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While your summer beach vacation is probably still a few months away, there’s no harm in fantasizing about days spent sipping cocktails and dancing the night away…
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From an unused ex carpark from the Olympics of 2004 - Architect Renzo Piano has created a sustainable cultural hub that focuses on giving back to Greece’s residents as well as its visitors, located four kilometres south of Athens in Killithea.
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Made from 90% Greek cotton, the socks depict heroes, and each one narrates a story: Kira-Xeni, Fisherman, Sailor, Pappa, Pappa's Girl, Merman,Tsolias (Evzone) and Rempetis.
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Housed within a fabulously restored Venetian-styled mansion house, this design hotel with nine suites and a stunning rooftop bar has put the island of Syros back on the map.
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Cut travel time, fly directly across the Cyclades, and unlock adventure with every landing. Efficient, thrilling, and designed for discovery—your Greek island-hopping upgrade starts here.
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Exceptional, natural goodness sourced in Greece is what Neolea is all about following the mantra: 'love more, live better and get more taste out of life'.
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Heading to the Greek islands? Here’s why Greece’s first helicopter airline, hoper, deserves a spot in your favourites – Dimitris Kossyfas, the new island-hopping pioneer, shares his sky-high routes and secret spots.
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Villa Charissa is a new addition to the hip, designer-cool Aenaon Villas Santorini. Built in the same traditional island’s cave house style, locally called “yposkafa”, Villa Charissa is a luxury suite that cascades into tiers all cocooned in a rigorous aesthetic of pure white.
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Forget the crowds. Tinos doesn’t perform for tourists - it just exists, cool and unshaken, carved from marble, kissed by salt and wind. A Cycladic retreat where time bends, and creativity flows.
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Éros Kéros Villas, on the slow-pace Cyclades island of Koufonisia, come drenched in Aegean blue vistas – a sun-kissed boutique retreat of four cubic Cyclades-style merchant houses that lazily gaze onto the island of Keros.
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A tiny dot in the Cyclades Islands, Syros shimmers in the Aegean Sea, surrounded by a circle of Cycladic isles such as Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Paros and Sifnos. Like all island adventures, the best way to arrive in Syros is by via classic Greek, sun-drenched ferry into the ancient town of Hermoupolis/ Ermoupoli.
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Following their love and passion for the healthy Mediterranean diet and appreciation of the slower pace of life, GO.SLOW was founded some 40 years ago based in Kalamata.
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Cue Zeus+Dione, a Greek resortwear brand that celebrates Hellenic culture and lifestyle. The brand, named after the ancient Greek goddess of love’s parents, looks toward the age-old knowledge of artisans all over Greece, who custom-make, weave, dye, embroider and cut the Zeus+Dione textiles.
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Explore Santorini’s edgy design, boutique hotels and volcanic drama. Discover the Cyclades icon’s best stays, beaches, culture and wines – a place where beauty and history collide.
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My Greek Island Home by Claire Lloyd is always out of the bookcase, an ever-present friend that tells the tale of falling in love with a Greek island and finding that a simpler life is not so bad after all.
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This modern gallery stands out for its industrial-chic décor, creating a rough-luxe backdrop from its life as a former warehouse, where design pieces can hold their own ground, and for the casual observer.
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The island of Sérifos sits in the Aegean Sea, sheltered by poetic partners, Cycladic Islands Kithnos and Sifnos. A beautifully rugged, craggy and raw island with slow time beaches, Sérifos feels untouched.
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Every beach on the tiny island of Tinos is wonderfully different, the island is famed for its geological intensity and adds a sense of drama to many of its wild and rugged coastline pitstops.
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Founded as an art platform in 2018 by curator Marina Vranopoulou, the objective was twofold: to give a voice to emerging artists from peripheral countries historically connected to Greece, Greek history, and culture.
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Born on the Greek island of Crete, Psyllaki worked in architecture and interior design (with a love of graphic design) for a decade before finding her artful vocation and opening Studio Paradissi in 2019.
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Sat in a secluded spot right on the edge of the famous Caldera, individually-created traditional houses hug the rock formations – these exceptionally sleek designer dens are more than villas, their tonal whitewashed minimalism gradually revealing handcrafted touches and a cool boutique aesthetic.
