authentic or not

[blondegirl]

WELCOME TO THE ARILLAS SITE
As they say..... " you dont have to be mad to join in but it helps!"

[MurtaghsWife]

No idea, but it sure is a lovely place. My family goes there every year now; it's almost always warm and the sea and restaurants are amazing.

[nickb]

Thats great, I all the Greek islands avoid the commercialsied route that has ruined so many Spanish resorts.

I love the Greek for their laid back life style and friendly attutude, the atmosphere is unbeatable, I fell in love with Corfu when I visited Agraides in 1995 and would say to all stay Greek!

As for the spellings well mines not to hot either and my Greek is even worse butI am practiscing!!!

Cant wait to come to Arilas it sounds fantastic and exactly what we want GREEK CULTURE!!!

[Mango]

nicb

You will love Arillas, its unspoilt, not commercialised and soooo laid back.

Have a great time.
Amanda

[WILLIAM]

Well Arillas is a quite new village...there are a lot of new building but the thing who can assure you that is authentic is the genuine behavior of the Arillas People. For examples in Broukis Restaurant you can find authentic greek food served with the tipical greek welcomes & smiles.
If you are in the "sigà-sigà" mood (I mean the relaxed one) Arillas is the perfect place to relax and enjoy your holiday.

[Eggy]

But, when walking, stay close to the side of the road and keep an eye out for a lion on a mountain bike. ( See Bike Hire )
Negg

[blondegirl]

If you look on the photo gallery of Old Arillas you can see how it was about 20 years ago compared to now it has changed a lot.  The Horizon wasnt built and the Brouklis looks positively "naked".

[ROB,JAN]

The reason we all love Arillas is because of the lovely people that live there, and the lovely people we meet when we holiday there.
          If it becomes another Sidari or Kavos, we lose the quality of person who appreciates what Arillas is all about,,,, whom  would then look for pastures new trying to find a new chilled Arillas somewhere else............

                          ROB.                 
                                         

[Mapman]

I loved your history of Arillas Dimitri!  You can't get a more authentic village than that.  Many people don't realise that back in 1973, Corfu's infrastructure (roads, power supply, communications etc.) was far removed from today's. 

Unfortunately I have not had the pleasure to have visited Corfu at that time, but many Greeks around Nissaki used to tell me how there was no road beyond Barbati, except donkey tracks, and the whole North East was a military area. 

What were the roads to Arillas like in those days, Dimitri.   I bet a journey to Corfu town then was quite an undertaking, eh?

Stephan

[suecharl]

Thank you Dimitris for authentic information,and I agree you should put it on the home page,because I've just come back from my first ever visit from arillas,and this lovely place is definately my idea of a holiday,it was found only by chance as a late booking for a holiday,and am wanting to go back next year,after reading your authentic description I know I will definately book to go back.The locals are not needy of money-grabbing,profit making,get-it-while you can as in other countries I have visited,and so long as there are no high-rise hotels and worse thing of all MCDONALDS,me and my 11 yearold daughter will be going back.And for longer than a week this time,relaxing really agrees with me!

[Alan]

Hi Dimitris, i read with great interest the little bit of history of Arillas, after 24 consecutive years in Arillas, its only now that i have more insight of the place that Joyce and i love so much. and i agree with the others it should be FRONT PAGE stuff ok mate. Thanks Dimitris.
Alan.

[briant]

Hello Dimitri,I really enjoyed your informative reply to Carol,s enquiry.our first visit to Corfu was to Sidari in 1982 & I have a photo somewhere of us crossing the river going towards the Sidari Beach Hotel.In those days it was just two rough planks of wood,now of course it is a proper structure.We went to Sidari every year thereafter untill 1993 when I bought a Touring Caravan and discovered out of the way places in the U.K. France & spain(never had the courage to drive to Greece).We returned to Sidari in 2001 ,what a disapointment,Wall to Wall Discos ,McDonalds,Touts outside most of the Bars I could go on.We discovered Arillas 3 Years ago & it is everything your Forum Guests say it is.Elenis sentiments obviously come from the heart and there is still hope for mankind when you have people like her in the world.Glad to see that the Mathraki has escaped the clutches of Olympic Holidays and I wish them every success for the future.we leave tomorrow for another fortnight of Arillas hospitality and will call in to enjoy your Roast Lamb And "A bit of craic" as they say in Ireland.For the uneducated thats longhand for a chat.

[Marymary]

Hi Dimitris
That was very interesting about the history of Arillas and makes me want to come back there even more. I may even pluck up the courage to do that alone. I would never like to holiday, let alone live in Kavos or Sidari. I stayed in Kavos about 8 years ago and didn't like it, but having said that it was surrounded by beautiful scenery

[wayne]

when i first went to arillas on a late booking i arrived at about 7-30 am and walked from gallini to the beach ,my first impression was what am i going to do for a week,but after my first night out i knew i would return.we had a great meal at thalassa became friendly with yiannis and litsa.next day we went to the brouklis ,met our host and introduced ourselves,had a great meal there also.what im trying to say is its the warmth of the locals and the atmosphere that makes you want to come back.
i normally holiday in rhodes been going for 25 yrs but is now so commercial and very busy with traffic and you feel you need another holiday after arriving home.when ive been to arillas i feel like ive been on holiday,and feel like ive been a guest and not a number on a seat.

[Paul C]

We have just returned home from two weeks in Arillas where we enjoyed "authentic" Greek hospitality. Over the years we have visited quite a few Greek Islands and also other resorts in Corfu. Then last year we found Arillas. We were hooked. No one hassling you to eat in this restaurant or to take that excursion. Just sort yourself out,go where you want to and eat where you choose.
This year was even better,from the welcome given to us by Eleni and Spiros at the Irene Apartments to the service in the restaurants,especially in the Brouklis. Always time for a chat with the diners. Thanks Dimitris for explaining the reason behind the Torpedo by the road in Magoulades. Everywhere we went, we were treated like old friends. It is so obvious why so many return year after year to Arillas and it's "authentic" Greek welcome.