- Retrospective on The Trip
- Day 20: Rafina, Athens and Flying Home
- Day 19: Last Day on Andros
- Day 18: Andros Bad Weather
- Day 17: Southern Andros Hiking
- Day 16: Syros, Tinos, Andros
- Day 15: Syros
- Day 14: Northern Serifos and on to Syros
- Day 13: Exploring Southern Serifos
- Day 12: Serifos
- Day 11: Kamares Beach Again
- Day 10: Relaxing on Kamares Beach
- Day 9: Platis Gialos and Southern Sifnos
- Day 8: Apollonia and Northern Sifnos
- Day 7: Sifnos First Day
- Day 6: Milos to Sifnos
- Day 5: Western Milos
- Day 4: Plaka, Sarakiniko, Pollonia and More
- Day 3: Milos Oniero Boat Trip
- Day 2: Milos – Adamas, Sunbathing at Papikinou Beach
- Day 1: Stansted, Athens and Milos
- Western Cyclades 2020: Nailing Down the Itinerary
- Western Cyclades 2020: Trip Planning Overview
Tuesday 8th September 2020
In Search of New Breakfast Spot
If you’ve read any of the previous posts on this trip, you’ll know I love my Greek breakfasts. In particular, somewhere that sells good Greek yoghurt and honey! I got lucky first time on Milos, so the first challenge of today was finding an equal (or better) place to start my day here on Sifnos.
I set off from the hotel down the gently sloping road into Kamares. I’d seen several café/snack bars on my walk from the ferry yesterday, so I was fairly confident in locating one somewhere towards the port.
![](https://www.greecetravelguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/P1011360.jpg)
After checking menus at a few promising cafes, I settled on a place called Café Stavros which has an excellent location right on the end of the beach and – perhaps more importantly – a great breakfast menu!
![](https://www.greecetravelguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/P1011685.jpg)
![](https://www.greecetravelguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20200908_084619.jpg)
I sat down at one of the tables right at the end of the beach and was soon enjoying a delicious breakfast.
Sadly, they don’t offer quite the same value set menu as I had on Milos, but for €12.50 I had the usual coffee, fresh orange juice, bread, jam and, of course, Greek yoghurt and honey. If anything, the yoghurt was even better than Aggeliki’s which was quite a surprise!
Being able to sit and enjoy the early morning sunshine and views of the beach was fantastic. I strongly suspected I had found my new breakfast spot and would most likely return here every day.
![](https://www.greecetravelguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20200908_085822.jpg)
Beach Bound
As it’s my first full day on Sifnos and I have 6 nights here (one more than on Milos) I decided to make it a relaxing beach day. The main beach at Kamares looks absolutely stunning and I couldn’t wait to see what it was like.
After the short walk back to the hotel from breakfast, I got changed into my beach shorts, lotioned up and packed my rucksack with my camera, kindle and headphones, plus a small bag for my towel and a bottle of water.
Towards the south end of the beach, there are a few sets of organized sun loungers that back onto bars and tavernas. I avoided these as I wasn’t sure what they would cost, and besides I prefer a slightly quieter location. Heading north towards the middle of the beach I found some more sunbeds that were completely unoccupied and decided this was the spot for me!
I put my towel down on an end bed and was soon in holiday heaven: soaking up the Greek sun, reading a good book on my Kindle and listening to my favourite music.
![](https://www.greecetravelguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/P1011300.jpg)
The beach was everything I’d hoped for and more. Lovely, golden sand, shallow, clear and warm water and, best of all, not many people around! Again, I suspect the low volume of tourists has a lot to do with the Coronavirus pandemic, but if there is a silver lining to such a situation, having beaches like this be so peaceful is definitely one of them!
The sunbed’s I had chosen turned out not to be free, but they were exceptionally good value: €4 for one bed (and use of the umbrella) but that included a free drink – anything from soft drinks, coffee, or even beer. Okay, the soft drinks and beer were ‘only’ 330ml cans, but having paid similar prices elsewhere for just a sunbed, I happily handed over the money. Surprisingly, I didn’t opt for the beer as it seemed a little early to start drinking (even on holiday) but had a Coke Zero instead.
Lunch in Familiar Territory
The morning seemed to pass too quickly, as good times often do. Having had a large breakfast, I delayed lunch until 1:30, at which time I walked back along the beach to Café Stavros to see how their lunch compared to the breakfast!
![](https://www.greecetravelguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_20200908_133217.jpg)
This turned out to be another great decision. As you can see in the picture above, I went for a chicken club sandwich and it was delicious, complete with a generous portion of crispy chips and some tomato sauce. Since it was well into the afternoon, I also had a large beer to wash it all down.
Lazy Afternoon
I won’t say much about the afternoon as it was basically a repeat of the morning: lots of sunbathing, swimming and general relaxation.
At 5pm, I decided I’d probably had enough sun for the day, so I packed up all my gear and headed back to the hotel for a cool shower and a coffee.
Another Great Italian
Having enjoyed an amazing dinner last night at Camaron restaurant, I ventured to the one next door – another Italian called “Da Claudio”. It turned out to be a similar meal as well, albeit fusilli pasta instead of tortellini. It was very, very tasty but perhaps not quite as good as last night’s meal.