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Scattered amid the Aegean Sea on the Cycladic Islands of Santorini, Tinos, Syros, Sérifos and Koufonisia are some of Greece’s most dramatically scenic beaches, coves and sandy inlets to discover.
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A bold bookseller and publisher for the next big thinkers created by Stathis Mitropoulos, an award-winning graphic designer and art director, and Andreas Kokkinos, a former fashion and design editor at ‘T’ The New York Times Style Magazine.
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Piled high to the rafters, you’re unlikely to leave Giorgio’s without chic new headwear, such is the range and high quality of the offerings from this family-run shop in Athens.
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Discarded fishing nets, creative innovations and robotic 3D printing recycle marine waste off the coast of Greece into designer homewares taking plastic marine waste and turning it into statement furniture.
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Athens - where ancient gods meet street rebels. From rooftop raves to anarchist enclaves, sunlit ruins to darkened alleys, this city is a living contradiction. Bold, raw, unforgettable. Welcome to Athens.
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Crushed pomegranates, juicy reds, minimalist noir and Gaudí-fuelled fever dreams — colour gets loud in this travel edit of radical design, retro cool and artistic hideouts.
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Brad Pitt, Sting and even Madonna own one. Dreamers long to inherit one (cue A Good Year). And sometimes, accidental hoteliers simply fall in love. Welcome to The Vineyard Edit, a tribute to off-grid wineries and oenophile heroes – the perfect escort to our newest boutique hotel sibling, nestled in the wild beauty of Le Marche, Italy.
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Nissos Beer, brewed on the wild beautiful Cyclades Greek island of Tinos, also known as the holy island, is a crafted natural, chemical-free beer, made with passion by Maya Tsoclis and Alexandros Kouris.
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Before Pompeii, there was Akrotiri—a lost Minoan metropolis frozen in time by Santorini’s volcanic wrath. Step into the past and uncover a civilisation buried in ash.
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Three distinctive vineyards on the wild Greek island of Tinos produce bold natural wines from the harsh, mineral-rich, wind-sweept lands in the Cyclades. Meet three heroes: Gerard Margeon of T-oinos, Domaine de Kalathas by vigneron Jérôme Binda and Volacus Wines.
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Imagine if you could distil the language of Greek coastline living filled with eternal summer and put it into creative textile design. Well, that's just what the Greek siblings Grigoris and Constantinos Samaras did – the founders of cult brand: SEA YOU SOON.
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Get lost in ancient myths, stunning coastlines, and vibrant culture. From sun-kissed shores to hidden treasures, dive into an adventure you'll never forget.
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Cool design, contemporary styling and a hug to local island culture make our pick of five easy-to-get-to Cycladic island escapes of Santorini, Tinos, Syros, Sérifos and Koufonisia, all the more irresistible.
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The Greek island of Tinos is fast becoming the Cyclades' hidden art destination - from heritage crafts to hotel bastions of style and design.
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Paestum Temples in Southern Italy is one of those ancient antiquities that you have to visit – this UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cilento Campania is a treasure trove of ancient Greece including three of the world’s best-preserved temples.
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No crowds, no rush—just sun, sea, and island time. Koufonisia (Koufonisi) is the Cyclades' best-kept secret, where boats outnumber cars and the Aegean calls the shots.
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Our first little wonders were two collectable findings: the unique honey from the island of Astipalea featuring 80% thyme pollen grains and the honey from the mountains of Crete with 60% thyme pollen grains.
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Made in their Athens atelier, Callista's bags are iconic, timeless, and one of a kind, each skilfully handmade using age-old crafts and techniques to incorporate Greek heritage
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Greece and herbary go way back in time to antiquity. Throughout its history, the aromatic and medicinal herbs described by Hippocrates, Theophrastus, Dioscorides and Galen have long been a part of their rich holistic culture.
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Santorini is no ordinary island. Born of volcanic collapse, its black earth, sheer cliffs and hollow caldera create a Cycladic terrain where architecture, shadow and time are shaped by geology itself.
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Based in Athens, the creative directors of BaBatchas, Chrysi Makri and Nefeli Gkyzi, were drawn to each other by a common love for their homeland of Greece and Athens in particular, where they both found its modern idiosyncrasies and ancient peculiarities an inspiring place to live and work.
