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(Meintani; mains €4-7.50)
In Plateia Sotira, flower-draped Taverna Niki is excellent for
mayirefta
, grills and salads (Niki is a chef).
AROUND ZAGORA
The laid-back village of
Pouri
, which spills down a steep mountainside to a small bay, is
home to a few tavernas clustered beneath the church. Just 3km down the hill, Pouri
boasts two fine swimming beaches, pebbly
Elitsa
and sandy
Analipsi
.
Sights
Popotech Workshop
GALLERY
( 6945447878;
www.popotech.blogspot.com
)
A couple of kilometres south of Pouri
is Popotech Workshop, where Irish and Dutch transplants Gemma and Gary create
unique jewellery, ceramics and found-metal sculpture. You'll spot their quirky sculptures
from the road.
Sleeping & Eating
Panorama Rooms
B&B $$$
( 6938810309, 24260 23168; r incl breakfast €60; )
If this end-of-the-road nest appeals,
consider lingering at the lovely Panorama Rooms, where apple farmers Vasiliki and
Theoharis stock a common kitchen with the family's homemade cheese.
Taverna Plimari
TAVERNA $
(Analipsi beach; mains €7-10; Easter-Oct)
Three kilometres down the hill, on sandy An-
alipsi beach, is the superb Taverna Plimari, where, as the owner says as he views his
olive trees and water, 'if someone wants to live their dream in Greece, this is the place'.
ZAGORA TO KISSOS
Picturesque villages adorn the road from Zagora to Tsagarada, one of the most scenically
spectacular in the Pelion. The village of
Anilio
('sunless' in Greek) rests in the shadow of
a ridge of chestnut and walnut trees, a rich source for the
Anilion Women's Agricultural
Group
( 24260 31329)
at the northern end of the village, which makes and sells won-
derful jams and pastries.
