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Not so Five Star Greece…
One Star Greece today – The worm’s eye view. Today’s blog is courtesy of my 20 year old son, just returned from a rather grubby island hopping trip to Mykonos, Paros, Santorini and Naxos, with which Five Star Greece had … Continue reading
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Tagged marble quarries, Mykonos clubs, Naxos, parian marble, Paros, Santorini
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Introducing Naxos
Five Star Greece Yesssss! Our photographer just sent in the photos she took from the new house on Naxos – and she managed to get there on a sunny day as well even though it was December. It looks stunning … Continue reading
New additions to the Villa collection
My father, Panos Gratsos, was a respected bibliophile whose collection of antiquarian books on Greece, the Ottoman Empire and the Ionian was sold at Sotheby’s in 1991 with much fanfare, and the books from which were snapped up by other … Continue reading
The Pure Greek Pirate Experience
I spend a lot of time reassuring people that Greece is not infested with Somalian pirates, French barricades, pyromaniacs, typhoons, sinking ferries, murderous rioters, military dictators, drug cartels, white slave traders, exploding volcanoes and cancelled flights (I fib a little … Continue reading
Sunday on Mykonos
Mykonos “Eureka!” as Archimedes would have said had he been a villa agent – At last, we have been given a drop-dead glamorous house with private access to the sea – mind you, you have to be a strong swimmer … Continue reading
Andros – A class act.
October 6th One of the closest Cycladic islands to Athens and just a hop away from Mykonos, Andros is ripe for discovery. Real estate prices are bucking the downward trend, fuelled by demand from the Greek island connoisseurs who prize … Continue reading
Odysseus’ Palace found!
Finally, over a hundred years since Schliemann, convinced he had found the location of Odysseus and Penelope’s home, first excavated the site of Aetos on Ithaca, a team of architects from the University of Yannina have uncovered a three storey Mycenean building that … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, Greece Travel, Luxury Greek villa rentals, Odysseus palace
Tagged Ithaca
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Swimming with the Stars
July 24th 2010 Those who don’t know any better think that this means donning sunglasses and a Liz Hurley bikini and carving a bit of space out for yourself on a Riviera beach in August, while wrinkled brown bodies step … Continue reading
Anchors Away – Cephalonia.
July 17th A shipowner friend arrived on his yacht yesterday – his newest toy, which is a Viking 45; small, smart, fast and sporty. Since the sea has been like a dusty mirror stretching all the way to Italy, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Assos, Cephalonia, Kefallinia, Kefalonia, Viking 45
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Life in Villa Skinos
July 7th Life in Villa Skinos Summer has set in now – long hot days with crickets chirping and a calm, warm sea. The oleanders and agapanthus are in full bloom, with fat bees buzzing around them and birds rustling … Continue reading
