Akamatra, Ikaria: A Village of the Rahes Highlands

July 3, 2026 by Yannis Divramis

Akamatra is a small, traditional village set on the Rahes plateau in the western highlands of Ikaria, an island in the north Aegean. Stone houses stand among pine and oak forest, near the larger settlement of Christos Raches. The village shares the unhurried, late-running rhythm that makes the Rahes region famous. Springs, gardens and orchards … Read more

History of Ikaria: From Ancient Oinoe to Today

July 3, 2026 by Yannis Divramis

Ikaria carries one of the longest and most distinctive histories in the north Aegean. The island grew around ancient Oinoe, its old capital near modern Kampos, and around the coastal settlements of Therma and Drakanon. Ancient writers praised its Pramnian wine and a sanctuary of Artemis near Nas. Later centuries brought Byzantine, Genoese and Ottoman … Read more