Video of old San Stefanos and it's people

[Gavlah1973]

Did this last night and put it on FB. Great video showing how the resort has changed. Thanks to Tony Cox for use of his pictures.

Thought some of you non FB people may appreciate?!

[Jimbo]

Saw it on FB, but thoroughly recommend it as an antidote to winter. Well done Gav and Tony.

[Gavlah1973]

And here's the other one. This mainly comprises of peoples uploaded pictures to the Facebook group. Their favourite memories of in and around the village we all know and love

[Dupnica]

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Did this last night and put it on FB. Great video showing how the resort has changed. Thanks to Tony Cox for use of his pictures.

Thought some of you non FB people may appreciate?!



http://youtu.be/zM2ejuYwyG0
[/quote] Thanks Gav,that brought back some happy memories of a much quieter San Stefanos when the entertainment,such as it was,was in the old part of the village and the beach wasn't cluttered up with rows of sunbeds.

[Gavlah1973]

Do you reckon there was the same amount of sunbeds and more beach?!
Or is there now less beach and more sunbeds?!?!

[Dupnica]

Do you reckon there was the same amount of sunbeds and more beach?!
Or is there now less beach and more sunbeds?!?!

Gav,I'm going back 27 years and there were definitely fewer sunbeds and they were on the far side of the river not the full length of the beach. There was an elderly couple who had a few beds at the end where the path comes down from Romanza and then there was Kostas and as far I remember that was it.  But there were fewer tourists then as there weren't so many apartments and no big hotels,Nafsica and Golden Beach were the only hotels,It's difficult for relatively recent visitors to imagine it as it was then but once you got round the corner ,where Thomas Bay is now, there was practically nothing only one or two apartment blocks,Casablanca restaurant,next to Aspatsia supermarket and Sunset.

[Gavlah1973]

Looking at Tonys old pics it must have been amazing to see it like that! Love the Fantasea area but it must have been so different back then

[Dupnica]

Gav,that part of the village,near the Church, has hardly changed at all. The Romanza villas are new and Manthos used to keep his chickens and turkeys where Fedra Mare is now!!

[Sellsy]

Great stuff Gav, sure this will bring back many memories for all on the forum, especially for non Facebook technophobes like me! Cheers.

[tonyco1]

The Beach was huge about 4 times the size, and NO SUNBEDS when I first went.
Capt Nikos used to drive his Camper van onto the beach and it was the only choice for lunch snacks on the beach.
 (except the Waves Taverna.
The Waves Taverna had the only international telephone in San Stefanos and mobiles were nowhere to be seen in 1983

The only places open then (and very few apartments either), were Sunset Taverna, What is now called Barras Apartments,
Margaritas Bar / Restaurant & Mini Market, Nafsika Hotel, Manthos Taverna (- before it was extended), and Golden Beach Hotel...

and it was brilliant!!!

[Sellsy]

Must have been fab to have that beach back in the day Tony, was it a better holiday experience back then ? The village must now be about ten times the size and the beach 4 times smaller!

[dibully]

Love looking at the old pics from Tony and listening to what it used to be like in the village

[Gavlah1973]

I'd love to have experienced it like that. No blokes in football tops either I guess?!

[RedroseMax]

We came to San Stef in 1993 on a boat we hired in Sidari with a couple from Somerset, loved its sleepy feel and vowed we would come back.20 years later we made it,kids loved it too.

[Rod]

Tony,

I also had the pleasure of staying in San Stef at roughly that time.  I also remember the Town Pizza owner (his name escapes me) having a place somewhere opposite where the Three W is now.  That was where you went if there was a football game being televised.  I remember watching the Greek equivalent of the FA cup final there.  Was Summer Dreams not also there around that time?  At least I think that's its name.