It’s always wonderful to have your love recognized by others, when you can, in a word or a sentence, to see that you are not alone, that there are many who love Argolida, who consider it a place that is blessed, beautiful, hospitable. That is why we were so glad to see in Kathimerini the article by Dimitris Athinakis. This short and sweet report on Argolida is focused on two villages, one that is really close to Porto Heli and the AKS Hotels and one that is closer to Nafplion and on the other side of the Argolic gulf: Ermioni and Kiveri respectively. What can one say about amazing Ermioni that will do justice to this marriage of mountain and sea? Dimitris Athinakis says that Ermioni “is on its own a full narrative, a fairy tale that is comprised of quiet, personal adventure and loneliness, which resists the wild entertainment that has been imposed so many times by the existence of the sea. It’s a place that tries to tune in to today, while it is trying to keep the amazing enjoyment of a world that can only be heard of in narrations of a land that is lost forever”. Indeed, the visitor who will truly experience Ermioni will realize immediately that he is in a place that functions at its own pace, that has its own personality, that tries to keep its identity, but also attract the new on its own terms, rather incorporating what fits than adopting what’s in and cool. Kiveri is, for Dimitris Athinakis, the perfect complement of Ermioni, its sibling on the opposite coast of the Argolic gulf. It may not be one of the most known places to visit in Argolida, but the editor is full of love for this village. He calls it “a land of mystery” and if you visit it “it will be impossible to tell where its beauty lies, since it is more of a sense that something is happening there that you cannot ‘grasp’, or taste; you may be able to smell it. The hospitable homes and cafes ask you to let yourself go; recall silence as a component of reflection – who you are and where you are going”. We have often talked about how Argolida is a place ideal for vacation, since everyone will find exactly what he’s looking for. From archeological sites to beaches and from cosmopolitan villages to hidden corners, everything is hiding in small, but brilliant Argolida.
