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crab salad and small cheese pies, plus more substantial
grilled fish and meat courses.
May-Sept daily noon-1am.
KHRYSSÍ AMMOUDHIÁ
Camping Golden Beach
T
25930 61472,
W
camping
-goldenbeach.gr.
The only official campsite on this side of
the island has plenty of shaded pitches, clean baths and
laundry f
acilitie
s and a minimarket. May to mid-Oct. Adult
plus tent
€8.40
Enavlion
T
25930 58222,
W
enavlionhotel.com.
Cream-and-pastel-blue mock-Classical hotel on the
main road, somewhat resembling a wedding cake. Still,
the rooms are luxurious,
with
all mod cons. Breakfast
included. Late April-Sept.
€75
Golden Sand
T
25930 61771,
W
hotel-goldensand.gr.
Backing onto the sand after which it is named, this mid-
sized resort hotel has smart rooms,
mos
t with sea-facing
balconies, and a café-bar. April-Oct.
€60
Sotiris
T
25930 61478.
Best of the tavernas dotted along
the beachfront, serving a large selection of mezédhes
such as
KÍNYRA AND ITS BEACHES
Agorastos
T
25930 41225,
E
agorastoskinira
@yahoo.de.
On the main road behind the village, this
colourful pension with a leafy terraced garden has cosy,
well
-fur
nished rooms at very reasonable prices. April-
Oct.
€30
Paradise Beach
T
25930 41248.
Pleasant daytime
restaurant on the eponymous beach south of Kínyra,
serving filling breakfasts, good coffee and a full menu with
meat dishes (€8-12).
May-Oct daily 8am-8pm.
Studios Niki
T
25930 25930,
W
studios-niki.gr.
Sparking white building just below the main road 3km
south of Kínyra, whose smart roo
ms
have balconies
overlooking Paradise beach. May-Oct.
€35
Southern Thássos
The south-facing coast of Thássos has the balance of the island's best beaches, starting
with the prettiest resort, in the shape of
Alykí
. In the southwest corner, by way of
contrast,
Limenária
is rather dull and functional, although its greater local population
means it has more authentic dining choices.
Alykí and around
ALYKÍ
hamlet, 35km from Liménas and just below the main road, faces a perfect double
bay which almost pinches off a headland. Uniquely, it retains its original whitewashed,
slate-roofed architecture, since the presence of extensive antiquities here has led to a
ban on any modern construction. Those
ruins
include an ancient temple to an
unknown deity, and two exquisite early Christian basilicas out on the headland, with a
few columns re-erected.
Of the
beaches
, the sand-and-pebble west bay gets oversubscribed in peak season,
though you can always head off to the less crowded, rocky east cove, or snorkel in the
crystal-clear waters off the marble formations on the headland's far side. Alternatively,
head for secluded
Kékes
beach, in a pine grove 1km further southwest.
Convent of Arhangélou Mihaïl
Open during daylight hours
Some 5km southwest of Alykí, the
convent of Arhangélou Mihaïl
clings spectacularly to
a cliff on the seaward side of the road. Though founded in the twelfth century above
the spot where a spring had gushed forth, the convent has been hideously renovated by
the nuns, resident here since 1974. A dependency of Filothéou on Mount Áthos, its
prize relic is a purported nail from the Crucifixion.
Potós and around
Just 1km west of the island's southern tip is a good but crowded beach,
Psilí Ámmos
,
with watersports on offer. A few kilometres further,
POTÓS
is the island's prime
German-speaking package venue, its centre claustrophobically dense, with the few
non-block-booked rooms overlooking cramped alleys. Although the kilometre-long
beach is decent enough, there is little to warrant lingering here.
Pefkári
, with its
manicured beach and namesake pine grove, 1km west, is essentially an annexe of Potós,
with a few mid-range places to stay and better eating options.
