| When most people visit the Greek islands they | | | | stay and most likely you will have become firm |
| aim for the more developed resorts with large | | | | friends and looking to come back again next year. |
| sprawling hotels and all inclusive complexes which | | | | The village of Loutro has some excellent small |
| have lost a lot of the charm, friendliness and | | | | local Tavernas serving up traditional Greek dishes |
| character that drew people to Greece in the first | | | | all home cooked and freshly caught fish dishes. |
| place. | | | | You wont find many places like this back at |
| When booking a holiday in Greece try going a little | | | | home, the food on your table is usually locally |
| of the beaten track, choose smaller resorts which | | | | grown, bred or caught and the fish is usually |
| may be a little further away from the airports but | | | | served up freshly caught from the sea that day. |
| offer a more traditional feel and welcome. | | | | Villages that are off the beaten track are usually |
| This is what Greece is all about! | | | | less likely to attract the crowds and you might |
| Within the smaller villages you will find that hotels | | | | not even see another tourist for days. Beaches |
| are replaced by smaller studios and family run | | | | can be your own private little hideaway for the |
| apartments, the owner will make you feel really | | | | day with the chance of seeing anyone else that |
| welcome and go out of their way to help you | | | | day rare. |
| throughout the holiday. They have so much | | | | There is so much potential in smaller villages and |
| ingrained local knowledge about what to do around | | | | towns that are away from the main popular |
| their local area and can help you find many hidden | | | | resorts and they can easily be found online |
| gems of Greece and your chosen island. | | | | through travel guide websites like and If you are |
| Take for instance Loutro in Crete, its not even | | | | going to book a holiday to Greece this year then |
| accessible by road and can only be reached by | | | | try something different from the norm and ask |
| foot or by boat, there is a small handful of | | | | your travel agent or travel website for off the |
| studios that you can just turn up at and rent, the | | | | beaten track holidays; or why not go it alone and |
| owners will know your name by the end of your | | | | book rooms and flights independent. |