Paralia Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

The main street

The main street, Paralia

 mirchica Says:  The main street of Paralia is a typical summer resort street – very crowded and places for eat/ drinks and souvenirs all over. But although there were so many people, it’s an ideal place to have a dinner and feel the holiday atmosphere. You can hear a lot of Serbian/... 

St. Paraskevi Church

St. Paraskevi Church, Paralia

 mirchica Says:  You cannot miss the church – it’s in the center of Paralia, actually the center is around the church. It is open until late and you can visit it anytime. The church is white from outside and very colourful from inside, beautiful paintings and icons. 

The beach of Hotel Mediterranean SPA

The beach of Hotel Mediterranean SPA, Paralia

 mirchica Says:  This hotel and the beach are about 5 km north from the center of Paralia so it’s better go there by car, especially in the hot weather. It was interesting that the beach is not crowded at all and the beach traders also don’t reach that place. Even nobody came to ask us for... 

The beach

The beach, Paralia

 mirchica Says:  The beach of Paralia has pretty nice wide strip with fine sand. The only problem is that becomes too crowded and of course it’s getting dirty pretty soon. There are lounges in front of every café or restaurant and you can enjoy a whole day having only a coke or frappe. Of... 

Hotels  

Hotel Philippos: Hotel Philippos

Hotel Philippos: Hotel Philippos, Paralia

 mirchica Says:  We chose that hotel because we found it cheap (44 EUR double room in the beginning of August) through an agency in Bulgaria. It’s on 4-th- 5-th line far from the beach but actually it’s only 5-7 minutes walk. The hotels is small family one, the owners are a family in their... 

Restaurants  

Anywhere: Try the Gyros

Anywhere: Try the Gyros, Paralia

 mirchica Says:  Some people say that the Greeks invented it; others say they were Turks, Arabs, etc. Actually there is a difference between every country, for example the bread of the Arabs is really thinner than the Greek one. The main thing is that this “sandwich” is extremely delicious... 

Cocktail at Olympic Beach: The most popular cafe

Cocktail at Olympic Beach: The most popular cafe, Paralia

 Yiannis2000 Says:  ...the locals from Katerini visit this cafe all the year, so you will find friendly service and some simple food plus delicious pizzas anytime! 

Nightlife  

Bar: Almira

Bar: Almira, Paralia

 mirchica Says:  Bar Almira is a typical beach bar. Day time they serve refreshing drinks at the beach and during the night they become a noisy place with people and nice music. We happened to attend a local DJ festival and we enjoyed some Latin - electronic music, really nice. Interesting... 

Around Paralia

Around Paralia, Paralia

 Yiannis2000 Says:  Most major open air nightclubs are clustered around Paralia, open from June thru September.There are clubs for almost every taste, check for free entrance offers on specific days, avoid drinking whiskey there, it can be of bad quality... 

Local Customs  

Small Chaples

Small Chaples, Paralia

 mirchica Says:  Very praiseworthy, Greek people are very religious. Well, maybe from the orthodox countries only Bulgarians are not so much. Anyway it’s another topic, so they have small chapels or maybe small mini houses where you cannot enter but you can light a candle and pray for a... 

Beach Traders

Beach Traders, Paralia

 mirchica Says:  Oh, those traders! They were all over, all the time, from 8am to 8pm selling doughnuts, sun glasses, dresses, tattoos, jewelries, watches, souvenirs, and so on and so on. On every 20-30 seconds you hear a voice: “Doughnuts, lokumades (same in Greek),krofnice (in Serbian)”.... 

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