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Athens. A city of such ancient historical weight, it’s no wonder the capital’s charms lay for centuries in the fascination of its antiquities: the ever-present Acropolis and Parthenon, its agoras and temples and the adjoining museums stuffed with the treasures of Ancient Greece.
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Some say that the blowing Cycladic winds (Meltemi) give this Greek island's wine its special Aegean flavour - Chrysoloras Winery, Serifos produces organic and natural wines that define island terroir.
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An island kissed by the sun, where timeless towns meet rolling countryside and coastal pitstops, ancient ruins whisper secrets, and every meal feels like poetry. A Mediterranean bolthole of culture.
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From spicy Spaghetti Curry to marshmallow walls and mandarin groves – discover Europe’s most delicious design hotels. It’s travel, but tastier. Architecture, flavour, style and soul – all stirred to perfection.
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Although today we take for granted the myriad design tools, fonts and typefaces that allow our creativity and imagination to shine through the typed word, have you ever wondered where it all began?
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Where laptop meets lido, espresso meets altar and desk meets design. These are the hotels for thinkers, tinkerers and wanderers who like their office dressed in art, architecture and altitude.
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CITRUS is the flavourful rebellion from Chios – a slow-made symphony of mandarin, mastic and culture that jars Greek tradition with bold design and boutique ethics.
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Escape to Tinos – the Greek island of over 60 Cycladic villages, art, culture, great natural food, pristine beaches and enough churches (1500+) to feel totally blessed – and slip into a new way of living, the Tinos way.
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How do you get, in thought, from a theatrical backdrop of the UNESCO-listed lake hideaway in Switzerland and an Irish bolthole on a remote island to watching a vintage episode of The Waltons?
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Giorgos and Alexandra Alexiou are simply two of the nicest people you can meet, a creative couple that fuse you with their beautiful Greekness. Meet the creative owners behind the fabulous Aenaon Villas on the Cycladic island of Santorini - they found a perch right on the edge of the Caldera.
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Discover the four best Santorini winemakers on the volcanic Cyclades island's vineyards: Argyros, Gavalas, Venetsanos and Hatzidakis from vinsantos to Assyrtiko.
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Dramatic settings, coastline and the famous caldera views, Santorini has equally hot beach settings including a red sand beach to complete the Aegean beauty.
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The botanics of nature from cold-pressed organic, virgin Opuntia (Prickly Pear) oil infused with the aromatherapeutic benefits of Geranium Bourbon, Neroli, and Spanish Sage.
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An enchanting island of culture, nature, heritage and sunset gorgeous coastline, explore the most beautiful beaches you need to know about when on the island of Syros.
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A wonderful six-suite design guesthouse-hotel in the creative heartlands of Athens in the Kolonaki Quarter - home to the creative set, bookstores, publishing, galleries, museums and cafes.
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Discover the best beaches on the Small Cyclades islands of Koufonisia - Pano and Kato – separated by a narrow 200-metre channel, and both offering Cycladic beaches of beauty.
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What we wear is a signifier of who we are, and the hat in particular has become a marker of individuality and style.
Handcrafted, family-owned hat makers literally headline this lineup of the coolest, oldest, most stylish and rare finds - our chapeaux of choice from felt fedoras, brimming sun hats or a jaunty beret.
From vast Doric columns to tiny, intricately carved religious artefacts, beautifully smooth busts and imposing door lintels, the Museum of Marble Craft in Tinos reveals the surprising malleability of this revered material.
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Athens-based ceramist, art and design lab Maru Meleniou creates pieces in both the fields of sculptural artworks in the form of stoneware objects and makes 'everyday' a ceremony in tableware that is anything but ordinary.
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The planned Archaeological Museum of Athens by Tsolakis Architects is in Plato’s Academy Park, named after Plato who founded his famous philosophy school here in 388 BCE.
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Known as the 'Queen of print' - Vogue, Mary Katrantzou continually pushes the boundaries of textiles, visual drama and innovation, a pioneer of digital art crossed into fashion.
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Recent studies have concluded that we should be consuming over 30 different plants a week. Thankfully this includes herbs too, so it seems timely to talk about Daphne and Chloe, an Athens-based brand that deals solely in dried herbs.
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Radical, sometimes political and always on the pulse of Athens’ ever-evolving art scene, The Breeder Gallery is housed in an old ice cream factory, redesigned by architect Aris Zambicos.
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