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Just as the earliest tinges of the dawn flushed the eastern sky and turned the pillared Parthenon to a broken harp hung in the pearly horizon

Mark Twain · The Innocents Abroad

A rendering of a pale stone pavilion with a wide arched opening and a low pitched roof, standing above a cobbled court with a circular fountain, umbrella pines and cypresses framing a view across still water to the low fortress islet of Spinalonga

EstatesElounda

Rosewood Blue Palace, planned for Elounda in 2027

Rosewood plans to open Blue Palace on the Gulf of Elounda in 2027, with 154 rooms and suites, 85 private pools and a resort design by K-Studio

20 August 2026

An indoor pool set against a rough-cut stone wall, with loungers on a pale stone floor and a lit corridor beyond

WellnessMykonos

The Rock Spa at Fouquet’s Mykonos: oxygen, cold and stone above Paraga Beach

17 August 2026

A colonnaded restaurant terrace with tables laid, the low sun over the sea and an infinity pool beyond

GastronomySantorini

Vaios Koukoumtzis became executive chef of Santo Collection in Oia

14 August 2026

Low stone and whitewashed houses scattered through scrub above a sandy bay, with the open Aegean beyond

WellnessAntiparos

The Rooster’s House of Healing on Antiparos: longevity rituals of heat, light and cold

11 August 2026

A long indoor pool lit turquoise runs beside a split-face white stone wall, with cushioned loungers set behind sheer curtains along the opposite side of a concrete floor

WellnessPatmos

ANASA at Patmos Aktis: a spa named for breath, reopened on Patmos

8 August 2026

Dining tables laid under a pergola on a stone terrace, above a curved swimming pool with the open sea and a low island beyond

GastronomyParos

Pino by Luca Piscazzi: a Roman chef’s restaurant at Vione Paros

4 August 2026

The shared pool of the EÉSO enclave at dusk, with timber-clad pavilions under flat canopies set into the water on either side and a lit bar at the far end.

EstatesHeraklion

Inside EÉSO by NEMA, an inward-facing enclave on Crete

1 August 2026

A whitewashed cubic building above deep blue sea, with a private plunge pool and loungers on the terrace below it, palm fronds at the left and a settled shoreline across the water

EstatesMykonos

Omeon Mykonos: 38 rooms and suites above Agios Stefanos

29 July 2026

An aerial view of a low stone-coloured resort spread across a green peninsula, rows of suites with small private pools stepping toward the water, and a curved cove of pale sand and clear turquoise sea below

EstatesRhodes

AMOH Rhodes: a resort between two coves and a limestone quarry

26 July 2026

An aerial view of Gouvia Bay on Corfu, a large marina packed with white yachts along parallel pontoons on the far shore, a wooded peninsula of villas and pools in the foreground, and a hillside town behind

MaritimeCorfu

Gouvia Marina, Corfu: 104 new berths for yachts to 50 metres

23 July 2026

A circular marble bar ringed with red-upholstered stools, set beneath a shallow dome under a wrought-iron chandelier, on a floor laid in pale triangular mosaic

GastronomyAthens

Byzantino reopened in Athens as a grande brasserie

20 July 2026

A stone colonnade beside a long narrow pool, with an olive tree, a cypress and the sea beyond a low ridge in late afternoon light

WellnessPorto Heli

Amanzoe’s Mobility & Recovery Programme, curated with Novak Djokovic

17 July 2026

A dining terrace at dusk above the sea, white-clothed tables and low sofas beside an infinity pool, a lit stone-pillared bar to one side and the lights of a hillside town across the water

GastronomyMykonos

YĒVO at Bill&Coo Mykonos: a fine-dining room rebuilt around fire

Bill&Coo Mykonos opened its 2026 season on 15 April. Its fine-dining room, YĒVO, came back cooking over wood and flame, with a Bites & Share menu beside its two tasting menus

14 July 2026

The white superyacht Emerald Kaia at anchor on calm blue water, her name lettered on the bow, a black tender alongside her lowered platform and a long mountainous coast on the horizon behind

MaritimeAthens

Emerald Kaia’s maiden voyage: nine Greek calls in 11 days

Emerald Cruises sent its third yacht out of Limassol on 4 April 2026 on her maiden voyage. She reached Piraeus on 14 April, after calls that included Delos, Spetses and Nafplio

11 July 2026