Finikounda

Hi. Looking for holiday in September. Could anyone tell me what Finikounda is like and any accommodation recommendations would be appreciated.

I have never stayed there, just spent a day exploring and yes it is very Greek and fairly quiet. Sandy beach and a small harbour. Great place to explore other parts of the area from

However I have a friend who goes every year. She stays  at the Finikounda Hotel B & B and loves it. It is in the centre of the village and close to the beaches

Hi Bob & Wendy

Yes it would be interesting to get some more information off someone who has actually holidayed in Finikounda. It sounds very Greek and uncommercialised which is what we looking for.

Cheers

Hi Aegina43

Thanks for that information, I'm liking it even more now. But interestingly I have looked at Halki, we just love Greece. Have you been to Halki what did you think?

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Halki is very laid back I agree but it has an odd atmosphere out of Greek school holidays because there are no children. The mothers generally go to Rhodes with the children during term time as Halki has no school so there are very few young Greek women too

That said I love Halki. It is beautiful and there are very few new buildings just renovated old ones

One big difference to Finikounda is that Halki is very hilly and Finikounda is flat

Beaches at Halki are not on your doorstep, you have to walk to get to them although you can swim in the large harbour but mind the sea urchins if you do, I got them on my legs climbing down the metal ladder into the water!!

Most visitors to Halki seem to be British.

We stayed fairly high up in the village which meant a hike down and up again for the shops, baker and tavernas but was easier for the beach.

There is a water shortage in Halki, all of it is shipped in, so sometimes it goes off but there are taps round the village from storage tanks. A lot of accommodation has storage tanks too

Halki is quirky, there are long standing feuds between various families although some of them have resolved in recent years

The island relies on tourism as there is no farming. The inland areas are populated by goats

The school on Halki is on the road to Pondomas beach. Last year on our visit they had the children put on a dance show down in harbour for the tourists, on previous years they have also put on a show in the school. It always amazes me hearing the children playing till late into the night down at harbour and no one falls in.

aegina43 wrote: The school on Halki is on the road to Pondomas beach. Last year on our visit they had the children put on a dance show down in harbour for the tourists, on previous years they have also put on a show in the school. It always amazes me hearing the children playing till late into the night down at harbour and no one falls in. Yes Halki very hilly and a walk to the three main beaches but only takes about 20 minutes to them, well Kania nearer 35 minutes, we always take walking poles but at about 70 its not to hard a walk. At present as far as I know they are building a desalination plant this I hear could be operational this year. Out of our seven previous visits only two of them run out of water, one of those times the water tanker (the Daphne) went on fire in harbour.

Sorry I meant it has no senior school!!!