Lania, a Commandaria hill village about 570 metres above sea level. Five kilometres before Lania, the slopes beside the road carry burnt trees, and green is already coming back through them. It is a quiet, slightly sobering way to arrive, and it makes the first stone houses feel like a welcome. In short Where: Lania,
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A shallow lagoon at the island’s northern edge, a stormy winter sky, and a flock rising across the water.
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A quiet Akamas eco camp near the Baths of Aphrodite: A-frame bungalows, two coves of its own, starry nights, and honest notes from a hotelier.
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A hotelier’s guide to Skylou beach, Kythnos: how to get there, the steep steps, what to bring and why September is quiet. No facilities, no crowds.
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The Ambracian prawns of Preveza: what makes them special, how to eat them, and why a slow lunch here beats any beach.
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A car-free stone village at 1,200 metres in the Tzoumerka mountains, and where to base yourself around it.
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Where to base yourself in the Troodos Mountains, how to get around, and which village suits which trip, planned the way a hotelier would.
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Where to base yourself on Kythnos, how to get around, and which beaches to start with, from a hotelier’s point of view.
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