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Kakopetria
Village
of Kakopetria is well worth the journey.
We had been told about a hotel called The Mill which is in the
centre of the village (as you go through the village, over the bridge, you
will see a driveway on your left. The
Mill is at the top). It has a
good reputation as a hotel and restaurant where you sit on the balcony
overlooking the hills and village centre. It was certainly different
and somewhere you could really relax for a couple of days. The
food was a little pricey but I would imagine well worth it from what we
saw and the people we have spoken to.
Definitely somewhere special to go to.
You can see part of the Hotel with the restaurant balcony on the
right hand side.
After
looking around the Hotel we decided to walk around the village itself.
What a surprise. As we were wondering along the main village street we stopped
for a coffee in one of the Tavernas that looked ok. At the front of
the premises they were cooking meats in a spit oven which looked and smelt
wonderful. We were told to go and sit towards the back of the Zoumos
Taverna where we found this lovely terrace overlooking the houses/homes of
the village. Sitting in the Taverna having coffee looking out at the
views was lovely but I would not like to be in one of the homes looking at
the people having coffee. We did see a couple of plates of
food coming out which did look wonderful so, I will be going back!
We
were very surprised to see and hear lots of water running through the
village centre (apparently the river Klarios has plenty of water all year
round), through gutter pipes in the streets and lots of other places in
the village. There was water everywhere.
Just
by the bridge you will see a sign to “Old Kakopetria” which points to
a cobbled path behind another Taverna. We did wonder if it would be
a dead end with perhaps a house or two.
However, I am so pleased we decided to explore. It was
actually a cobbled road which went up hill for quite a way up. At
the base of the “road” you will find the “Newly-weds” stone which
has a long history attached to it. As
you go up, on both sides of the “road”, are old charming village
houses, Tavernas, a church and a few old dilapidated buildings. It
was very interesting and well worth the climb up this street to view all
the goings on. One particular Taverna half way up looked very
charming with the tables set in a lovely courtyard and they did B&B.
If you were to march up the hill you may do it in less than 10
minutes but “mooching” along it took about 30 minutes up and 15
minutes down. Well worth the effort.
The
journey back can be just as good if, like us, you find a couple of benches
to sit and relax on while pondering the meaning of life.