The White Houses

Eating

All properties have a well-equipped kitchen (fridge-freezer, dishwasher*, kettle, coffee machine, toaster), with a dining area for the appropriate number of guests. They too are decorated with rustic chic – old bread trays and meshed larders on the wall, or huge amphorae and clay vases on the floor – and stocked with breakfast provisions and cooking staples, including organic oil from their own olive groves. All the cottages have some form of outside dining area; guests in the ‘Harbour Apt’ can take a table out onto the quayside and have a Greek-style café breakfast.

If you prefer to eat out, Makriyialos harbour has a string of old-fashioned tavernas serving fresh-grilled fish, home-baked veg dishes and the juiciest of Greek salads, all accompanied by tangy retsina and goats’ cheese. Alternatively, Olympio café serves good snacks and pizzas, or there’s an Italian restaurant in neighbouring Analipsi.

For a bizarre dinner experience, drive to Kalo Nero (20 minutes east) to dine at the foot of an illuminated grotto, the ‘Dragon’s Cave’; or head to Kaliatzina taverna in Koutsouras village for yummy, unpretentious home cooking from 2 sisters, overseen by a silent granny.

* no dishwasher in the ‘Balcony Apt’