Greece

A heat haze shimmers over Athens, and the world is submerged in a slow summer languor. The hill of the Acropolis is perhaps the most sun-scorched spot in the entire …

I open the jar of crystal salt and look at the label: Αφρίνα ‘fleur de sel’. As I sprinkle it over my food, my mind drifts back to our trip …

“The Island of the Winds” is one of Mykonos’ nicknames and we first disembarked at the Greek island’s harbour on a spring day that epitomises it. The wind was so …

This journey, which brought us to ancient Olympia, began with the first stop at Delphi and the story of the Delphic oracles. Thus, almost 3000 years ago, the predictions of …

Among the oldest wines that Maria and I have tasted, a fortified sweet wine from Greece, Mavrodaphne variety , vintage 1979, is one of the most curious. The story takes us to …

When strolling among the 3,000-year-old buildings of ancient Delphi (Δελφοί), you begin to think that Zeus and his entourage truly existed. The feeling is quite similar in another ancient Greek …

The dazzling white cliffs of Sarakiniko Beach mercilessly reflect every ray of sunlight and burn everything around them. The nickname “lunar landscape” that this place bears is not accidental. Sarakiniko …

Mom, Dad, when are we getting back to the ship? When you are on one of the most stunning beautiful places, Sarakiniko Beach on the island of Milos, the snow-white …

Everyone who is visiting Santorini for the first time comes up with some expectations of their own. We have all seen romantic photos of white houses and churches with blue …

We are slowly approaching Santorini and the dramatic caldera is slowly emerging in front of us through a mystical fog on a slightly cloudy day in May. The steep slopes …

“Suspended in the air” or “in the heavens above” – this is what Meteora literally means. It is also the name of the famous area Meteora in Greece where monasteries …