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Greek Islands for Sandy beaches

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sniffydog · 07/09/2022 19:47

I'm onto our 2023 summer hols and am looking for recommendations for Greek Islands that might suit us. Priorities are:

  • direct flights from London
  • some sandy beaches
  • not mega busy or clubby but some things to do (waterparks etc) for our early teen DD's
  • bonus if we could island hop over 2 weeks

We've previously been to Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Volos but looking further afield is boggling already! Any suggestions welcomed. Thanks!

OP posts:
Mosso · 12/09/2022 22:41

JessieEssex · 08/09/2022 14:16

We went to Parga on the mainland this summer and absolutely loved it - obviously not an island but really felt like it! We had a boat trip to Paxos and Antipaxos and it's also pretty near Corfu. Beaches were stunning and the town was really buzzing in the evening. My DDs ages 9 and 12 loved it and did loads of water sports on the beach.

I love the look of Parga but all the hotels seem very remote. Are there buses, or is it all taxis?

JessieEssex · 13/09/2022 08:01

@Mosso we stayed at the Parga Beach Resort on Valtos Beach which was gorgeous and lots to do / eat there - either a quick hop on the water taxi into Parga or you could walk it in 20 minutes but it was too hot to do that in the day! There are lots of little hotels in Parga itself. Feel free to message me if you want more info!

Mosso · 17/09/2022 16:00

JessieEssex · 13/09/2022 08:01

@Mosso we stayed at the Parga Beach Resort on Valtos Beach which was gorgeous and lots to do / eat there - either a quick hop on the water taxi into Parga or you could walk it in 20 minutes but it was too hot to do that in the day! There are lots of little hotels in Parga itself. Feel free to message me if you want more info!

Thank you! We've booked for next summer. Looks perfect!

JessieEssex · 20/09/2022 11:26

@Mosso that's brilliant! You'll love it. I'd love to go back but my DH always wants to go somewhere new each year...

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