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Amaliapolis, or Amaliapoli, is a beautiful seaside village about 60 km south of Volos, on the western side of the Pagasetic Gulf in Greece. It sits in its own bay with a small island off-shore and has a gently sloping sandy beach (good for kids) and several tavernas and bars, some of which stay open all year. It is also popular as a holiday destination in August for Athenians. However outside August it is a great spot to get 'away from it all' and there are hardly any foreign tourists. Prices are also very reasonable as the Greek visitors won't put up with over-charging! Another bonus of the lack of foreign visitors is that the old. The Greek concept of 'filoxenia' is alive and well and the locals are really friendly and welcoming.
Nice family owned Greek restaurant on the waterfront. Food is tasty, sea food the speciality. Go for the tsipouro + meze option (one 50 ml bottle of tsipouro for each person), where they will bring a random three meze dishes (likely to be seafood) for every two bottles of tsipouro. Great way to eat! Make sure you get a table on the jetty in the evening.
Reasonable, if limited, souvlaki restaurant. No kalamaki available, but both chicken and pork gyros. Good size, reasonable quality. Go in the early evening, get take out (one pitta gyro per person should suffice) and a nice cool beer, and sit and eat it on the jetty with your feet dangling over the side towards the water.
Restaurant serving reasonable, if slightly touristy, food. Nice location looking over the bay from a slightly elevated position above the harbour.
Ice cream place, bar and coffee shop. Nice view over the bay from a slightly elevated position on the waterfront. Nice place for a candle lit pre-dinner drink.
One of the cafe bars nestled behind the beach. Nice, shaded seating under the trees, and free sun loungers on the beach for customers. Standard quality drinks and service.
Villa divided into four self-catering apartments each for four people on edge of Amaliapolis, within walking distance of sandy beach and village centre. Ten minutes walk from the beach. No pool, but nice balconies and reasonable facilities.
Hotel situated right on waterfront.
Hotel right on the waterfront.
Amaliapolis is about 15 minutes drive from the E75, the main Athens to Thessalonica highway. Take the exit for Sourpi, pass through the village and follow the signs.
Read in the guideThe village is sufficiently small that you can easily walk everywhere by foot.
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