Today we will visit the port city of Volos. The main reason cruise ships stop here is that visitors can take an excursion to the Monasteries at Meteora.
Since we had seen them on a previous visit to Greece we did not sign up to go. Another factor why we did not go was that it was an 8 hr trip- 2hrs there and 2 to return.
Instead we took the shuttle bus to town to do some sightseeing, shopping and have lunch.
Downtown has a good selection of stores and shops as well as the ubiquitous number of coffee shops.
After a stint of sightseeing we stopped at a cafe for refreshments and a break.
To our surprise the server brought us complimentary donuts- what a treat.
After a break we continued walking downtown and found the Church in the center plaza. We went in and lit candles and then continued our stroll.
We then started walking back to the bus stop along the promenade looking for a restaurant to have lunch before returning to the ship. We stopped at the tourist information office and got some literature about Volos and asked the two men working there for a restaurant recommendation. The directed us to continue walking towards the bus stop and to look for Dionysus seafood. It was one block away and when we stopped we looked at all the tables and diners and saw appetizing seafood and Greek salads.
We sat down and ordered a Greek salad, fries, appetizer and two entrees. The portions were Huge.
Food very fresh and delicious. Had we know the size of the entrees we would not have ordered the appetizers.
After enjoying our repast we continued on to the bus stop to get the shuttle back to the ship.
Since it was so hot and humid we headed to the cafeteria to get a scoop of ice cream to cool off.
Volos is very close to Skopelos-Mamma Mia Island- and Skiathos - our next stop and where some of Mamma Mia was filmed. One could have taken the local ferry for a day trip to Skopelos to see the actual places where Mamma Mia was filmed.
Since we had seen them on a previous visit to Greece we did not sign up to go. Another factor why we did not go was that it was an 8 hr trip- 2hrs there and 2 to return.
Instead we took the shuttle bus to town to do some sightseeing, shopping and have lunch.
Downtown has a good selection of stores and shops as well as the ubiquitous number of coffee shops.
After a stint of sightseeing we stopped at a cafe for refreshments and a break.
To our surprise the server brought us complimentary donuts- what a treat.
After a break we continued walking downtown and found the Church in the center plaza. We went in and lit candles and then continued our stroll.
We then started walking back to the bus stop along the promenade looking for a restaurant to have lunch before returning to the ship. We stopped at the tourist information office and got some literature about Volos and asked the two men working there for a restaurant recommendation. The directed us to continue walking towards the bus stop and to look for Dionysus seafood. It was one block away and when we stopped we looked at all the tables and diners and saw appetizing seafood and Greek salads.
We sat down and ordered a Greek salad, fries, appetizer and two entrees. The portions were Huge.
Food very fresh and delicious. Had we know the size of the entrees we would not have ordered the appetizers.
After enjoying our repast we continued on to the bus stop to get the shuttle back to the ship.
Since it was so hot and humid we headed to the cafeteria to get a scoop of ice cream to cool off.
Volos is very close to Skopelos-Mamma Mia Island- and Skiathos - our next stop and where some of Mamma Mia was filmed. One could have taken the local ferry for a day trip to Skopelos to see the actual places where Mamma Mia was filmed.
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