GREECE & CYPRUS EASTER DESTINATIONS
FAR LEFT: Sensatori Crete and Milos Villa, Miliou
LEFT: Paphos ABOVE: Meteora monastery
Elounda has great fun in store this Easter, with egg-painting, an Easter egg hunt around the resort (look out for panoramic views over neighbouring island Spinalonga while on the Easter Bunny’s trail), and even an egg-and- spoon race for kids to compete in. Cyprus: Classic beachfront fun is also on tap at Louis Phaethon Beach Club in Paphos, where the family entertainment programme covers live music, games and child-friendly shows. The kids’ club opens in April (although the waterpark is usually off-limits until the start of May), but there’s an adventure playground, basketball, tennis courts, table tennis and a games room for families to play together. “Few hotels will be operating kids’ clubs or special activities,” according to Olympic Holidays commercial director Photis Lambrianides, who warns agents to manage families’ expectations at this time of year. “But if uncrowded beaches, quality accommodation, good food and first-class infrastructure are what matters, then Cyprus is an obvious recommendation for agents.” Bigger towns such as Larnaca,
Limassol and Paphos have a greater choice of cafes, bars and restaurants at this time of year, and Olympic Holidays’ use of ‘flexi-flights’ with
ruins dedicated to Zeus at Olympia, the Athenian treasury and Temple of Apollo at Delphi, and the centuries-old monasteries teetering atop the rocky towers of Meteora. Sister brand Trafalgar’s eight-day
carriers such as easyJet (the charter flight season won’t start until May), mean these can be tailored to shorter breaks as well as a standard week.
w CULTURE: TOURS AND TIPPLES Greece: There’s never a quiet time to climb the Acropolis or walk the Sacred Way at Delphi, but clients can take comfort in knowing these top tourist attractions are slightly less crowded than summer, and at least they won’t be queuing in the scorching heat. Insight Vacations packs the best of
the country’s cultural spots – and there are a lot of them – into its week-long Glories of Greece itinerary, which has a Tuesday, March 22, departure that takes in Easter weekend. Highlights include the Acropolis in Athens, Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus,
Best of Greece tour also has a Good Friday departure, taking in some of the same historic spots, along with Be My Guest dining at the Karambelas family’s olive farm and vineyard. Prices start at £1,085 with Insight Vacations and £995 with Trafalgar, both B&B with some extra meals, excluding flights. Cyprus: Those who don’t fancy a full tour can still get a slice of Cypriot culture with shorter sightseeing excursions just introduced by Do Something Different. The attraction provider has added cultural tours to Famagusta, Kykkos Monastery and Petra tou Romiou, where Aphrodite is said to have emerged from the waves. Just as central to understanding
Cypriot identity, however, is its food and wine – the locals are quite rightly proud of their produce – which is why Jet2holidays recommends its Paphos holidaymakers squeeze in a visit to Tsangarides Winery in Lemona village, which holds regular tours and tastings for anyone keen to see Cypriot wine- makers at work.
SAMPLE PRODUCT
Thomson offers a week at Louis
Phaethon Beach Club staying all-inclusive
from £665 per adult and £280 per child, based on four sharing and flying from Gatwick on April 3, with transfers.
thomson.co.uk
Olympic Holidays offers a week half-board at Elias Beach Hotel, Limassol, from £555 per person based on two adults and a child under 12, flying
from Gatwick on March 26.
olympicholidays. com
10 December 2015
travelweekly.co.uk 57
TOP TIP Thomas Cook suggests day trips
to Fantaxometocho vineyard and other wine-making spots around Chania
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76