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of the BEST


BEACHES


Laura French picks out some of the standout shores across Greece and Cyprus


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t’s an unprecedented time for the industry, and the challenges are all too real. But that doesn’t mean we can’t start looking beyond this to the future, and thinking about where to send clients once things start to


calm down. We’ve compiled a guide to the best beaches across Greece and Cyprus


to start putting on the radar ready for later in the summer, when appetite for plonking down on a sunlounger with a large G&T (or an ouzo) returns. Here are some of the highlights to help inspire you and whisk you away to that carefree, happy place without needing to move from your desk.


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1 voidokilia beach, peloponnese


Curved into the shape of a mushroom, or as the locals say, a Greek omega sign, this naturist-friendly spot in Messinia is something of a local legend. It was described by Homer in his works and is full of ancient history, with Nestor’s Cave – a stone archway named after Greek mythology’s King of Pylos – just a 15-minute walk away over the billowing sand dunes. Above the cave sit the ruins of Paleokastro, a 13th-century, Frankish castle that offers panoramic views over the bay. Book it: Olympic Holidays offers seven nights’ B&B at The Westin Resort Costa Navarino, a 15-minute drive north, from £1,703 per person, including flights from Gatwick and transfers, in July 2020. olympicholidays.com


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