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Hydra and the Deste Foundation
Quirky, classy, impossibly picturesque, Hydra is one of Greece’s truly magical spots. A great barren mass of mountain with steep sides, a hint of whitewashed church on the summit, and the spectacular...
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Spetses & the Armata
For fun, we showed you Spetses in winter, (see our facebook page) now back to business: Spetses in winter - and why we discourage off-season villa viewings! Expensive real estate. Jet-set summer...
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A Cretan said all Cretans are Lyres…
You may know the ancient logic puzzle – A Cretan said “All Cretans are liars”, so as a Cretan he was lying, so all Cretans AREN’T liars, so then he was telling the truth, so all Cretans ARE liars, so...
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What to do on Santorini and why three days is not long enough.
I asked our sweet, clever and beautiful owner of fabulous Villa Santorini 1V for a list of her personal favorite things to do that she could suggest to guests staying at her house, and this is what she...
View ArticleThe Aristotelian Theory of Greek villas, or why we have such boring names for...
I am glad I studied Philosophy – it has so many practical applications. For example, I am frequently asked by clients who have booked a villa what the address of their villa is, as they do not...
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The Cyclades, then and now…
” The mainland of Greece has been overrun by barbarian tribes; the Ionian Islands have been thoroughly Italianised; Greeks in Asia Minor and the islands adjacent to the coast have been swamped by...
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Martha Graham Dance Company comes to Ithaca
Five Star Greece was proud to join the sponsors who brought Martha Graham to Ithaca, as part of the Return to Ithaca open air festival. After a party the night before hosted at the grandest villa in...
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Captain Corelli revisited
“The real star of the film of course was Cephalonia itself,” said Susie Pugh Tasios, the producer of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin which I watched again last night. Susie died last year of cancer, and is...
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Eternal summer gilds them yet; Lord Byron’s guest blog
Don Juan Lord Byron’s greatest, last poem, is a rich seam of humour, wisdom, satire and lyricism – also travel writing; “The isles of Greece! The isles of Greece Where burning Sappho loved and sung,...
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