If you’ve been hearing “Yarrrr, matey” lately, it’s probably because September 19th was International Talk like a Pirate Day. TLAPD is a parodic holiday that started in Oregon, US as an inside joke between two friends in 1995, and has grown immensely in popularity in these past 20 years. The Pirates of the …? However … Read more
As a well brought-up Greek girl with a strict father of a certain generation, I was never allowed to go backpacking round the Greek islands with a boyfriend – we were expected to bring friends home, and not go “cavorting around like Scandinavian tourists,” (apologies to Scandinavian visitors, my father was of a certain generation..) … Read more
Almost like a film set, the tiny harbour of Assos on the west coast of Kefalonia, is improbably picturesque, with pastel coloured houses encrusting the small isthmus from which sprouts a pine-covered headland, crowned with a Venetian fortress. The village enfolds in its plump and pretty arms a small beach and a perfectly limpid bay … Read more
While some ATM’s , mainly in Athens, ran out of cash over the weekend ( June 27th) as people stormed them, by Monday, most of the ATM’s were refilled, and are working fine, especially on the islands. We advise people to take the sensible precaution of bringing more cash than usual, as well as a … Read more
Parikia is often thought of as a place you arrive on the ferry and drive out of pretty sharpish to head to pretty Naoussa or your villa on the south coast, but apart from its function as the capital of Paros, it has it own great charms and considerable interest, and it would be a … Read more
Paros beaches are fun, plentiful, sandy, safe, clean and get rather full in summer. If you are staying in one of our Paros Villas, here are some ideas for getting away from the beaches for a day or two. THE BYZANTINE ROAD Through Paros’ green and flowery June meadows, along hillsides and down into cool … Read more
Kea-Tzia is a mildly schizo island; to start with, it doesn’t know if it is Cycladic or something else, if it is easy to get to or not, whether to build with stone or whitewash, whether it is a tourist magnet or simple and authentic, it doesn’t know if it is barren and blasted, or … Read more
Although it has an airport, Syros has somehow missed out on becoming a destination, all the more surprising when one takes a close look at it. The other Cycladic islands are variations on a theme, based on the aesthetics of fishermen and peasants; the iconic cubic houses, cane roofs and whitewash are the stuff of … Read more
Five Star Greece is proud to be featured on the Platinum List in Ocean Home Magazine’s latest issue! You can find us on page 74 of the digital edition