Manolates is a traditional stone village high on the north slopes of Mount Ampelos on the Greek island of Samos. It sits above the coastal resort of Kokkari at around 350 metres, reached by a winding road through pine forest and vineyard. The village is known for its car-free lanes of stepped stone, its houses … Read more
Sotiras is a mountain village on the western side of Thassos, built amphitheatrically at about 300 metres on the green foothills of Mount Ypsario. Stone and tiled houses climb the slope around a shaded square, where enormous plane trees and a marble spring mark the heart of the settlement. Miners once filled these lanes, and … Read more
Theologos is a mountain village in the green south of Thassos, set in a valley of olive, cypress and plane trees. Stone houses with slate roofs and tall whitewashed chimneys line one long main street that climbs the slope. The village served as the island capital during Ottoman rule, and that past still shapes its … Read more
Routsouna waterfall is the rare cascade of Naxos, tucked into the green interior above the village of Keramoti. Winter and spring rain feeds a stream that drops through a screen of plane trees, and the sound of running water reaches you before the falls do. This is a small, seasonal spectacle rather than a thundering … Read more