Отдых в Неа Калликратии. Rest in Nea Kallikratia.

Good day! Last year we decided to start traveling around Greece for the first time. Family vacation husband and child. We took a ticket to Kalikratia, as we were told a quiet town and close to Thessaloniki about 35 km and 25 km to the airport. We stopped at the Alkionis 2+* hotel. The rooms are cozy, comfortable, the furniture is new, safe (1 euro per day), towels, mini-bar, air conditioning (worked properly), Internet access (free, caught throughout the territory), breakfast in Alkionis, but if you have HB or all inclusive, then you have to go to another Secret Paradise hotel, a small pool of 3x5 meters and 5 sunbeds, there is an elevator. One of the minuses is that the walls are thin and the audibility is good, but with a child, of course, silence is needed, my son sleeps well without hind legs (he was so tired after swimming, he didn’t hear anything), the mattress on the bed was separate, very uncomfortable, hang and drying things was problematic there was no proper dryer. But do not forget that this is 2 + *, based on this, everything was just wonderful.
The staff works perfectly, everyone is very helpful, most of them speak Russian, there was no language barrier.
The beach is close to about 100 meters, it is difficult to find a toilet and changing rooms (they are, but few), the beach is urban and rarely cleaned, but the water is very good, clear, clean, azure. There were solid beach bars around, so there are no free sunbeds, only for a drink. But we bought a large mat, so there was no inconvenience.

In the city itself, it is quiet and calm, there are many taverns, shops, souvenir shops, in the Freedom bar in the evening there was a light animation with torches. The town itself is very small, two main streets are the main and the embankment, but on these streets you will find everything. On Tuesdays, from morning to afternoon, the market comes, they sell everything from fruits, vegetables and ending with things. We also had the experience of eating very tasty and fresh seafood in taverns, I saw early in the morning how they were fishing on the pier. The situation with the bank and the exchange office is difficult, it is difficult to exchange money and cards are not accepted everywhere, so arrive with cash and preferably euros.
We went on a couple of excursions to the water park and the caves of Petralona (my son really liked the train on which they got to the caves). Excursions are very good, no complaints, everything is operational. The hotel guide told everything, showed and even spent on excursions.
As a result, we had a great rest, everything was very pleasant, everyone was happy. Although the hotel was 2 + * rested as if in 4 *. Thank you all for a great vacation!! !