and can > recommend a place to stay for a few days as a base for exploring the region. > I'd like somewhere by the sea, but sandy beaches and all that sort of thing > (sun-beds, water skiing etc.) don't interest me at all. Ideally I'd like a > small fishing village or harbour with enough population to support a few > tavernas and smallish hotels. > > I thought that somewhere like Damouhari might be good - does anyone know it? > Stayed in a tiny village in the Pelion peninsular near Lefokastro many many years ago - unforgetable. Damouhari is on the side out to the ocean, correct? The landscape here is very beautiful, forests of chestnut and oak with natural springs.
From: Mike Lane on 22 Mar 2010 08:55 Tom P wrote on Mar 21, 2010: > Mike Lane wrote: >> I am thinking of spending a few days in the Pelion peninsular in Greece in >> late May/early June (I know - it's a mad time to be visiting Greece; I >> can't >> help that though). I wonder if anyone reading this has been there and can >> recommend a place to stay for a few days as a base for exploring the >> region. >> I'd like somewhere by the sea, but sandy beaches and all that sort of thing >> (sun-beds, water skiing etc.) don't interest me at all. Ideally I'd like a >> small fishing village or harbour with enough population to support a few >> tavernas and smallish hotels. >> >> I thought that somewhere like Damouhari might be good - does anyone know it? >> > > Stayed in a tiny village in the Pelion peninsular near Lefokastro many > many years ago - unforgetable. I suppose you don't remember the name of this unforgettable village? :-) > Damouhari is on the side out to the ocean, correct? Yes it's on the eastern (Aegean) side of the peninsular > The landscape here is very beautiful, forests of chestnut and oak with > natural springs. So I believe. I don't know why I've never thought of going before. -- Mike Lane UK North Yorkshire email: mike_lane at mac dot com
From: Tom P on 22 Mar 2010 10:34 Mike Lane wrote: > Tom P wrote on Mar 21, 2010: > >> Mike Lane wrote: >>> I am thinking of spending a few days in the Pelion peninsular in Greece in >>> late May/early June (I know - it's a mad time to be visiting Greece; I >>> can't >>> help that though). I wonder if anyone reading this has been there and can >>> recommend a place to stay for a few days as a base for exploring the >>> region. >>> I'd like somewhere by the sea, but sandy beaches and all that sort of thing >>> (sun-beds, water skiing etc.) don't interest me at all. Ideally I'd like a >>> small fishing village or harbour with enough population to support a few >>> tavernas and smallish hotels. >>> >>> I thought that somewhere like Damouhari might be good - does anyone know it? >>> >> Stayed in a tiny village in the Pelion peninsular near Lefokastro many >> many years ago - unforgetable. > > I suppose you don't remember the name of this unforgettable village? :-) > No, but the guy who ran the bar was called Niko ;=)) >> Damouhari is on the side out to the ocean, correct? > > Yes it's on the eastern (Aegean) side of the peninsular More seriously, I had the impression that there were relatively few natural harbours on the Aegean side from what I saw of it. Just a thought if you are looking for a traditional fishing village. In fact I just found this on Google - "Damourhari was in fact settled by the Venetians, as is [sic] the only natural harbor in the Eastern Pelion area." http://www.thegreektravel.com/pelion/damouhari.html T. > >> The landscape here is very beautiful, forests of chestnut and oak with >> natural springs. > > So I believe. I don't know why I've never thought of going before. >
From: Mike Lane on 22 Mar 2010 12:11
Tom P wrote on Mar 22, 2010: > Mike Lane wrote: >> Tom P wrote on Mar 21, 2010: >> >>> Mike Lane wrote: >>>> I am thinking of spending a few days in the Pelion peninsular in Greece >>>> in >>>> late May/early June (I know - it's a mad time to be visiting Greece; I >>>> can't >>>> help that though). I wonder if anyone reading this has been there and can >>>> recommend a place to stay for a few days as a base for exploring the >>>> region. >>>> I'd like somewhere by the sea, but sandy beaches and all that sort of >>>> thing >>>> (sun-beds, water skiing etc.) don't interest me at all. Ideally I'd like >>>> a >>>> small fishing village or harbour with enough population to support a few >>>> tavernas and smallish hotels. >>>> >>>> I thought that somewhere like Damouhari might be good - does anyone know >>>> it? >>>> >>> Stayed in a tiny village in the Pelion peninsular near Lefokastro many >>> many years ago - unforgetable. >> >> I suppose you don't remember the name of this unforgettable village? :-) >> > > No, but the guy who ran the bar was called Niko ;=)) > >>> Damouhari is on the side out to the ocean, correct? >> >> Yes it's on the eastern (Aegean) side of the peninsular > > More seriously, I had the impression that there were relatively few > natural harbours on the Aegean side from what I saw of it. Just a > thought if you are looking for a traditional fishing village. > In fact I just found this on Google - > "Damourhari was in fact settled by the Venetians, as is [sic] the only > natural harbor in the Eastern Pelion area." > http://www.thegreektravel.com/pelion/damouhari.html > OK, well I may have a look around Lefokastro but I have the impression that there are more of the 'sun and sand' type of resorts on that side. We'll see... -- Mike Lane UK North Yorkshire email: mike_lane at mac dot com |