Destinations

Greece and Cyprus, after the crowds.

We start with small places to stay and unhurried corners, and look closely at what each one gets right. One destination at a time, each answering the first question of any trip: where should you base yourself?

Aerial view of Kolona beach, the sandbar on Kythnos Cyclades · Start here

Kythnos

An island of small places and few beds, so where you sleep shapes the whole trip. Read the guide Photo: Yannis Papanastasopoulos / Unsplash Kalopanayiotis village, a vineyard slope and the winery terrace in the Troodos Mountains

Cyprus

Troodos: villages, vineyards and why a car matters. Read the guide Stone church with a clock tower and slate roofs above a walled courtyard, with stone steps climbing the hill in Kalarrytes

Epirus

The mainland, away from the island rush.Read the guidePhoto: Nikos Kavvadas, Unsplash

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