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
Symi is a dry, rocky island of bare limestone hills, low scrub and clear sea in the Dodecanese. The land carries little soil and sparse tree cover, so the nature of the island rests on hardy plants, wild herbs and the animals of the rock. Phrygana, the low scrub of thyme, sage and oregano, covers … Read more
Meteora is famous for its monasteries perched on sandstone pillars, yet the same cliffs shelter one of central Greece’s richest bird-of-prey communities. The rock towers and the oak forest of the Antichasia mountains below form a protected Natura network site, valued across Europe for its nesting raptors. Egyptian and griffon vultures ride the thermals above … Read more