наш отдых в Греции! our holiday in Greece!

it so happened that instead of the pallini beach hotel we were settled in Athos, which we were not upset at all, since there were more good reviews about this hotel and for good reason! the hotel is large, cozy, one might say in a folk style. Cassandra is green, blooming, everything is well-groomed, pleasing to the eye. first we were put in a room without a balcony, but with a sea view, then, after my request to change the room, we were given a room on the 3rd floor with a sea view, a balcony. There were no complaints about cleaning, service, the staff was as friendly as possible among the Greeks, they understand English tolerably, worse in Russian, the girls from Mouzenidis from whom we went helped out! they were always there, they translated everything you needed, they helped if you had any questions. The food is good! for breakfast, of course, traditional eggs and sausages, sausages, but a lot of pleasant interesting dishes, the chef prepares pancakes, pancakes, sometimes seafood, coffee is brewed in front of you, excellent Greek honey (I recommend buying different types in the village of Kallithea or at least in duty free), dinners are generally incomparable - several types of fish, meat, a variety of vegetables, salads, a little worse with fruits, although oranges are in abundance! kiwi! of course, it was upsetting that drinks were paid during dinner, it would be better if they were immediately included in the price of the tour, however, like sunbeds and umbrellas on the beach, it’s a little annoying... there are enough sunbeds near the pool, the pool is excellent, they can swim and kids and adults! the sea is not inferior in purity and temperature to the water, but it is much more useful! the beach is fine sand, the water is clear, entry into the water without stones is smooth, my 11 year old child swam without problems! there are many flowers, palm trees on the territory of the hotel, an Orthodox church is always open, if you get bored, 20 minutes walk Kallithea, where there are many markets, souvenir shops and just good views! if you don’t drive a car, we just rented bicycles and traveled around the surrounding area along a country road with gorgeous sea views! be sure to take excursions - we immediately took a two-day-Meteora-Corfu-expensive but very interesting (we sailed to Corfu for 1.5 hours by ferry-the child talked with Greek children! ) looked at the island, visited the church of Spiridon, walked around the island, also an interesting excursion to Thessaloniki, we really liked it! The only thing that surprised me was the Greek siesta, they don’t work much. It’s still not hot at all to sleep during the day and go home, but they close a shop under your nose where you want to buy something! we work much more!
In general, the impression is good both from the rest and from the hotel! everything is well organized! (which I can’t say about the airport in Thessaloniki, where we flew from - a complete mess compared to Donetsk, the flight was delayed for 9 hours and it was unrealistic to get anything from anyone! )
I definitely recommend buying Greek wine, Metaxa cognac, olive oil, Greek natural cosmetics (preferably in pharmacies in small towns), Greek honey, olives (they are there without preservatives)

have a nice holiday everyone! Thanks to the hotel and the company "Mouzenides Travel"!!! !