This prosperous region possesses many important archaeological sites. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus is a peninsula and a geographic and administrative region in Southern Greece. It is connected to Central Greece by the “Isthmus of Corinth” land bridge which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf and by the Rio-Antirrio bridge further West. The […]

This region includes some of the most popular global travel destinations such as Mykonos, Santorini and Rhodes. The administrative region of the South Aegean consists of the Cycladic and Dodecanese island complexes, located in the central and southeastern Aegean Sea. This region includes some of the most popular global travel destinations such as Mykonos, Santorini […]

Chios is the ancestral home of many modern Greek shipping dynasties and the world’s only commercial producer of mastic gum The North Aegean region comprises of the islands of the north-eastern Aegean Sea, such as Chios, Lesvos, Ikaria, Samos, Lemnos, Fournoi Korseon, Oinousses, Agios Efstratios and Psara. The only exception is the island of Samothrace […]

The capital city of Thessaloniki was long a fascinating crossroads metropolis of different religions and cultures. Central Macedonia is the second most populous region in Greece and its capital city is Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki or Salonica has long been a fascinating religious and cultural melting pot, and nowadays, has a dynamic role as a strong economic, […]

Ancient Attica (the Athenian city-state) was divided into demoi or municipalities from the reform of Cleisthenes and grouped into three zones: urban (asti), otherwise known as the main city of Athens and Piraeus (the port area), coastal (paralia) – nowadays dubbed the “Athenian Riviera” – and inland (mesogeia) in the interior. Attica is an administrative […]

It offers a unique combination of the cosmopolitan and the traditional and is a particular favourite with honeymooners and natural lovers, hikers and especially bird watchers. Cyprus has always been a hotly fought over part of the Mediterranean.  After suffering a number of invasions, with the most recent being in 1974, and some more recent […]

In recent years, there has been a new focus on high end, local agricultural products including saffron from Kozani, Florina peppers, wines from the regions of Kozani and Amyntaio as well as specialized arts and crafts. Western Macedonia is one the least densely populated parts of the country due to its mountainous landscape. Over half […]

Central Greece is one of the most mountainous areas in Greece having some of the highest elevations. Central Greece, one of the thirteen Greek administrative regions, occupies the eastern half of the traditional region of continental Greece, including the island of Euboea. During the Ottoman Empire the region was known as Roumeli (the land of […]

With Vikos -the world’s deepest canyon- and the Zagori region with its two national parks and 48 rustic villages, Epirus is a story waiting to be told. Epirus is the north – western corner of mainland Greece. The name is derived from the Greek Ἤπειρος, Ḗpeiros meaning “mainland” or terra firma. Epirus is a predominantly […]

The islands were under European rule (Venetian, British etc) which is why architecture and the arts developed at a very different pace here and created distinct cultural traits. The Ionian islands are scattered along the Western Greek coastline and are made up of the better known, bigger islands of Zakynthos (Zante), Itaca, Kerkyra (Corfu), Kefalonia, […]

The breathtaking scenery in Meteora, with its monasteries that hang on a cliff’s edge, the stunning beaches on the islands of Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos are only a small snapshot of what this area has to offer. This central Greek region encompasses an agriculturally rich area, otherwise known as Greece’s “bread basket” and the Sporades […]

It is in this region that we also find one of the most developed wine producing hubs of the country, focused around the city of Drama. This administrative region covers the north-eastern part of mainland Greece and two islands, Thassos and Samothrace. It borders Turkey and Bulgaria and is home to the only remaining part […]