Greeka.com: Folegandros Reviews - Greece and the Greek Islands

General: A small treasure

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

We arrived in Folegandros and as soon as we took the first glance we were shocked by the beauty of the island. Some people call Folegandros a true paradise. They are right: this is a small island where the natural beauty and the warm residents have made it very charming. The largest part of Folegandros is mountain...

General: Best place to get away

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

Folegandros is certainly not for those who are looking for package tourism. No water sports, no discos, no stylish restaurants, but suited me fine, as I had enough of these things on my recent visit to Mykonos. This time round, I just wanted to relax someplace peaceful, and as I walked along the weather-beaten foot paths on the beautiful terraced hillside taking in the fresh smells of wild thym...

General: Waiting to be discovered

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

We arrived at the small island of Folegandros and found to our pleasant surprise that it is exactly what the travel guides say about it: an island untouched by package tourism and waiting to be discovered. But, I was also convinced that the status quo may not last long, as many holidaymakers from the west have already got wind of the fact that the island is a true paradise, an untouched piece o...

General: Awesome sea views from everywhere

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

Folegandros is one of those lovely Greek islands that still live traditionally. The moment you step foot on the island, a relaxing sea breeze hits you and you get fascinated by the view of the wild nature and Chora that apprears gradually in the background. Our hotel was in Chora and from the balcony we had awesome views to the sea. Actually, you had amazing sea views from everywhere in Chora, ...

General: Small and full beaches

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

Folegandros has too few and too small beaches. People not so much friendly, particularly during accomodation search. During the same travel, I visited also Milos and I found it much better. It would useful to have a tourist office, customer oriented, that could indicate and maybe directly provide information about rooms to let and hotels (with prices and availability). I had a lot of troubles t...

General: A little gem but not bother haggling

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

Me and my husband spent our honeymoon on Folegandros. We are into nudism and found the perfect little nudist beach here called Agios Nicolas. The water there is stunning. Most beaches are only accessible by foot, taking up to an hour to walk over fairly rough terrain (still, we navigated them in flip flops!). ...

General: Polikandia

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

I booked this hotel just hoping it was so close to the Chora as expected and I found a quiet heaven of bougainvilleas hanging from my balcony overlooking a neat swimming pool and the cathedral on the opposite hill... no need to say the owners' hospitality was as sweet as the accommodation, Maria was even willing to recharge my MP3 player on her PC!

General: Better go in the next future

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

Folegandros is very dramatic. Beaches are beautiful though a little difficult to reach if you travel without a car and you don't want to rent one. We stayed in Karovastasis because we thought we could go easily to Katergo beach (on the guide it was written also "other beaches") but it was too windy to go there and so we went on the other side but it took for ever to go there and very expensive ...

General: The most romantic island

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

Folegandros is a quiet, refreshing and romantic place. In fact, this is the most romantic Greek island I have been. There was only one village worth to visit, Chora, which has lovely gift shops and small tavernas. Our best taverna was NE of the square in Chora and has great view to the sea. The walking paths are an interesting way to explore the remote areas. Beaches on