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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...
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...
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...
Off-radar Milos has some of the best beaches in the Aegean without the buzz of Mykonos or Santorini. Moon-like Sarakiniko is made up of mounds of undulating bone-white, wave-like volcanic rock and forms one of the island’s most mesmerising bays. {Booking now here} Everything You Need to Know About Sarakiniko...
Marbella Elix, Parga Depending on your route, the journey to and from Marbella Elix is as unforgettable as the destination. If you can, arrive in Corfu, where you can take the hotel’s boat, sailing past caves and secret beaches, to reach Marbella Elix’s beach cove. From there, it's a beloved-by-kids...
Dexamenes Seaside Hotel PELOPONNESE, GREECE Double rooms from about £110 It might be hard to resist the siren call of the Greek Islands, but this daring, brutalist-style hotel is a reason to stick to the mainland. Nikos Karaflos was only 16 when his family business bought an abandoned Twenties winery...