Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lichnos Beach
Lýkhnos
T
26840 31257,
W
lichnos
beach.gr.
With free private parking, this place makes a
good-value choice for the car-bound or families. There's a
mix of standard rooms, studios and bungalows set in lush
grounds, big enough that packages don't completely
monopolize it. Tennis court, pool and “
priva
te” beach with
watersport facility. Breakfast included.
€110
Lichnos Camping
T
26840 31371,
W
www.njoy-
lichnos.net.
Centred right on less congested Lýkhnos
beach, this site offers both camping and self-catering
apartments with sea-view balconies. They have their own
taverna, as well, and the beach and watersports are handy.
Campsites are
in sh
ady groves and s
ome
have views, too.
Camping from
€15
; apartments from
€35
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Magda's Apartments
Váltos
W
magdas-hotel.com.
On Váltos road just before lane to
the kástro. A mix of studios, and six superior apartments
(let by the week), in a hillside garden with partial sea
views, plus a terrace pool and two spas. Good breakfasts
(extra), easy parking, quality acoustic music sessions and
free internet. English-speaking hosts Kostas and Spyros are
ever-helpful; not surprisingly, three-month advance
booking is usually nece
ssary
if you want high season.
Greek Easter to late Oct.
€90
Villa Coralli
Kryonéri
T
26840 31069,
W
villacoralli
.com.
This large and spacious hotel is right on the beach and
has clean, well-appointed rooms and self-catering studios
and apartments, all with balconies and either sea or hillside
views. Parking options not far away; free wi-fi. Lar
ge se
a-
view terrace for dining; breakfast extra. Easter-Nov.
€80
T
26840 31228,
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EATING AND DRINKING
There are some thirty full-service tavernas around town, though cooking is usually aimed squarely at the package trade.
Most Párga tavernas offer local wine from the barrel; the red is generally excellent. Plenty of café society, too, nearly all
places vying to offer all things to all people: restaurant, taverna, café, bar, breakfast spot.
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Porto Lichnos
T
26840 32684.
Located at the top of
the road to Lichnos Beach, this large, friendly and efficient
restaurant offers an extensive menu and panoramic views
all the way down to the beach. Mains include chicken fillet
in mushroom sauce or grilled swordfish steak, €8, both
including sides of chips and fresh salad garnish.
Daily,
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Sakis
Turkopázaro
Located by the fountain and plane
trees, this is the place for a cheap-and-cheerful, village-
style feed. Despite the constant hum of street traffic it's a
huge favourite with visitors, featuring reliable grills and a
few
mayireftá
. About €10/person
. Daily lunch & dinner.
To Souli
Anexartisias 45
T
26840 31658.
Oldest taverna
in town; its
mayireftá
standards are renowned, plus grilled
options (house speciality grilled feta with tomatoes and
herbs) and casseroles, often featuring lamb; but ask to see
what's cooking today. About €15/person.
Daily lunch &
dinner.
Golfo Beach
Kyronéri
T
26840 32336.
Evangelia is
heart and soul of one of Párga's oldest tavernas, with a cult
following for her sustaining
mayireftá
; three courses and a
beer won't much exceed €16; live music some nights.
Located just steps away from the beach.
Daily,
breakfast,
lunch and dinner, till late.
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Kastro 1380
Restored kástro
T
26840 32164.
The
most romantic chill-out place in Párga, with perfect views,
especially port lighting at night. This terrace restaurant has
a full bar, and 30 kinds of coffee and flavoured Italian
chocolate. Live Greek music some nights. About €20/
person.
Daily, breakfast, lunch and dinner, till late.
Oskar
Grigoríou Lambráki (north side of waterfront)
W
oskar-parga.gr.
Friendly and tiny - thus seasonally
packed - Italian place with the freshest pizza and pasta
(some with seafood), as well as baked
plevrótous
mushrooms and huge salads (real caprese) with prosciutto,
home-baked bread and sun-dried tomatoes. About €10/
person.
Daily lunch & dinner.
NIGHTLIFE AND ENTERTAINMENT
Nightlife
centres around annually changing, semi-open-air bars on the east quay pumping out 1960s and 1970s sounds to
match a thirty to fifty-something crowd; there's a more youthful vibe along the steps to the kástro, where
Blue Bar
and
adjacent
Sail In
get a less sedate, more Greek clientele.
The Nekromanteion of Acheron
Daily 8.30am-3pm, may close later summer • €2 • The site is best visited with your own transport; Mesopótamos is well signed, just 1km
off the main coast highway
he
Nekromanteion of Acheron
stands 22km southeast of Párga on a rocky hill just
above the village of
Mesopótamos
. According to mythology, the Underworld rivers
Styx, Acheron and Cocytus flowed into a marshy lake here across which Charon rowed
the dead to the gates of Hades. From Mycenaean to Roman times an elaborate oracle
for consulting the departed existed somewhere nearby. The Acheron sanctuary never
