It is no secret that many of our compatriots rush to rest in the Schengen area. And the most favorable conditions, interesting excursions and excellent thalassotherapy are provided by Greece. The islands, tours that suit many companies, are the most popular resorts. After all, they are relatively cheap, beautiful, exotic, the climate there is warm, and the atmosphere is a rare combination of oriental hospitality and European service. Moreover, you need to get there by boat or ferry, and this journey itself often gives great pleasure. But there is one place that will especially appeal to those who prefer a typical vacation in Greece.
Symi Island is small (only about seventy kilometers in area), but very autochthonous. White houses with flat roofs, steep cliffs overhanging the waves, beaches (both ocher sand and fine azure pebbles), evergreen pyramidal cypress trees and the spicy smell of dry grass - it would seem surprising? But the human eye is pleased with these landscapes. Indeed, despite the fact that for centuries this land has passed from hand to hand, nature has remained just as calm and pleasing to the heart. Symi Island (Greece) has its own capital. It bears the same name and, as is often the case with Mediterranean cities, is divided into upper and lower parts. The latter - Yialos - is a village near the bay and port. Two ferries from neighboring Rhodes come here, as well as another ship cruising on all the Dodecanese islands (which, in fact, Symi enters).
Tourists recommend traveling here either in the spring (April-May) or already in September-October. In the summer there is too hot, and pastime is an amateur. What can the island of Symi offer us? Greece belongs, as you know, to the Mediterranean, and people come here to sunbathe, swim and swim in clear water. And it is most convenient to get to the best beaches from the city bay by a special boat, which here plays the role of a sea taxi. You can ride around the whole island like that. And you can get from the port to another bay - Pedi - by bus through the upper town of Chorio. The most popular beach is named after St. Nicholas. You can walk from it from Pedi Bay or take a boat from the city port. Moreover, the travel time will be approximately the same. The beach "St. Marina" is famous for its clear water. There are almost uninhabited places with small bays. But everywhere you can find a standard minimum of amenities - umbrellas, sunbeds and a bar.
Symi Island - Greece in miniature. The truth of these words will be understood by anyone who is not afraid to walk along his secret paths and rocks. Climbing uphill and heat is a small fee for such “roof-top” landscapes. You can book a tour with a guide who will reveal all the secrets and the most picturesque places to you. Worthy of inspection and the capital. It offers good shopping - here you can buy typical Greek souvenirs, as well as local exclusive gizmos, for example, silk products that will be painted right with you. On the promenade it will be good to enjoy all the pleasures that the local cuisine can offer, - various restaurants and taverns here are visibly invisible. Basically it is, of course, fish and small shrimp. Of course, it is necessary to climb to the Upper Town of Chorio not by bus, but along the five hundred steps of the "Beautiful Staircase". Up there, near the ruins of the medieval Castro castle, you will see the whole island in full view. And quite curious can visit numerous monasteries. After all, the island of Symi (Greece, however, all of this) has many Orthodox shrines. And yes, I almost forgot. Be sure to buy a sponge. This is just a visiting card of the island. They used to be mined here, but now they’re just selling it. But this will be
material evidence that you were here.