Mykonos is one of Greece’s most exciting and charming islands to visit. Aside from being known as a lively holiday destination with a vibrant, perhaps infamous nightlife in certain areas of the main town of Mykonos and along some of the beaches, the island is also home to rustic villages, quiet areas of coastline and …
In the namesake National Marine Park, Alonissos is a sustainable island destination in the Northern Sporades. The marine park includes Alonissos and an archipelago of uninhabited islands off its shore. Some parts are inaccessible, to help conserve the Mediterranean monk seal, but you’re free to go on a self-guided voyage by motorboat to forgotten coves …
According to mythology the smallest Ionian Island came about when Poseidon plunged his trident into Corfu. Paxos broke away from the bottom and became a love nest that Poseidon shared with his consort Amphitrite, and his trident remains the official emblem. In reality Paxos is a peaceful island of olive groves, crystal clear waters and …
Less than an hour from the port of Piraeus by “Flying Dophin”, Agistri is a small island in the Saronic Gulf. Agistri is tiny, and it takes just ten minutes to drive from the northern village of Megalochori to Limenaria in the far south. In between are unpopulated hills where wild oregano, figs and lemons …
On the Saronic Gulf, the small island of Poros is an hour’s ferry ride on a “Flying Dolphin” from the Port of Piraeus. On its south coast, Poros is separated from the Peloponnese by no more than 200 metres, so it’s one of the most convenient Greek Islands if you’re travelling from the capital by …
A fertile island in the Northern Sporades, Skopelos hit the big screen in 2008 when it appeared in the ABBA musical Mamma Mia!. Tourists come for the day, from Alonissos and Skiathos especially to see Kastani Beach and the enchanting Agios Ioannis Church, which both featured in the film. But Skopelos is much more than …
In the southeastern Aegean, Karpathos is an isolated island that has kept hold of its dialect, traditional dress and customs. These are manifested during the Panagias Festival on 15 August, and at weddings in villages like Olympos and Menetes, lasting for a whole week in the summer. Those settlements in the Karpathian interior are stunning, …
Just off the Pelion Peninsula in the northwest Aegean, Skiathos is a compact island enveloped in pine forest and with beaches to die for. On the west and south coasts of Skiathos is a constant chain of postcard-worthy bays, interspersed with rocky promontories and backed by a protected wooded landscape. Skiathos has pulled in a …
Attached to the rest of Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth, the Peloponnese is a peninsula with ancient cities and natural sights that are ingrained in the world’s shared memory. The region has one UNESCO World Heritage Site after another, from the Bronze Age tombs of Ancient Mycenae to the Great Theatre of Epidaurus, in …
Greece’s second-largest Island is separated from the mainland by the narrow Strait of Euripus. With a fierce, mountainous spine and roads that often degrade to dirt tracks on the coast, Evia still isn’t accustomed to tourism. But there’s much to see, as those mountains have waterfalls, gorges and can be admired in all their splendour …