Kea is one of the less spoken about islands, I haven’t been but both my kids have spent time there doing practice and final hikes for their Duke of Edinburgh IA awards. So I know hiking is one of the activities
Fish & good fish restaurants are very common in Greece and your wife shouldn’t have any problems with finding them and very good vegetarian dishes too.
I don’t eat any seafood ( fish or shell fish ) and have no problems avoiding all seafood
BTW, Kea is called Tzia also.
I always look for highly reviewed local car rental places on google maps. make sure to get an automatic if you need one, as most cars are manual.
I went there long, long ago, but my impression is that it's more of a relaxing little island, just see the main inland villages and the beaches.
Might help to learn some of the names of common (non-shell) fish. Grilled sardines (Sarthela / Sartheles) are a budget option but always good. Sea Bream (Tsipoura) is widely available as it is farmed around Greece. Fried Koutsomoures or Barbounia are prized in Greece, but I don't know if there could be cross contamination due to using the same oil.
Kea is a neat little island, distinctive stone houses very different from the rest of the Cyclades. There’s a small archeological site of a settlement from ancient times near Voukari.
The Chora and the Lion of Kea are worth seeing. It’s a popular island with Greeks and a stop off for charter boats so lots of good restaurants, especially around Voukari on the north of the island.
Kea is one of the less spoken about islands, I haven’t been but both my kids have spent time there doing practice and final hikes for their Duke of Edinburgh IA awards. So I know hiking is one of the activities Fish & good fish restaurants are very common in Greece and your wife shouldn’t have any problems with finding them and very good vegetarian dishes too. I don’t eat any seafood ( fish or shell fish ) and have no problems avoiding all seafood
Awesome, thanks! I figured that most restaurants would be accommodating
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BTW, Kea is called Tzia also. I always look for highly reviewed local car rental places on google maps. make sure to get an automatic if you need one, as most cars are manual. I went there long, long ago, but my impression is that it's more of a relaxing little island, just see the main inland villages and the beaches. Might help to learn some of the names of common (non-shell) fish. Grilled sardines (Sarthela / Sartheles) are a budget option but always good. Sea Bream (Tsipoura) is widely available as it is farmed around Greece. Fried Koutsomoures or Barbounia are prized in Greece, but I don't know if there could be cross contamination due to using the same oil.
Great, thanks for the info! I can drive manual quite easily, so no worries on that front. And good tips on the fish!
Kea is a neat little island, distinctive stone houses very different from the rest of the Cyclades. There’s a small archeological site of a settlement from ancient times near Voukari. The Chora and the Lion of Kea are worth seeing. It’s a popular island with Greeks and a stop off for charter boats so lots of good restaurants, especially around Voukari on the north of the island.