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SOME SUGGESTIONS |
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Beach |
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For good reason the beautiful sandy Agios Georgios
beach will be top of many visitors list of places to pass their time. |
| Sun bathing All
along the beach are sun beds and umbrellas to hire for the day. |
| Swimming and
bathing: The full length of the gradually sloping beach is suitable
for all ages.
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| Water Sports:
There are several places to hire boats, jet-scooters, pedalos, canoes etc
along the beach. A typical one with a large choice of activities is the
Sun Fun Club.
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| Hire a Boat: The
lovely clear sea water and nearby rocky cliffs at Agios Georgios tempts many
visitors to hire a boat.
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Scuba Diving:
Healthy visitors can try this activity under the supervision of experienced
divers with stress on high safety. The base is situated near the northern end
of the beach. The groups are divided into "experienced" and "beginners" on
alternate days so it is necessary to book in advance. The beginners sessions
are preceded by brief lessons. All equipment is provided. Locations for dives
may be very local in the bay and around the nearby headland cliffs (sea cave
found recently) or slightly further afield, depending on conditions.
From
Brochure:
Experienced Instructors.
High Safety
Up to date
equipment
Excursions to reef, cave dive, deep dive, night dive
Lessons
and Certifications
Underwater phootgraphy
Tel. 26630 9508
or
26630 96902
or 6945 784034
See Links for
Diving club web-page |
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Other |
Internet
Cafes:There are at least 2 Internet cafes, both charging very
reasonable amounts for Internet access. The Katoi Bar serves the
southern end of the resort (seeTavernas) (Email Nicholas at:
katoibarpagoi@hotmail.com)
The bowling alley has facilities
for Internet access for those staying in the northern part.
(Before you
leave home set up your emails to be forwarded to a web-based account and check
them out whilst on holiday.) |
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| Bowling Alley:
This very pleasant centrally situated small modern bowling alley has 2 lanes
and electronic scoring. It is air-conditioned and there is a nice licensed cafe
and 2 Pool tables plus a large modern Television so is ideal for passing an
hour or two on a rainy day (or a hot one). (see Map) |
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| Balloon Club:
This night club is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from midnight onwards
throughout most of the season. (see Map) |
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| Ilios Living Art:
Make your own jewelry under tuition.Situated on the Pagi road 150 metres from
the beach. |
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Walking |
This lovely area is great for walking
or just strolling around to enjoy the Greek countryside. See Walking link on
side menu.
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Go by Car or Motor
Bike |
Many new visitors ask where they
should go. Whilst this depends on personal tastes I make a few suggestions,
most of which have been endorsed by other people.
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few CAR TRIPS |
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Boat Trips
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Boat taxi : The
Sunfun Club water-sports will take you by small boat taxi to nearby beaches or
resorts such as Paleokastritsa or Arillas and arrange to collect you later.
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| Boat Trips :
There is no harbour at Agios Georgios for larger boats and the nearest one for
boat trips is at Agios Stefanos. This is about 20 minutes by car. However for
those without such transport it is worth taking the telphone number with you
for San Stefanos Travel. Then you can ring them to book your trip and ask if
they are prepared collect you by road and take you to the harbour, for a small
fee. |
| This company do boat trips from
Agios Stefanos harbour to: |
Paleokastritsa
... Every TUES & THURS ... 10:15-15:45
A trip along the coast round
3 headlands past Arillas, Afionas, Agios Georgios Bay and enjoying the high
cliff scenery to the scenic resort of Paleo. There you will be amazed at the
clear waters which are ideal for swimming and snorkeling. A visit to the sea
caves is popular and there is plenty of time to have lunch at the local taverns
and a visit to the monastery up the little hill.
Erikousa Island
... Every WED & SUN ... 09:00-16:30
A delightful boat trip north
along the cliffs to pick up more passengers at Sidari and then across the blue
waters to the small offshore inhabited island of Erikousa where you will have a
few hours to wander, have a bite to eat at a taverna, or just lounge and swim
from the quiet sandy beach. Some
Photographs of Erikousa trip
Mathraki and Erikousa Islands
.. Every SAT .. 09:00-16:30
A similar trip but visiting both of the
islands. You will spend about two hours on each island, |
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Longer Boat Trips
You
can also book through them for longer Boat Trips or excursions which leave from
Corfu Town. These locally booked trips are good value and have the advantage of
good transfer times. The trips are often similar, or the same, as those offered
by the package tour companies.
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Other Excursions and
Trips |
Those visitors on package type
holidays will be advised by their reps about the trips available. These vary
from year to year but may include a Round the Island coach trip, Corfu town
shopping, Albania, the island of Paxos. These can be long and it is reported
some may include long "not very direct" transfers involving drop-offs at
numerous distant resorts.
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Apart from the trips organised by the
package tour operators, there are a few available for independant
visitors from
San Stefano
Travel, whose office is in the resort of that name.
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| Coach Trips : If you don't
hire a car San Stefano Travel, do a number of interesting trips by coach
including the Island Tour; Paleokastritsa; Kassiopi; Aqualand. They may collect
from Agios Georgios free for some trips (telephone to check and book). As with
the Boat Trips these are good value and have the advantage of good transfer
times. |
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