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Twenty years had slipped away since my last visit to Greece. Back then, part-owner of a pretty villa on a Corfu hilltop, I'd lived as if in another era, in a village untouched by tourist it was the terror of disappointment.
Greek government officials confirmed on Thursday that author Stanley Johnson had arrived, likely via Bulgaria, in the northern region of Pelion, where he has a holiday home, but said there was nothing untoward in his arrival.
The local governor of the southern Pelion region, Michalis Mitzikos, said: "The relevant authorities are aware of the presence of Mr Johnson here and will act accordingly. We are following the instructions of the relevant authorities, health authorities and police," he said, declining to elaborate.
Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said: "We have banned flights, direct flights from UK and Sweden until July 15. If a citizen from these countries arrives in a different way to Greece, of course they can come."
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The forest, descending from the terrace of the Hotel Manthos, spreads out like a green carpet to the sea, while swallows patrol the sky above. Narnia is the theme of our first stop: the village of Chania, near the top of Mount Pelion.
Visiting one of the archontiko at Vizitza, an hour's drive south from Volos, I was enchanted by its combination of strict practicality and sheer beauty.
Animals were housed on the ground floor, the warmth of their bodies helping to heat the small, cosy winter rooms of the family above. Up a second flight of shiny chestnut-wood stairs is the glory of these sturdy hilltop palaces: a suite of arched and richly decorated summer rooms, their windows with long wooden balconies looking out across the terracotta tiles of village roofs to a fairytale panorama of hills, Transport In Greece woods, and faraway glimpses of islands, beyond blue se Often converted these days for use as hotels, private taxi Volos greece these wonderful old stone houses were originally built by Greeks who made their fortunes in egypt and returned to make a show of their success, travelling around greece back in the Pelion.
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It's easy, nevertheless, to be distracted from their beauty by your first encounter with a sullen cafekeeper, ready to charge you €30 for a salad and a glass of win The villages, each with a breathtaking view of cloud-capped peaks, are the secret glory of the Pelion.
"I don't know what the reaction of the British public (has been), I came here to have a quiet time to organise the house," he said in comments to local reporters carried by Sky News, referring to measures to make the property COVID-19 secure for lettings.
This early 19th-century building is full of telescopes, books and prints, while outside you can take tea or drinks in the hotel's own treehouse. In between these two, poor reading of the directions (again) causes us to accidentally climb a hill that must surely be known locally as the Greek Matterhorn. Our night is spent in the wonderfully quirky Lost Unicorn Hotel in Tsagarada.
But before the arrival of tarmac, the only way to reach Volos from Damouchari was to undertake a two-hour hike through treacherous ravines, crossing mountains smothered in dense pine and chestnut woods, forging all the way up to the cloud-high little town of Milie They are now being revived for the use of the athletically serious walker (count me out: this is no sport for rank amateurs).
By this stage my blisters are less of a problem than the fact that my knees no longer seem to be functioning. Blaming my inadequate footwear rather than lack of fitness, I struggle on — and soon the prospect of a lunch of Pelion sausage in peppers and aubergine and a Mythos beer has lubricated my joints.
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After only one day of walking, my legs are covered in cuts and grazes. I was certain before we set out that a well-worn pair of Converse trainers would suffice as footwear, but am horrified to discover that they offer neither enough grip nor support.
Despite the latter, a fatal combination of overconfidence (I am seized by the delusion that I am a born explorer) and poor map-reading causes us to set off in the opposite direction to that in which we should be heading.
