On the second day of our Kytherian sojourn, after a breakfast of fresh figs and prickly pears, we drove to one of the most spectacular beaches, Paleopolis, also called Laggada. It is close to the picturesque village of Avlemonas with it's grotto beach and good fish tavernas, yet expansive and uncrowded.
On the road to Paleopolis
Soup stock boiling on the stove at Skandia
I love to float in the sea at Paleopolis Beach and feel the openness around me.
Mrs. Evanthia
What's also great about this beach is it's proximity to Skandia restaurant. The food there is so good that we go back year after year and let our palate travel through the menu, tasting as many dishes as we can muster.I could eat there every day at the tables shaded by the giant trees.
Fresh Fish
This time we had gone into Mrs. Evanthia's kitchen earlier in the day and saw the fresh-caught fish being prepared into a fish soup.
Skandia's dining area
We sat under the trees and watched the resident cat sun herself close by while we enjoyed plate after plate of sublime dishes.
The amazingly delicious fish soup served with the fish and vegetables that flavor it
Roasted Eggplant
Bread drizzled with olive oil and oregano
Beets and beet greens dressed in olive oil
Fish soup with the fish and veggies
Grilled Fish
White Kitty kept us company
Goodbye Paleopolis- in the distance the white buildings of Avlemonas
Wild Thyme
White Lilies growing on the beach
Kytherian home
Renovated Kytherian home
Tomorrow we'll visit the wine museum and sample some of the local delicacies. Don't forget to come along and bring your appetite.
Enjoy!
Maria
