Small shops, traditional tavernas and bars line the streets of the Old Town, beyond which the buzzing palm-fringed promenade of Finikoudes unfurls all the way from the harbour to a 17th-century Ottoman fort.
Plenty of pubs, restaurants and bouzouki bars make the promenade livelier still after sunset.
In between lounging on the beach or dallying...
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