Kalymnos Island cuisine begs to be savored
From high atop St. Savvas Monastery the lush agricultural Pothia Valley is like green parkland bisecting this rocky land of Kalymnos Island. Groves of...
Naturally Thessaloniki is a foodie city
Thessaloniki: breads, dried fruits, pomegranate syrup, cumin, sesame seeds, artichokes, wine, a cornucopia of smoked and cured meats and fish along with enough food...
GRECOTEL Hotels & Resorts Reduce Prices in 150 Restaurants Around Greece
By Vasilis Papoutsis, Contributing Editor
Grecotel Hotels and Resorts, the largest luxury hotel chain in Greece, is reducing by 10% the listed menu prices in...
At home with Alexander: Edessa and Pella
What forces make a legendary region a tourist attraction? Conflict and nature are two factors. Pella was Alexander the Great’s new showpiece capital and...
Four Wineries of Macedonia and Eastern Macedonia/Thrace
F - εὖ is a descriptor for all that’s good and creative in a person’s life – one that Dionysus, god of wine, sitting...
Ursulines and marble: educating Tinos Island
Angela de Merici, founder of the Ursulines, believed that educated young women could make great contributions to society. The year was 1535.
In an age...
Grecotel Hotels & Resorts’ GM V. Minadakis talks to HNA
By Vasilis Papoutsis, Contributing Editor
Grecotel Hotels and Resorts was a dream that started to take shape 45 years ago when visionary businessman Nikos Daskalantonakis drawing...
Mountains of the Pachamama: the Andes of Argentina
The dome of the planet was a glittering display for the Pachamama.
As eyes adjusted, the sky was ablaze with stars. The Milky Way was...
On The Road in Greece: Pension Petros, Santorini
by Catherine Tsounis, Contributing Editor
“I found you a room at Santorini’s Pension Petros in the center of Fira, Santorini, for 80 euros a day...
Union of Santorini Cooperatives unique mission
"...to preserve the cultivation of land and overcome the challenge of rapid touristic development that leads to the abandonment of land cultivation." Stela Kasiola,...
Ioannina preserves cultural layers of Epirus
“...the fire of a stove burning fiercely under a smooth and polished surface.”
Sir Henry Holland describing the demeanor of Ali Pasha, 1813 (1)
The graceful...
Metsovo shimmers with Greek Autumn colors
The lobby fireplace in the Hotel Olympic takes the chill off the mid-October afternoon along with a cup of hot Greek coffee and tangerine...
The harvest of Naxos and the Small Cyclades
Naxos is well known for its agricultural abundance. The 166 square mile island, largest in the Cyclades, has a fertile interior created by the...
Defining tradition on Lipsi Island, Greece
Island stories conjure images of remote destinations – Ascension or the Faroe Islands. At just 16 square kilometers (10 square miles) with a permanent population...
ANTHEMUS SEA BEACH HOTEL AND SPA: A GARDEN OF EDEN ON HALKIDIKI’S SECOND PENINSULA
BY AURELIA
“Suddenly, at my bedside,
was golden-sandaled Dawn.”
Sappho, Lyric Poet (630-612 to 570 BCE)
My room at the Anthemus Sea Beach Resort was actually a suite...