The Peloponnese

Jul 21, 2009 6:14:59 AM

Travel secret #9: Kardamyli

Coming in at #9, Michael Cullen, the editor of i-escape.com, recommends Kardamyli, Peloponnese, Greece

‘Kardamyli is a laid-back fishing village backed by the soaring peaks of Mount Taygetos and surrounded by olive groves, huddled medieval churches and half-fortified hamlets. This is where travel writer and WWII hero Partick Leigh Fermor chose to settle, and every year I stay at Notos Hotel, studios perched on a hillside gazing out past the sweep of pebbly beach to sparkling seas. After a day hiking along ancient cobbled mulepaths, there’s nothing better than dinner served by the water edge at Lela’s Taverna.’

Want to check out Travel secret #10? How about #8?

This article originally appeared in the July edition of the Lonely Planet Magazine.

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