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Tel Boy · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 23 Location: Essex

While we while away the winter grey days, lets run an opinion poll to find the top 3 beaches on the Island.

My favourites are:

1st Mandraki
2nd Koukounaries
3rd Banana

I'd like to hear other's opinions especially why as I hope to look a few up sometime this year. Is there perhaps a little known beach that is a gem?
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Marshall P Knutt · Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 65 Location: Hull

I like them all Laughing

Jackman · Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 612

Kechria - Idyllic, unspoilt, uncluttered with rip-off artists and their
outrageously over-priced loungers, uncrowded, hospitable with Babi's
famous omelettes and Bolognaises, accessible -even for devoted hikers,
magnificent views across to the historic coast of mainland Magnesia and
last but by no means least, a continuous fresh water shower piped by
Babi from a stream running past an old mill into the sea. You can keep your Bananas and Vroms with their wall-to-wall bodies frying in Factor12,
Bat & Ball merchants trying to give the impression that they've just stepped from the centre court at Wimbledon to say nothing of their raucous offsprings. Kechria was magic back in 1976 and still is ! and Oh Yes, ice cold Mythos is available.

Foxy · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject:

Paraskevi for me. We've been a bit lazy over the years & not travelled to some of the others though. Plenty we haven't tried yet & I'm determined to remedy that next time.

HayleyJB · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:

Troulos but Mandraki runs a close second.

Jackman · Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 612

Foxy - that is hilarious! watching the guy who looks like the Michelin Man
holding his paunch in to impress the girl with the figure trotting past,
then letting it all out to knock over the table of drinks - and his mate!
What a waste of Mythos - although Mr. Michelin appears to have sunk a
few - no relation I hope?

Foxy · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject:

When he had his stomach in, I thought it was Ianb.

Wink

Ianb · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 539 Location: Lancs

Ahem ------- I still look in from time to time you know.
anyway he is nothing like me
see

all right it's not the most recent photo
Laughing

Ianb
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Tel Boy · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 23 Location: Essex

Kechria sounds mega. Where is it and has any one got any photos?

I know the mountain coast road fairly well as we always hire a jeep, but it sounds as if I've missed this one.
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Ian · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Best Beaches

Elle · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject:

adrianxw · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject:

... meanwhile back on Earth, Ag. Paraskevi and Kanapitsa would be our picks.

We are not beach people, get bored in half an hour, but V does like to have a swim every other day or so. Ag. P. has been one of her favourites for years. We went to Kanapitsa for the first time in September, became an instant hit.

We don't use beds or brollies, just a big beach towel. We are also out of the peak period which may affect things.
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Paul · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 281 Location: Hull

Hi Tel boy , some of my photos of Kechria aug 06

Ian · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject:

JJ has sold it to me, and Paul has convinced me ...

Looks like I will be making my way there on foot later this year Wink

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Tel Boy · Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 23 Location: Essex

That makes 2 of us!

Thanks for the recommendations, but how do you get there?
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