After breakfast we walked into Kamares and got the morning bus to Appolonia. The route we planned was about 10km long and took us out to the coast, along to Castro then back through a ravine to Appolonia.
We stopped for a slightly premature elevenses when we met a friendly donkey and thought he might like an apple core.
The church of Panagia Poulati offered a second stop
then we walked along the coast to the ancient fortified town of Castro which was absolutely stunning. Anywhere else a place like this would be packed with tourists, but we had it virtually to ourselves. We found a sign for a bakery and snapped up the last 2 pies. Greek home made pies are NOTHING like Greggs pies but are probably equally addictive..... We chatted to the shopowner who was clearly regretting only baking half a dozen this morning as 2 more couples spotted us and clearly hoped he had more.
The streets of Castro were a delight of tiny alleyways with the buildings towering up on both sides, their outer walls forming the villages defences.
The walk back after lunch took us on ancient tracks through farming areas. The sides of the ravines were a flower lovers delight with all sorts of flowers such as acanthus, statis and lupins joined by typical meadow flowers and hillside plants like broom. Anywhere there was more moisture, there were oleanders in profusion.
We reached the end of the walk back in the square at Appolonia ready for a cup of tea and a sit at a charming cafe. Rather than wait a long time for a bus, we took a taxi back to the hotel. Just after we got back, we were entertained by quite a thunderstorm.
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