Kalyves to Hora Sfakion - a local perspective (part 1)
This post has been kindly provided by friends who have lived for 18 months in Crete and focuses on the shops, places and eateries that they have found on their local travels. Please email me if you have similar articles that you would like posted.
"Today we will start from Kalyves and head out towards Neo Chorio(New Village).
After "Papyrus" on your right, there is a comprehensive lending library and you will see the freezer shop on the right before the INKA supermarket. The freezer shop imports the best frozen Fillet steak that we have found. It's from Brazil - they have Bacon, Veal, Venison and sometimes Duck, all at good prices and always tasty.
Further up on the left you will pass Maria’s Tile shop. Maria is always helpful and if she does not have what you want in stock (which she normally does) she will order it for you. Tiles, Bathroom suites, Tools Fixtures and fitting Paints etc.
Next on the right is Tassos electrical shop. Good English is spoken here and the staff are always helpful. Electrical Goods, Heating Boilers, Lighting, Electric Hardware etc.
"Piscines Ideal" is next on the left. Dimitri and Andreas are a pleasure to deal with. Dimitri is from Evia and Andreas boasts the fact that he is a 'Cypriot Brummy'. Can't understand why he would boast about that!! Pools, chemicals, Jaccuzi Spa tubs, outside furniture, barbeque equipment - you name it they sell it.
Pass under the National Road to Neo Chorio and you will see beautiful garden furniture and wooden sheds etc. on the left. The owner speaks little Engish but his daughter will always interpret or take a drawing if you want something special. Prices are good.
A good bakery can be found further along on the right.
Armenoi is the next village with a great local butcher opposite the village kafenion and one of our favourite Tavernas is on the right by the stream opposite the regal church. A rare sight of a 'local' mounted on a donkey can often be seen here or the donkey tethered to an old tractor or a tree.
Vrisses is one of our favourite villages a little further on. It is a bustling village and in early season the river flows strongly through the village making a cool and pleasant place to sit and have a lazy lunch. Especially good is the fresh spit-roast chicken on the taverna behind the kiosk before you cross the river, the one we had came with 3 legs.....all yummy.
An Internet café is now open over the bridge on the right. The village shops here are very well stocked with stuff you never thought you needed and vegetable plants abound at the correct time of year.
If you take the road to the left as you are half way down the village it goes to same really fantastic scenery and drives, but that will be another route, another day".
"Today we will start from Kalyves and head out towards Neo Chorio(New Village).After "Papyrus" on your right, there is a comprehensive lending library and you will see the freezer shop on the right before the INKA supermarket. The freezer shop imports the best frozen Fillet steak that we have found. It's from Brazil - they have Bacon, Veal, Venison and sometimes Duck, all at good prices and always tasty.
Further up on the left you will pass Maria’s Tile shop. Maria is always helpful and if she does not have what you want in stock (which she normally does) she will order it for you. Tiles, Bathroom suites, Tools Fixtures and fitting Paints etc.
Next on the right is Tassos electrical shop. Good English is spoken here and the staff are always helpful. Electrical Goods, Heating Boilers, Lighting, Electric Hardware etc.
"Piscines Ideal" is next on the left. Dimitri and Andreas are a pleasure to deal with. Dimitri is from Evia and Andreas boasts the fact that he is a 'Cypriot Brummy'. Can't understand why he would boast about that!! Pools, chemicals, Jaccuzi Spa tubs, outside furniture, barbeque equipment - you name it they sell it.
Pass under the National Road to Neo Chorio and you will see beautiful garden furniture and wooden sheds etc. on the left. The owner speaks little Engish but his daughter will always interpret or take a drawing if you want something special. Prices are good.
A good bakery can be found further along on the right.
Armenoi is the next village with a great local butcher opposite the village kafenion and one of our favourite Tavernas is on the right by the stream opposite the regal church. A rare sight of a 'local' mounted on a donkey can often be seen here or the donkey tethered to an old tractor or a tree.
Vrisses is one of our favourite villages a little further on. It is a bustling village and in early season the river flows strongly through the village making a cool and pleasant place to sit and have a lazy lunch. Especially good is the fresh spit-roast chicken on the taverna behind the kiosk before you cross the river, the one we had came with 3 legs.....all yummy.
An Internet café is now open over the bridge on the right. The village shops here are very well stocked with stuff you never thought you needed and vegetable plants abound at the correct time of year.
If you take the road to the left as you are half way down the village it goes to same really fantastic scenery and drives, but that will be another route, another day".
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