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

General: Small and romantic

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

We visited Halki after our stay in Rhodes. Halki is not about parties and young crowds, it has a very quiet atmosphere and picturesque architecture. The town is relaxing and very romantic, particularly at night with the small soft lights. People are friendly and welcoming. The island has beautiful beaches with turquoise waters, visit Giali it is covered with pebbles and Potamos which is ver...

General: Small yet very charming

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

We visit Greece every summer for the past six years and we try to see as much as we can on every trip. This past summer we traveled to Halki, a small island in Dodecanese where we had so relaxing holidays. Hikers on Halki can choose on whether to walk the paved streets of Nimporio, the only populated village today, or...

General: Not the best

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

A photogenic island but very little there. Full of British who tend to spend all day talking to each other, on the beach, in the sea, in the kafenions and in the tavernas and bars. Not much of a Greek feel to it at all and, unfortunately, the tavernas are not up to the usual small Greek island standard. Many pretty villas and apartments to rent. However, despite the total dominance by the ...

General: Have strong feet for walking

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

Halki demands for strong feet because you will do a lot of walking on the island. Or at least, get a motorbike with you to tour all over Halki. While the ferry was approaching the island, it striked me as a very beautiful place. I am visiting Greece for more than 7 years on the row and I didn't even know about thi...

General: Small and lovely

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

We went to Halki for one day by boat from Rhodes. Boats leave from the port of ancient Kameiros in Rhodes and I remember we left every early in the morning, about 6 or 7 o'clock. It takes about an hour to go to Halki and when we arrived it was quiet early still and not many people were on the road. We had a delicious ...