Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
Milos Camping
CAMPGROUND $
( 22290 60420;
www.camping-in-evia.gr
; camp sites per adult/tent €6.20/4.40)
This well-
managed, shaded campground 1km northwest of Eretria has a small restaurant, bar and a
200m-long pebble beach.
Villa Belmar Apartments
APARTMENT $$$
( 6971588424;
www.villabelmar.gr
;
s/d/f incl breakfast from €50/70/95; )
Just
100m southwest of the port, these stylish apartments, Eretria's smartest digs, are man-
aged by welcoming sisters Lina and Renia. You can climb into the sea from the water-
front deck.
Taverna Cubana
TAVERNA $
(Arheou Theatrou 44; mains €5-11)
Just past the supermarket, and known for well-priced
fresh fish, late-night grills and tasty seafood appetisers.
Getting There & Away
Ferries travel daily between Eretria and Skala Oropou. Purchase tickets from the dock
kiosks.
Steni Στενή
POP 1080
From Halkida, it's 31km to the lovely mountain village of Steni, with its gurgling springs
and shady plane trees.
Steni is the starting point for
hiking
up
Mt Dirfys
(1743m), Evia's highest mountain.
The
Dirfys Refuge
( 22280 25655; per person €12)
, at 1120m, can be reached along a
9km dirt road. From there, it's a steep 7km to the summit. Experienced hikers should al-
low about six hours from Steni to the summit. For lodging information at the refuge, con-
tact
Minas Patsourakis
( 6940687312, 6974057517, 22210 85760)
and the EOS-affiliated
Anavasi's detailed topo map,
Mt Dirfys
.
A twisting road continues from Steni to
Paralia Hiliadou
on the north coast, where a
grove of maple and chestnut trees borders a fine pebble-and-sand beach, along with a
few domatia (private rooms) and tavernas.
