We spent some of the hottest days of the year in Halkidiki. It was a nice break from the routine and the kids enjoyed it. The water was great this year. The area around Nea Kallikrateia is rural, with endless beaches, beach houses, olive trees, abandoned lots, and tavernas that offer grilled food, eggplants, and zucchini.
The only hiccup was when I took the wrong road to a restaurant and the car got stuck in the sand. I tried digging out but it didn’t work and needed to be towed out. Another car got stuck in the same place the moment I drove out. The driver didn’t see me waving at them to stop. We dug them out, and this time waved harder to prevent a third car from entering the sandy road. That evening we couldn’t reach the restaurant but had an off-road adventure.
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I love Sozopol. I went there in 1996 and found it enchanting. I wish we’d had time to visit again in June.
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But this was Greece, wasn’t it? Oops!
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Sozopoli is a village in Greece. Sozopol is a Bulgarian resort town, which retained its Greek name. I’ve not been there in over a decade.
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I’d like to spend some time in Greece. I’ve only been there once, back in 2013, when I was on a cruise. Well… we went to a few places and then stayed in Athens a couple of nights. But I’d really like to go back and spend more time there.
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Sozopoli is chill, not much to see. A beach, 3-4 restaurants. We go to places like it.
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That sounds really nice to me. I’d rather go to a nice, quiet place where I can soak up the culture and meet locals, than a crowded city with a bunch of other Americans. LOL…
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Most beach towns in Greece are like that. It’s good for families with kids and cars, maybe not best for socialising.
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