Greece & Cyprus | Introduction WElCOmE TO SunvIl Welcome to Sunvil and to our specialist Greece and Cyprus programme After 48 years of creating original and innovative holidays, I am Our holidays are trips that we ourselves enjoy and would choose for our extremely proud to say that Sunvil was chosen for the prestigious friends and family. We endeavour to treat you, our customers, as we Sunday Times Travel Editor’s Award for excellence in September 2017. would expect to be treated. Inside this brochure you will find holidays designed by passionate In these uncertain times, it is more important than ever that we strive to travellers just like you: experiential holidays in authentic destinations retain consistency and high levels of customer service. I guarantee that that will allow you to discover the real country. Think culture, our specialist teams will be there from start to finish, that our gastronomy, wine and unmissable sights and experiences that will descriptions are honest, and that every property featured has been forge unforgettable memories. This is a Sunvil holiday - your Sunvil vetted. You can, of course, contact me or any of the team directly holiday. should you have any questions or issues that you would like to raise. Whilst our range of destinations continues to grow, our ethos and I hope that Sunvil can introduce you to the real Greece and Cyprus in customer promise remains unaltered. Our philosophy is based on trust, 2018. passion and personal relationships, not only with our customers but with those who live and work in our destinations. Our reservation experts, many of whom have been with us for years, are passionate about our destinations and, through their personal, first- hand knowledge can answer any questions that you may have. They are well qualified to advise and recommend, based on your own holiday criteria. We can point you to those special, little-known places, Noel Josephides, Chairman some not found even in guidebooks. Email: [email protected] 2 | Sunvil 020 8758 4758 www.sunvil.co.uk Greece & Cyprus | Contents not all our accommodation is suitable for guests with reduced mobility. Please contact us to answer any questions you may have regarding our properties and to Contents advise their suitability for people with health conditions or impairments. Our holidays in Greece and Cyprus 4-5 Saronic Islands Foreign Office advice Agistri 197 We’ve partnered with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Aware campaign to help provide top tips and Hydra & Spetses 198 advice for planning for your trip abroad. It’s important to Greece Dodecanese Islands do some research before you travel to learn about any Introduction 6-7 Tilos 200 necessary visas and vaccinations required for entry to your Flexible Greece 8 Halki 204 destination, understand any unusual laws and customs Island Hopping 10 and to be aware of the latest travel advice for the region. Patmos 206 visit https://travelaware.campaign.gov.uk/ for further Active Greece 12 Symi 208 information Boutique Greece 14 Karpathos 210 North Aegean Islands lipsi & leros 212 lemnos 15 Kalymnos 214 Samos 20 Telendos 216 Ikaria 32 Other Islands 217 Thassos 35 Crete 218 Ionian Islands Mainland Fly-Drives Corfu 44 Hidden Greece 233 Paxos 56 Cities lefkas 64 Athens 239 meganissi 72 Thessaloniki 240 Ithaca 75 Kavala 241 Kefalonia 80 Zakynthos 92 Two Countries, One Holiday Albania 242 Greek Mainland Parga 95 Sivota 100 Halkidiki 109 Cyprus Ammouliani Island 114 Introduction 244 Pieria / mt Olympus 117 Polis and Akamas 246 South Peloponnese 120 Paphos Region 253 north Peloponnese 142 limassol Region 258 Pelion 149 larnaca Region 259 Sporades Islands Troodos mountains 262 Skiathos 157 nicosia Region 264 Skopelos 160 Alonissos 165 Cyclades Islands Additional information Andros 174 Cyprus Car & Kythnos 176 Flight Information 266 Serifos 178 Offers, Responsible Tourism 267 Sifnos 180 Greece Car & Boat Hire 268 milos 182 Greece Flight Information 270 Kimolos 183 General Information 271 Folegandros 185 Travel Insurance 274 Paros 187 Booking Conditions 274 OUR PROMISE naxos 188 Santorini 190 Amorgos 194 Koufonissi 195 HANDPICKED ACCOMMODATION A HIGHLY PERSONAL SERVICE 100% Financial Protection Value for money FROM START TO FINISH Sunvil is a fully bonded tour operator. Our aim is to offer you the very best Our air travel inclusive holidays are ATOl service and holiday arrangements protected by the Civil Aviation possible, whether you choose a simple VALUE FOR MONEY AT THE Authority. Accommodation and land self catering apartment or 5 star HEART OF WHAT WE DO arrangements are protected by ABTA. arrangements. Our promise Customer service FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE We promise to provide great value, We set high standards for ourselves and OF OUR DESTINATIONS expertly tailored holidays