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Holiday report:
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We stayed at the Elpida Studios which were great. The
apartments are literally about 30 metres from Faliraki
beach, so you couldn't get much closer! - The apartments are
run by Tina who was brilliant, she was very friendly and
cheerful and really looked after us well!
We got our breakfast each day at the pool bar each day and
the prices were very reasonable (we got a sausage sarnie and
sausage, egg and beans with 2 cans of pop for 9 Euros - the
food was really nice and you can't grumble at the price!).
The apartments were basic, but very clean - you do get a
shower curtain which can be a bit of a novelty in Greece! -
We stayed in room 113 which was on the top floor and we had
a nice view of the sea the from the balcony. The apartment
block and the pool area are on opposite sides of a road, but
it wasn't really a problem as it's a narrow road and it was
never busy anyway. The apartments are around a 20 minute
walk from Faliraki's main nightlife. We found Faliraki
itself to be a bit quiet we when we there, but that was to
be expected really, as it was the last week of the season.
There were still around 10 bars open in the Bar Street area
though - and we still had a great time! There were loads of
other bars which were closed at the time, with it being the
end of season, so I'm sure it would be a lot busier if you
went earlier in the year. Some of our favourite bars on Bar
Street were: the Jamaica Bar (run by Steve, his brother and
a guy called Flick behind the bar - they're great guys and
they have good prices too), Oscar's bar was good, Champer's
bar (cool music) and Vibe's (again, cool music!). If you
head up to the top of Bar Street and turn right - this takes
you on to Club Street. As it was the last week of season,
again most places along here were closed - but we found one
good bar called Kelly's Irish Bar which was still open. It
is a really nice, family orientated bar, with karaoke on
each night. They also have good beer on draught! (Carling
extra cold). It's only a couple of hundred yards or so
along, on the left hand side of the road - so it's worth a
look.
A lot of the supermarkets were closed when we went, however
the ones that were open seemed more like our corner shops
really. If you need bread I would go early! - as we went in
the afternoon on our first day and spent 2 hours looking for
bread! (by the way, there is a nice baker's shop on Bar
Street - near the top, on the left - you might like to try
some fresh baked bread - it was lovely!) The only big
supermarket we could find was the AB Supermarket. It's on
the next street up from Club Street (running parallel to
Club Street) and is a few hundred metres along on the right
hand side - and they seemed to have pretty much everything
you need.
There are plenty restaurants in Faliraki too and some also
some Greek tavernas - if you need a snack on the way home,
there are plenty of take away places too. One we really
liked was Fast Food Georges at the bottom of Bar Street on
the left - give him a try, he does great pizza!
Overall, as I've said, Faliraki was a bit quiet when we went
- having said that though - it was still a good week and the
weather was red hot! (still in the 80's!).
Faliraki photos
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