Cafe Bar Georges

Dodecanese


Venerable stone bar on the square, where the old boys gather to discuss the issues of the day. The interior is refreshingly blue, with glass-topped tables, walls bedecked in pictures of long-gone fishermen, old-style naughty calendars (we kid you not) and Greek coffee strong enough to wake the dead.


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