Andros has a Mediterranean climate of warm, dry summers and mild. Wet winters. As the greenest of the Cyclades it stays cooler and more comfortable than its bare neighbours, and the meltemi wind blows across it through the summer. When you visit decides whether you find quiet green trails and flowing waterfalls, warm beaches and … Read more
Andros is a large island, and where you base yourself shapes the whole trip. The main choice is between Batsi, the lively west-coast resort with the best beaches and the easiest walkable base. Chora. The elegant capital on the east coast with the island’s culture but a quieter, less beach-focused stay. Gavrio, the port, and … Read more
Andros has no airport, so it is reached only by ferry, and only from Rafina, the smaller port of Athens on the eastern side of the city. The crossing is short and frequent, taking one to two hours. Which makes Andros the closest of the Cyclades to the capital and an easy escape from the … Read more
Chora, the capital of Andros, is one of the most elegant towns in the Cyclades, set on a narrow peninsula between two bays on the island’s east coast. A marble-paved main street runs between the neoclassical mansions of nineteenth-century shipowners, past squares and churches. To the ruined Venetian castle and the emblematic Tourlitis lighthouse rising … Read more
Andros is the finest walking island in the Cyclades, its green, mountainous interior laced with hundreds of kilometres of old stone footpaths that once linked every village. Fed by springs and streams rare in the Aegean, the island stays green and cool when its neighbours are parched. Its restored trail network. Crowned by the long-distance … Read more
Andros rings its 176 kilometres of coast with over eighty beaches, from broad organised sands to wild emerald coves reached only by dirt track, on foot or by boat. Being the greenest of the Cyclades, its beaches often come backed by rivers, plane trees and dramatic mountains rather than bare rock. The long. Indented shoreline … Read more
Andros is the greenest and one of the largest of the Cyclades, a walker’s island of springs. Waterfalls and terraced valleys that feels a world away from the barren, party-driven islands to the south. Just two hours by ferry from the port of Rafina near Athens, it rewards visitors with an award-winning network of hiking … Read more
Karpathos has quietly become one of the finest wedding destinations in Greece. Ranked second in the country ahead of far busier islands, thanks to its peaceful atmosphere, natural beauty and living traditions. Set between Rhodes and Crete and still largely undiscovered, it offers exotic beaches, traditional villages and genuine Karpathian hospitality. An authentic and unspoiled … Read more
Saria is the small, uninhabited islet off the northern cape of Karpathos, separated from it by a narrow. Deep strait so slender that the two are thought to have been one island in antiquity before an earthquake split them. Rugged, empty and protected as a Natura site, Saria is a place of clear coves, sea … Read more
Karpathos sits in some of the clearest water in the Aegean, and that exceptional visibility makes it one of the finest diving and snorkelling destinations in Greece. Beneath the surface lie caverns and sea caves, deep walls and reefs. Shipwrecks, all in warm. Transparent water, while the rocky coves of the coast reward snorkellers straight … Read more