To pick up the thread of my narration where I left it last Sunday, let me remind you that I was talking about the town of Sparta. Which now is that white spot in the middle of the picture above!
Because when you are in Sparta and you want to have a lunch with view, then this is the place :)
"Chromata” (meaning colours in Greek) Restaurant in Pikoulianika, is a quarter of an hour driving away from Sparta to the west and it deserves every last minute of driving in the notoriously narrow and winding Greek roads!
The view is wonderful, the food is great and the short trip from the town to the village with the lush vegetation, totally refreshing!
How am I doing?
Did I convince you to visit it?
Probably not. Anyway I was never to good to selling things, including my own work. Let alone someone's else restaurant :)
But I have something more to show to you. Maybe you'll find it more interesting!
This time we are driving south of Sparta for about half an hour following even more steep and more twisting roads since we are climbing the biggest mountain of the Peloponnese region.
If you are an avid hiker you would love this place but even if you are not, you'll love it the same! Especially if you are fond of five stars resorts in the forest!
If you liked the exterior and the surrounding area, I am sure you are going to love the interior of it :)
Usually I am not impressed by expensive hotels, neither I appreciate their extravagant bad taste. But this one was like entering the house of a beloved aunt that I haven't seen in years.
You know what kind of aunt I am talking about. The one that passes her time with needlework, making embroidered tablecloths and adorable bedroom pillows and every Saturday evening is having fun rearranging her china :)
You can find Ilaeira Mountain Resort next to the hardly a village, Toriza. If you are a nature lover but you can't enjoy it without a warm comfortable bed and a nice meal waiting for you once you return from your naturalistic quests then this is great!
Myself, I would probably be in my van, spending the night under the stars :)
I took those pictures on 15/07/2011, when I was working as a photographer for a travel magazine. A job that allowed me to travel all over Greece and see all the places I ever wanted to see and some more that I never imagined I would be interested in (but I enjoyed them anyway).
All the pictures and the words are mine.
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