Things to do · Leonidio
For the day after a long climb, a hot afternoon, a grey morning or when you simply want to do less. Spa, sea, market, coffee and one easy drive.
The short answer
Leonidio is good at slow days. You do not need a plan: a long breakfast, a swim, a coffee under the red cliffs and a late lunch are already a good day.
Below are the ideas we give our own guests when their legs are tired or the weather changes. Pick one or two and leave the rest.
Written by the Sampatiki Suites team. Updated September 2026.
Breakfast
08:00 to 10:30
At the hotel
Spa and infinity pool
In town
Market, cafés, cliffs
By car
Kosmas, 30 km west
At the hotel
Breakfast
Breakfast runs from 08:00 to 10:30 and is built around local products. A long, quiet breakfast is the best start to a rest day.
The spa
Our spa has a jacuzzi and a sauna, open to every guest. After a day of climbing or walking it is the best thing for tired muscles.
Massage
Massages can be booked in advance. Ask reception for times.
The pool
Swim, read and watch the light change. It is also a good place for the afternoon heat.
Around Leonidio
Coffee
Sit with a coffee in the town square with the cliff behind you. It is the classic way to spend an hour.
Market
The weekly market sells vegetables, fish and mountain honey. Go before the heat.
Sweets
Visit the cooperative or a bakery for aubergine spoon sweets or a bag of rusks.
Lunch
Fish at the harbour. Stay until the light turns gold.
If you want a little more
A short drive
About 30 km west, a mountain village with a shaded square and hearty food. Cool on a hot day.
A longer drive
If you want a bigger day, the walled town on its rock is the best excursion from here.
When the weather turns
Autumn and winter bring the odd grey day. Stay inside with the spa, have a long lunch in town, or drive to a village and look at the churches. The cliffs are dramatic in cloud, and the town is quiet.
From us at Sampatiki
A rest day at Sampatiki is a good day. The spa is open to all guests, breakfast runs until 10:30, and reception can plan the afternoon around the weather.
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Questions
What is there to do in Leonidio on a rest day?
Spa and pool at the hotel, a swim, coffee in the town square, the Monday market, a long lunch at Plaka and an easy drive to Kosmas.
Does the hotel have a spa?
Yes. There is a jacuzzi and a sauna, open to every guest. Massages can be booked at reception.
Where is the breakfast and when?
Breakfast is served every day from 08:00 to 10:30 and is built around local products.
What can I do when it rains?
Use the spa, have a long lunch in town, or visit a monastery or a mountain village.
Is there a market in Leonidio?
Yes, on Monday mornings, with vegetables, fish and mountain honey.
What is a good easy day trip?
Kosmas, about 30 km west, a mountain village with a shaded square.
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