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

General: Worth the long ferry trip

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

Simi is not an island to party but a perfect place to explore the natural paths and fantastic landscapes. It has monasteries worth visiting, pristine beaches and fantastic architecture. Pedi, Panormitis and Eborio are nice and clean beaches, easily accessible. However, if you get a boat from Gialos you can access some pretty small coves of Simi you get to experience if you stay a few days on the island. The secret is to get out of Gia...

Beaches: Among the most popular beaches

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

Pedi is a long organized beach, one of the most popular in Simi. There are many hotels and taverns there and it gets crowded in the day, but in the evenings most people go in Chorio and leave Pedi alone. Only few people stroll along the waterfront and you can get the amazing smells of the cooking fish food. The beach is long but small and the umbrellas can be irritating sometimes, but at the tw...

General: Avoid the day trippers and enjoy

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

Simi is a beautiful mountainous island dotted with sandy beaches and silent coves. It has a truly unspoilt ambience unlike many other Greek isles where tourism has swallowed up the naturalness of the place. We took a hydrofoil from Rhodes and booked ourselves into a pension in Chorio, the beautiful village above the harbor. We were keen to avoid the throngs of day trippers and what better way t...

General: Enjoy yourself

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

We went to Simi in 2008 and had a wonderful time. Organising the holiday was easy, we booked our flights in the UK so we were covered if anything happened to the airline, but the rest of the holiday we booked through a travel agency on Simi, where we found Frances and George and the rest of the staff to be most help...

General: Only for a day

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

We went for only a day in Simi as a tour from Rhodes. The ferry ride took only an hour and at first it landed in a small port to visit a Monastery. Then we continued to Simi Town, a lovely place where the dominatting colurs were more earthy, mostly brown, yellow and red. All houses were made of stone and they have red roofs. They looked nice as they were built on the slopes of a hill. I didn't ...

General: Traditional and cozy

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

Can this small review describe this island? I'm afraid no... Traditional cozy and beautiful although the lack of flora, quiet in the morning but so joyful after sundown. Hire a boat so as to visit exotic beaches all round Simi (Disalonas is an excellent choice) and of course taste the local little shrimp that I was tol...

General: Rugged and picturesque

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

Sadly this beautiful island has fallen victim to the get rich traders and restauranters who wait for the unsuspecting tourists on a day trip from Rhodes pressurising them into their dens. However if you avoid Yialos which is the port and base yourself up in the town of Horio, then you will see the true locals and dine with them at some excellent restaurants and tavernas that still have that ma...

General: Loving Symi

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

Hello, I'm back today from the marvelous Greece and I gone to love Symi much. Many people was telling me that I could go there by cruise boat because 4 hours are enough for to visit Symi. Well, I'have been in Symi 7 days and I loved it. Symi is a fantastic island, there are many things to descover on it, like beachs. From Yalos or from Pedi, you can take the taxi boat and every day, you can...

General: Special for its architecture

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

I believe its special architecture is what distinguishes Simi from other islands and makes it more special. The town, built along a cliff, has tall stone houses in soft yellow and brown colour. Really matching with the barren and mountainous ambience! Small gift shops are found along the narrow streets of the town and the port has a couple of good cafeterias. Otherwise, the beaches are not so g...

General: Picturesque architecture

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

I have seen almost all the big islands of Greece, so now I want to see as many of the smaller islands as I can. Last summer, I went on a tour on the small islands of the Dodecanese (Simi, Tilos, Chalki and Astypalea). The island of Simi doesn't have a good beach in the harbor area, it was very small but there was no charge for the use of the sunbeds. We had two meals in Symi and the restaurants...

Villages: The monastery dominates

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

The dominant feature in Panormitis village is certainly the Monastery. It is visible from the port and from every corner of the village. It is not a big monastery but it is lovely and the locals seem to love it very much. The rest of this tiny village is usually quiet, except for the time when the water taxi (and the tourists) arrive. Close to the village, there is a small cove that turns into ...

General: Love this island

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

My wife's parents both emigrated from Simi to New York. This was my third visit on the island as we are restoring the house of mother-in-law, which she abandoned 70 years ago. Fell in love with the island from the first time I arrived. The ferry heads for what looks like barren rock, turns around the corner and the port opens up before your eyes. Unlike other Greek islands, the houses in Simi a...

Beaches: Popular Nos beach

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:45 GMT

Nos is one of the few organized beaches on Simi. It is actually a small piece of sand where people have squashed some umbrellas and sun beds. Nos is close to the town and you will find it easy to go there. Do not be surprised if it is crowded, as most tourists on Simi go to Nos.