Feel that wedding stress drift away on the Greek island of Alonissos, with its pine forests, olive groves, Tiffany blue sea and easy way of life. With secluded coves for secret picnics, deep-sea caves for snorkelling, pretty villages and rustic beach hideaways like Sea Horse Cottage, you’ll fall in love all over again.
Recommended tour operator: GIC The Villa Collection
GIC The Villa Collection says
It is rare in Greece to find one’s own cottage directly above a small beach – Sea Horse Cottage is just such a rare find.
Alonissos is the sleepiest of the four Sporades islands in the Aegean. An east coastline of olive groves and umbrella pines holds an assortment of clear water bays and coves with just the sound of sheep bells and cicada chirps to disturb the peace.
Sea Horse Cottage was once a fisherman’s cottage and is now a comfortable retreat above the water. Just a few steps lead from the cottage’s private terrace to the beach. Views take in the sheltered stretch of sea between Alonissos and the uninhabited island of Peristera.
The pretty port of Steni Vala, ten minutes’ drive away, has waterfront shops, tavernas and café bars. You might want to hire a local boat with outboard to explore the island’s coastline and discover your own private cove – you can moor the boat right outside your beach or in Steni Vala.
Leave the rest of the world behind and enjoy a romantic Greek island honeymoon.
A week costs from £2,020 to £2,766 per couple including flights, transfers and a hire car.
Click here for more about Sea Horse Cottage, our choice of other romantic cottages and villas in Alonissos and for our brochure.
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