Skiritida Hotels & Accommodations

If you want to experience a different side of Greece, a quiet escape from tourist areas, surrounded by remote mountains and thousands of acres of forest, then the Foresta is for you. More of a small rustic lodge or inn than a hotel, the Foresta exudes warm Greek hospitality -- owners Nadia and Christos can't do enough for guests -- but with a touch of sophistication too. We loved the natural appearance of the stone buildings and the stone and wood decor of our room. The decor is repeated in the lovely cafe-bar, which has an enormous wood-burning stove. The delicious food isn't typical tourist fare either -- it reflects more modern Greek cuisine, a seasonal menu with Peloponnese specialities, using locally sourced ingredients, including from Christos's family gardens. We also loved the proximity to the traditional village of Vlachokerasia -- a real place where real people live (don't look for any postcards here). And yet the Foresta is very convenient as a base for day trips to famous archaeological sites across the Peloponnese. But mostly it's the AMAZING views of the forest and Taygetos mountain range, and the clean mountain air, that caused us to return here -- and we'll be back again. We've been all over Greece many times so we know the Foresta is utterly unique -- it really is the ”other” Greece -- tranquility surrounded by nature.