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- February 22nd, 2025
Temperature: 27°C high; 23°C low Season: summer Travel time from UK: 5 hours 40 minutes Time difference: GMT+2 Picking the most beautiful Greek island is like picking the most big-headed Gallagher brother: virtually impossible. But if we were forced, Naxos in July just might be the answer. {Booking now here} The largest of the...
Lord Byron was on to something when he waxed lyrical about the Greek islands. But with more than 200 inhabited to choose from, which ones are the very best Greek islands? Here regular isle-hopper Rachel Howard reveals the ones to get in a speedboat for in 2023 (in no particular...
Three Greek hotels are included in Travel + Leisure's ranking of the 100 best new hotels in the world to operate in 2023. These are Cali Mykonos, in Mykonos, Cosme, a Luxury Collection Resort, in Paros and Xenodocheio Milos, in Athens. {Booking now here} Cali Mykonos – Mykonos {Booking now...
Greece is the undisputed favorite destination of Austrians for 2023, as revealed by TUI Austria, followed by Spain and Turkey. Mediterranean destinations set record bookings, among them many Greek ones, and are at the top of the most popular destinations of Austrians for 2023. (Booking now here} In the first...
Ios emerges as a major "protagonist" in the new list published by thetravel.com regarding the fourteen best Greek islands offered to those who choose Greece for their holidays for the first time thetravel.com {Booking now here} The American travel website urges its millions of readers to visit islands with unique...
Those in the know flock to good-time Mykonos in June, when the nights seem to stretch into infinity and the sunshine bounces off the little white stone houses – and before the chaos of July and August. {Booking now here} Forget ouzo: magnums of Champagne are more de rigueur in...
Located in Athens, a 5-minute walk from Acropolis Museum, Acropolian Spirit Boutique Hotel has a bar and rooms with free WiFi access. The property is close to Temple of Olympion Zeus. The in-house restaurant serves Greek cuisine. {Booking now here} Guest rooms in the hotel come with a private bathroom,...
Isla Brown Corinthia is the product of the transformation of the 70's hotel "Hanikian", in Agios Theodoros Corinthia. The protagonists of the design of the new venture of the Israeli entrepreneur Leon Avigad are the Elastic architectural office, which for this project was awarded the gold prize of the recent...
Sea views, sunsets, and sultry, starry nights – the essential elements of a romantic holiday in Greece are very accessible. But it’s not as easy as you might think to find a hotel that lets the scenery do the talking. Plenty of hotels in Greece know how to put on...
Once the beating heart of Ancient Greece, Athens is a city that has weaved modern life around its 5th-century landmarks. Find here best hotels in Athens. From the magnificent Acropolis (an ancient citadel located on a rugged node above the city) to the neoclassical buildings that pepper Panepistimiou Street, it is impossible not to...
As the southernmost of the Greek islands, Crete is also the hottest. April makes a great shoulder season – outside of the Easter school holidays, of course – with the mercury rising amiably before summer’s sweltering peak. {Booking now here} Take advantage of thinner crowds with lazy days on blockbuster...
With every wannabe influencer and their mother draping themselves over Santorini and Mykonos this summer, it might be time to turn your attention to another Cyclades stunner. {Booking now here} Antiparos’s quiet beauty has increasingly drawn seclusion-seeking celebs: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson bought a villa here 15 years ago,...
This town in the Thessaly Valley is home to the Meteora, a rock formation with Eastern Orthodox monasteries. It is a UNESCO world heritage site for the 51% who want a different cultural experience which can be explored by foot. {Booking now here} Kalambaka is a city of the Prefecture...