A banquet memoir in Corfu
Each time it’s different, yet magically the same > in an extract from her new memoir, Corfu Banquet, the novelist Emma Tennant describes the excitement of returning to her family’s Greek hideaway after a long winter away.
We used to call them the “Kalispera Club”, the old women who popped out of nowhere in the olive [...]
Greek Lefkas and Zakynthos among world’s top 30 island beaches
Discover the world’s top 30 island beaches > Condé Nast Traveler tells you about the ultimate places for fun in the sun.
Get ready to hit the beach. If you’re ready to leave your life behind for fun in the sun, you are in luck. In the July issue of Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, the editors [...]
Two of the most beautiful Greek Ionian islands
Two of the most beautiful Greek islands are located in the Ionian Sea, an area a bit off the beaten track for Australians visiting Greece but perennial favourites with Europeans visitors and holidaymakers.
These two islands are Zakynthos and Cephalonia.
Zakynthos has some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in Greece while Cephalonia has some of the best beaches [...]
A chic boutique hotel in Ithaca island, Greece
Ithaca island, in the Greek Ionian Sea, is packed with trendy bars and boutique hotels
Ithaca is an island that likes to keep its secrets. The drive to the capital, Vathy, from the tiny harbour, revealed dramatic landscapes of lush green peaks and scattered, sleepy hamlets. Beautiful, undeveloped, it was everything I had expected > a paradise for [...]
My perfect beach in Greece
The journey to Kefallonia [Cephalonia], the largest Greek island in the Ionian Sea, was long but easy.
Each bus, taxi and ferry deposited me at just the right place and just the right time to catch the next bus, taxi or ferry, and when I arrived at midnight in Argostoli, Kefallonia’s capital, I simply walked [...]
Travelling to Greece? then visit the Ionian Islands
With a young family, choosing a self-catering holiday abroad can sometimes prove difficult but with Greek villa specialist, Travelux, the decision has never been easier.
Travelux offers over 40 luxury villas and apartments, each with private pools, on the Ionian Islands of Lefkada and Meganissi. With something to suit every family member, young or old, the [...]
Take a new look at Cephalonia island
Votsalo is a brand new villa near Avithos in the south of Cephalonia island, in the Ionian Sea.
It has views of Avithos Bay, the cliffs and sea in one direction and the towering Mount Aenos in the other. The deserted sandy beach of Megali Petra is a short walk away down a quiet track and [...]
Ionian islands that ooze absolute Greek charm
PAXOS island > Where > Two hours’ ferry ride south of Corfu, an hour from the mainland at Parga.
Best for > Sailors, walkers, individual travellers, couples.
Why > There’s no room for an airport on Paxos island, you have to go to Corfu Town or Parga across on the mainland and then catch a ferry. This has meant [...]
Zakynthos > where the turtles rule
Midnight flights, it’s worth it for the beauty of the island and the protection of its wildlife.
While the prospect of an early morning flight to the Greek island of Zakynthos hardly fills me with exhilaration, my friends are utterly jubilant. We bundle into a taxi to drive to our hotel on the nearby Vassilikos peninsula.
We use the hotel bus [...]
Corfu for culture
If you’ve read reports about Corfu’s past troubles with lager louts, this choice may seem surprising. But the island, with its delightful Venetian-British capital, is simply too beautiful to ignore, and is fighting back with a culture drive, most notably in music.
Home to three-quarters of Greece’s classical musicians, the town hosts the prestigious International [...]
