Sifnos still till feels like a genuine island despite an ever-increasing tourism. Unusually fertile and green for belonging to the Cyclades. Renowned for its culinary tradition, pottery and excellent olive oil. Biggest attraction is the small magical heritage listed village of Kastro.
Undoubtedly one of the Aegean’s most beautiful islands. In a holy, barren rock, in the capital Chora, you can visit John Monastery from the 1000’s with its famous library. Despite the crowds of tourists, cruise liners and yachts, the island has managed to retain its relaxed atmosphere. Night life here is quiet and peaceful. [...]
Besides the myth of the ill-fated Icarus, who got hubris and flew too near the sun with his wings made of wax, the island is known as the red rock. During the communist period thousands of left-wing party members were sent here in order to weaken the Communists. Many of them stayed on the island [...]
Share Tucked away on a steep and secluded rocky hillside, this sensational all-suite luxury boutique hotel forms an oasis of tranquility less than a five-minute walk from Fira, Santorini’s vibrant capital. Adamant Suites’ guests will be challenged to choose between six amazing, individually designed suites, each drawing inspiration from a different precious stone and paying [...]
La Residence Suites Hotel Mykonos awaits you to experience the distinctive lifestyle of a unique, boutique hotel in the most cosmopolitan island in Greece, where the French Riviera glam-chic ambiance meets the mesmerizing Aegean blue of Mykonos. An oasis of graceful living, La Residence Suite Hotel captures the glamour and sentiment of Colonial chic in [...]
Northpoint Rooms / Kefalonia island NorthPoint Rooms 1953 is located in a small village called Markandonata situated in the northern part of the Ionian island of Kefalonia close to the picturesque fishing port of Fiskardo. NorthPoint Rooms is a unique, secluded and peaceful property consisting of six rooms set in three separate buildings within a [...]
ON MOST GREEK ISLANDS, what hits you first is the light, bouncing off burnished rocks or painting the horizon a fuzzy peach. On wildly beautiful Sifnos in the Cyclades, it's the aroma of orange-and-anise biscuits drifting down whitewashed lanes; pockets of sage and oregano in wind-chiselled valleys; blasts of brine as sea urchins are prised [...]
Kitesurfers have long made a playground of the breezy beaches of Paros, and no wonder: this sunshiny isle is a Cycladic triumvirate of sandy shoreline, history, and culture. Last summer the island debuted a new airport, opening it to larger aircraft and more vacationers. And the fishing village of Naousa, with its boxy white architecture [...]
Hydra is now a stop-off on the glittery international art circuit and yet the boho, go-slow Greek island will always sway gently to its own rhythm SAILING INTO THE SMALL SARONIC ISLAND of Hydra in early summer, the unrivalled colour I see is yellow. The port - a perfect horseshoe - backs into a high [...]
Victoria Beckham's sell-out Estée Lauder make-up collection is back for a second run with some new products as well as some cult comebacks. Here she talks Vogue online beauty editor Lisa Niven through the creation process, and explains why Nude Spice was the perfect name for her favourite new lipstick. There are beauty collaborations that [...]