in unspoiled our team; we hope that you will find our destinations across the world, coupled service levels to be friendly and efficient, from start to finish with personal service with a personal, caring touch. HOLIDAYS TAILORED and attention to detail. TO YOUR TASTE ABTA No.V6218 Cover picture: Samos This picture: Sivota 020 8758 4758 www.sunvil.co.uk Greece & Cyprus | 3 Greece & Cyprus | Introduction Welcome to the real Greece & Cyprus In over 45 years of arranging compared to the larger picture - holidays to Greece and Cyprus that unique combination of we have not seen the factors, many intangible, that fundamentals change. Both make Greece and Cyprus so destinations are blessed with a special, and draw so many warm sun, a sparkling sea, people back year upon year. We unspoiled nature and scenery, a do not believe any rival holiday refreshingly 'back to basics' island destination has a more fiercely lifestyle, mythology and history loyal customer base. wherever you look, food and We have had plenty of time to wine at last acclaimed for its seek out our favourite spots - excellence, and - above all - a many off the beaten track and people famed for their warmth little known even to the locals. and generosity towards their let us use our expertise to steer foreign visitors. you to the places we love, and Yes, much of the that we are sure you will too. accommodation is still quite A week or two in either country simple, the mattresses is still the perfect antidote to our sometimes harder than we like busy modern lives, and we are and the plumbing seemingly certain that you will come back unchanged since the days of refreshed and with an enhanced ancient Greece. But these are zest for life. trifling considerations when 4 | Sunvil 020 8758 4758 www.sunvil.co.uk Greece & Cyprus | Introduction Something for everyone 48 years expertise at your service Whatever you want from your holiday, we are sure that we can accommodate You may know what you want but not where to find it! We can help. Just call you. From a simple cottage on a remote Greek island to a 5 star resort hotel; one of our team with your requirements and let us do the work. Claire, Dudley, from a Cypriot village inn to a modern villa with a private pool; from a mainland Graeme, Jackie, Justin, Karolina, mark, neil, Stella and Tony will be delighted to fly drive to a classic island hopping trip; for singles, couples and families alike, help, and all of us have an intimate first hand knowledge of various areas. for history buffs, nature lovers, artists and walkers – somewhere within our programme is your perfect holiday. Customer satisfaction Happy customers who want to return again and again with Sunvil are our aim. Since 2011 our post-holiday questionnaires give an average score of 97% of customers rating their overall holiday experience as good or (the majority) excellent. Award Winning Holidays We have won our fair share of awards over the years but none has pleased us more than this year's Sunday Times Travel Editor's Award. Stephen Bleach wrote (September 2017): “This year’s award goes to a company that’s best known for doing something that is, on the face of it, Personal service from start to finish ordinary: providing package holidays to Greece. Lots of companies do this. Few will From the moment you contact us to the moment you return from your holiday, take you to tiny unknown towns, you invariably fall in love with, to stay in small. our specialist team is on hand for advice and assistance. not only in the uK – family-run hotels. Few strive so hard to put you among locals, rather than in the we have some 30 local representatives throughout Greece and Cyprus, many of poshest hotel, away from the action. It’s a travel buzzword, but this company pulls it whom have lived there for years (and some of whom have been looking after off: its holidays are “authentic”, without the hairshirt - or the price tags - that often Sunvil guests for over 20 years). They are a mine of local information and really involves. Now the company has an ever-growing list of destinations, but the Med is will help you get the most out of your holiday. its home turf, and we hope It will continue to combine innovation with authenticity there for another 47 years.” Discover the real Greece and Cyprus with Sunvil Telephone number 020 8758 4758 Email [email protected] – you couldn't be in better hands Website www.sunvilco.uk Samos 020 8758 4758 www.sunvil.co.uk Greece & Cyprus | 5 Greece | Introduction Greece Whichever area of Greece you wish to visit, have had over 40 years to hunt out the best from Halkidiki in the north to the mani areas and hand-pick our accommodation, so peninsula in the south, from the Ionian islands you can visit Greece safe in the knowledge in the west to the Dodecanese chain close to that the hard work has been done.