Is Liapades Quiet?

Hi Aegina, we've been to Liapades twice now and absolutely love it. Going again in September. Didn't hear Shambala in June as it hadn't opened this year, but did for one night last September when the school children had a party before school opened but it finished at 12.00pm. We stay at the Liapades Beach Hotel which we think is great. Take a look on Tripadvisor for my comments. I'm lakones. The one thing I can say is that you need to be reasonably fit as it is very and I mean very hilly. I think I'm right in saying there are only five actual tavernas going up the steep hill to the village and we've eaten in all but the Village Taverna and they are all excellent. We stay at Liapades Beach because it has a taverna attached called The Cricketers, good food at great prices. We have been going to Corfu once or twice a year for eleven years and found the prices this year as cheap as they have ever been with the exchange rate being so good at the moment.  It is a very quiet place, but the village is still typically greek with a huge plane tree in the village square and a kafenion run by an English lady married to a Greek who makes a great coffee and the walk up through the olive groves has some wonderful views over to Paleo and the Ropa valley. Hope this is useful to you.

Glad to be of help Aegina. Spiros, at The Liapades Beach Hotel also throws in the taxi transfer. We go from East Midlands and have now found that Ryanair go to Corfu and it's a lot cheaper than the other carriers so we hope to go again in September. I've just had an ouzo in the garden and tried to imagine I was on the balcony in Liapades! Didn't work really. Do look on the website for the Beach Hotel it will give you an idea of the surroundings down by the beach.

Glad I'm being helpful!! Liapades Beach hotel has selfcatering apartments too. We have just booked flights with Ryanair for the middle of September and they were a lot cheaper than anyone else, that's from East Midlands, maybe you could use that airport depending which side of Manchester you are. I don't find the bliss sight very good, very out of date. Hope you find somewhere to stay, keep in touch as we go at the end of May usually.

I don't know the studios you mention but as said earlier in this thread, Liapades is very hilly. Just to get to the village square is quite a climb. It's a very traditional village though and well worth a visit.

I wrote to the owner/manager to find out if they have automobile access to the apartments. His response will be the deciding factor for me. We are hoping to find a quiet place that is reasonably priced in the off-season (not more than $330/month) as we are looking for a place to keep coming back to year after year. With a rental car we can/hope to be able to cover the entire island.

Well Kaytee I did book but not for May as I planned but for 3 weeks in September2013 at Akis studios (still to confirm but flight booked). Every time hills are mentioned I cover my eyes, but I have managed Symi with Kala Strata etc and it was hilly too, also Paleo, so I think with walking poles should be OK. The place looks very nice so a little pain to start with should be worth it. Thanks for all info

Hope weather holds up for you, we are heading to Majorca in a couple of weeks, I never usually go anywhere in season bar Greece but so much carry on about Greece 18 months ago I booked this one, still got a great price for AI north of island. Next year back to Halki in May and Liapades September so normality returned..

Thanks for that info, glad you had great time but it would seem the norm for there, I was fine in Majorca but missed Greece. Well hope there is less than 100 steps, I just did over 300 steps up to a church (glad there was a small bar beside the church!!!), this did not do my knee any good but then again on Kala Strata on Symi we did over 400 and got used to it by end of two weeks so I am still looking forward to my three weeks in Liapades in September. The views mean so much when relaxing on balcony with a Mythos.

I have always fancied going to Greece for Easter but will not be this year as I do not get home from Turkey till end of March then out to Halki end of May, then its September for three weeks in Liapades. There is flights that could suit you ex Manchester if going for three weeks it would be cheaper going week earlier than Easter then have remainer of time after Easter like go out on 26th April and return 18th or 20th, these flights with Easyjet.