Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
From Halkida a road heads north to
Psahna
, the gateway to the highly scenic mountain-
ous interior of northern Evia. A good road climbs and twists 60km through pine forests
to the woodsy village of
Prokopi
, home of the pilgrimage church of
St John the Russi-
an
. At Strofylia, the road heads southwest to picturesque
Limni
, then north to quaint
Loutra Edipsou
and the ferry port at
Agiokambos
.
Loutra Edipsou Λουτρά Αιδηψού
POP 3600
The classic spa resort of Loutra Edipsou has therapeutic sulphur waters, celebrated since
antiquity. Famous skinny-dippers have included Aristotle, Plutarch and Sylla. Today, the
town has Greece's most up-to-date hydrotherapy and physiotherapy centres. The town
beach (Paralia Loutron) heats up year-round thanks to the thermal waters that spill into
the bay.
Activities
Most hotels offer various
spa treatments
, from simple hot baths (€5) to four-hand mas-
sages (€160).
The more affordable of the resort's two big spas is the welcoming
EOT Hydrotherapy-
Physiotherapy Centre
( 22260 23501; 25 March St 37; 7am-1pm & 5-7pm 1 Jun-31 Oct)
,
speckled with palm trees and a large outdoor pool that mixes mineral and sea water. Hy-
dromassage bath treatments start at €8.
2)
, with a late-Roman ambience befitting its name, offers assorted health and beauty
treatments, from thermal mud baths to seaweed body wraps.
Sleeping & Eating
Three snappy waterfront eateries worth a taste are
Ouzerie Ta Kohilia
(
22260 23478;
28 October; mains €4-7;
lunch & dinner)
for mezedhes (appetisers),
Alli Yefsi
(
6984460759; mains €2-4;
lunch & dinner)
for skewered grills and
Captain Cook Self-
Service
(mains €3-7;
lunch & dinner)
for every- thing else.
Hotel Kentrikon
HOTEL $
( 22260 22302;
www.kentrikonhotel.com
;
25 Martiou 14; s/d/tr incl breakfast €40/50/60;
)
Managed by Greek-Irish Konstantinos and Una, the Kentrikon is equal parts
kitsch and old-world charm. Rooms are spacious and bright, with modern bathrooms and
