Kalives, Crete - Day 1

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After capuccinos (not very good, but we'll have our own coffee tomorrow), we got the lowdown from Philia Tountas and paid the bill, 130 Euros for 5 nights... what a bargain! We decided to take the bus into Chania for the day, but after strolling thru Kalives (a very quaint seaside village with a nice beach), we waited for the bus, but it didn't come. Instead, we finished browsing the stores in Kalives and had lunch at Zolabas Taverna, where we had dikos (rusk toast with diced tomatoes and feta cheese), Manoli had tomato vegetable soup and I had feta stuffed long peppers. Very good, at less than 16 Euros with drinks, and we were entertained by their cats. After lunch, we returned to the apartment for rest and to unpack, then back out to stroll the beach and town. We ate dinner at Taverna Akrogiali on the beach. Manoli had octopus (which I did try, but didn't care for), I had veal stifado (a stew) on spaghetti, and we shared grilled Cypriot cheese. The cheese was ok, my veal stifado was excellent, and Manoli said her octopus was very good. Total, with drinks, 25 Euros. Back to the apartment, since we planned to catch the 7:15am bus to Chania.

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Photos

Zorbas Taverna
Taverna Zorbas where we ate lunch the first day in Kalives.

Laid-back cat
One of the entertaining cats at Zorbas Taverna.

Octopus In Crete
The plate of octopus that Manoli ate at Taverna Akrogiali in Kalives.

Comments

[Liana]

We know Philia...what a lovely hotel is Apokoros!! We have the best memories and above all we remember that they treated us like family!!!