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Welshone:
Just returned from a fortnight in San Stef our second visit. Warmly welcomed by Nikkos from Tsaros - first Mythos on Thannassis at the bar. Hugs and kisses at the Little Prince - Michael even remembered which week we came last year. Everybody so friendly and helpful everywhere.

However.... the 'Welcome Meeting'. The rep was pleasant enough, but gave the impression that all she wanted to do was sell her trips. Here are some of her answers to questions from San Stef first-timers:

"Can we walk to Arillas along the cliff?" "No, the donkey track disappeared a long time ago - the only way to Arillas is by road." That morning we had walked up to the top of the cliff path overlooking Arillas to check out the new snack-bar, Gravia (excellent!) and watched people walk up and down the cliff path - and a few days later did the walk outselves -the cliff path is in a better condition than last year, even motor-bikes were going up and down it.

"You say the nearest pharmacy is in Avliotes - is there a bus to Avliotes?" "No, there is no bus to Avliotes, only to Sidari or Corfu Town." Of course the bust to Sidari and Corfu Town has to go through Avliotes! We did that a couple of times and walked back through the olive groves to San Stef.

"You say that you can see Albania from Kassiopi. Can't we also see Albania from San Stefanos?" "No, you can't see Albania from here." When it was pointed out to her that it is Albania we can see, she replied - well, Abania is a big island!

Its sad that people's enjoyment of their holiday can be reduced by misinformation from holiday reps. Needless to say, on the Thomson's questionnaire, in answer to the question "How would you rate the holiday rep, we answered "poor".

Zimmer:
dont see how you can see Albania - at all! - from San Stef NW, unless you turn your neck 180 degrees and crane it so it looks over mountains

Welshone:
Sorry to disagree - but unless they hare hidden in clouds and mists, the mountains you see when you look north from San Stef NW are those of Albania - if you look at an atlas, you will see that this is so.

Holistica:
Yep I agree - I live here and the locals always refer to the land across the sea seen from our beach as Albania.
I think it depends on how you read the maps as some may give the impression Albania can't be seen from this side. But then pages of a map are flat and the world is round !
Albania I gather is very interesting although I haven't seen it myself - yet!

Shame about the info from the Rep though.

fanntosseas:
hi we are paul and christina and have been going to San Stefanos for the last 17 years.  We will be going again 3rd July. We first went in 1991 (by mistake) and fell in love with the place. Have met many friends over the years, who also return year after year. We will try to make contact with anyone who will be there at the same time, our usual late night watering hole is the Athens Bar.

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