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I think that the mountains are a little bigger than the South Downs in Southern England!
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Most of the villages here are tiny.
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Few tourists venture here.
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You can hire a bike to get to even more isolated areas.
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Itilo has many spectacular walks.
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Ancient Turkish fort near Itilo.
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Looking down at total isolation.
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Another part of the village square with tavernas.
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A part of Itilo village square.
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An even more ancient church.
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No tarmac here!
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Maybe this village is the real Greece.
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Looking down at isolation.
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From Itilo village.
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Fishing boats tied up all in a row.
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It may be basic, but the trip is worth it.
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It is also very basic.
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This vastly overcrowded beach is not five star.
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You need to be fit to walk around here.
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The village of Itilo is on top of these steep hills.
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This out of the way area is deserted in October.
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The scenery at Itilo is a lot more sparce than Aghios Nikolaos.
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On the way south to Itilo. That's Aghios Nikolaos in the far distance.
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This was a sleepy taverna with two sleepy policemen and a very sleepy waiter who was stuck to his chair.
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Sleepy taverna at Kardamili beach.
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The stony beach near Kardamili.
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Another Greek Orthadox church.
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Beautiful flowers adorn Kardamili.
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There was only one ATM here.
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Kardamili, a village between Stoupa and Kalamata.
