Narrow walks like this are a common sight in Parga, an idyllic town in north-western Greece. We were there a couple of years ago and lived in hotel Della not too far from the beaches Valtos Beach, Krioneri and Piso Krioneri.

In the morning, we sat in Della’s own private garden and ate breakfast surrounded by olive groves and bird twitter. The almost bitter flavour of the Greek yoghurt, the sweet honey on a slice of white bread, the boiled egg and the cold orange jucie made me smile satisfied after each meal during our seven days stay.

Della doesn’t have a pool, but the nearest beach is only 800m away. To reach the road leading to the beach, you must follow a short curved trail among the olive trees. Even though Della - unlike other hotels in Parga - doesn’t have pool or a restaurant I can’t think of any reason to not choose this hotel. Many restaurants in the area offer tasty traditional Greek food and the sea is only a 15 minutes walk from the hotel.

One day, we went by boat to the neighbouring Antipaxos. We swam and snorkelled in the clear blue water, savoured appetising Greek salads and relaxed on the beach.

The day trip to Antipaxos was the best time of the week. Fancy a swim?