We are blessed with a fabulous network of friends and contacts, and Pavlos Carvalho has thrilled us all by agreeing to make a series of videos to show some of the secrets behind Greek music – the history, the rhythms, the voices, the instruments, the passion, so that we can share the love … Read More
That is meatballs in egg and lemon sauce to you… This is a unique Greek combination of flavours and for us, the most delicate and evocative taste sensation in Greek cooking. Greek mothers make chicken broth with avgolemono sauce and rice for any ailment from a broken leg to a broken heart, and it usually … Read More
One of our favorite chefs, Angelina Kalogeropoulou, has started to become a cult figure with her charming presentations of delicious and easy dishes to prepare, to bring some Greek flavours, scents sunshine into your kitchens. Our clients love her and we are so lucky to have her! You can follow her on our social media, … Read More
Last updated August 31st 2020 Next update- September 15th. Breaking news There is from Monday 31st August at midnight, a temporary ban on all passengers from Barcelona and Catalonia entering Greece by air. The Netherlands has been removed from the list of countries where passengers are required to have a negative covid test before arrival. Until … Read More
Posted by Ileana von Hirsch: “Where?” ask my Greek friends when I say that I have just come back from a wonderful trip to Kilada. “Kilada,”I reply, “You know, that cute little provincial seaside town in the Argolis, on the east coast of the Peloponnese, famous for its small, succulent pink shrimps and … Read More
Five Star Greece is smiling from ear to ear at having been invited to contribute to Food and Travel’s excellent article about Tinos, an unspoiled foodie speck just a few miles from Mykonos. Hotels on Tinos are few and far between, so villas are the natural choice, and we have some very beautiful and luxurious … Read More
The charms of Greece’s blazing summer sun and warm August seas are well known, what to do though when the mercury is a bit lower, skies are less than an unblemished blue, the water temperature is still fresh, and the waving cypresses and green mountains coo seductively? Take a hike is our best advice. Ithaca, … Read More
Lefkada is an island that rewards the explorer. One of the Ionian islands off the west coast of Greece, it is connected to the mainland by a causeway, and like its better-known neighbours Paxos and Corfu, looks west towards Venice rather than east. Overlooked by everyone other than yachties, who have turned it into … Read More
With over 50 picturesque villages and many more pigeon houses (the total is well over 1000), Tinos is an island to discover in a leisurely way over many days. The landscape morphs from lush vineyards into looping coastal roads, barren boulder land, and deep marble quarries. Within just a ten minute drive, its … Read More
Five Star Greece is proud to support a wonderful environmental action group: Plastic Free Greece was founded by one of our guests- we are so proud of her- someone who not only demands and appreciates the finest things in life (Five Star Greek villas and our service) but is prepared to roll up her … Read More
‘Sup man? Stand-up Paddle boarding or SUP, is cool, no, I mean really cool. It is minimum effort, maximum result, doesn’t pollute the seas, is quiet, environmentally friendly, tones the abs and calms the mind. The fact that it is also a term that really cool people use because they are too damn lazy … Read More
