Just a 1.5km drive (or a 975m walk downhill via an unmade pathway), colourful Gaios offers all essential amenities including an extensive taverna-lined harbour front where dining by the water’s edge is a true delight – why not try local specialities such as sofrito (beef in a wine sauce with garlic and parsley) or bourdeto (a piquant seafood stew infused with paprika and usually made with scorpion fish). A leisurely stroll along the quayside gives time to admire the impressively jumbled forest of masts belonging to yachts large and small, from all over the world.