The Greek Islands

Complete guide to Ios - Mylopotas beach, Chora hilltop village, Homer's tomb, where to stay, and how to get there from Athens or Santorini.

Complete guide to Milos - Sarakiniko's lunar white rocks, Kleftiko sea caves, coloured fishing villages, beaches, and how to get there from Athens.

Your honest guide to Mykonos - Little Venice, the best beaches, where to stay without overpaying, how to get there, and what the island actually costs.

Your guide to Naxos - the Portara, Naxos Town, best beaches, mountain villages, where to stay, and what the island actually costs.

Your guide to Paros - Parikia, Naoussa, best beaches, windsurfing at Golden Beach, where to stay, and what the island actually costs.

Your honest guide to Santorini - the caldera villages, best beaches, where to stay, how to get there, and what the island actually costs.

Guide to Sifnos - the Cyclades' gastronomy island. Kastro village, Chrissopigi Monastery, 100km of hiking trails, pottery tradition, and ferry routes.

Guide to Tinos - pilgrimage church, marble villages, Venetian dovecotes, and an exceptional food scene. How Tinos differs from neighbouring Mykonos.

Your guide to Corfu - the Old Town, Paleokastritsa, best beaches, where to stay, how to get there, and what the island actually costs.

Your guide to Kefalonia - Myrtos Beach, Melissani Cave, Fiskardo, the best beaches, where to stay, and what the island actually costs.

Your guide to Lefkada - Porto Katsiki, Egremni, Nidri, windsurfing at Vassiliki, where to stay, and what the island actually costs.

Your guide to Zakynthos - Navagio Beach, the Blue Caves, sea turtles, best beaches, where to stay, and what the island actually costs.

Your guide to Crete - Greece's largest island, with Minoan ruins, dramatic mountain gorges, white-sand beaches, and five distinct regions to explore.

Complete guide to Kos - birthplace of Hippocrates, the Asklepion, good beaches, cycling-friendly flat terrain, and proximity to Bodrum in Turkey.

Guide to Patmos - UNESCO Monastery of Saint John, Cave of the Apocalypse, white Chora mansions, quiet beaches, and ferry routes to this Dodecanese island.

Rhodes island: UNESCO Old Town (€6 Palace entry), Lindos acropolis (€12), beaches (Faliraki, Anthony Quinn). Flights from €45, hotels from €70/night.

Your guide to Skiathos - Koukounaries beach, the old town, best beaches, boat trips, where to stay, and what the island actually costs.

Guide to Skopelos - the Mamma Mia filming location with pine forests, Kastani Beach, the cliff chapel of Agios Ioannis, and Glossa village.

Complete guide to Aegina - Temple of Aphaia, Greece's pistachio capital, Perdika fishing village, and only 40 minutes from Athens by ferry.

Complete guide to Hydra - no cars, donkey transport, beautiful harbour, Leonard Cohen's island, and only 2 hours from Athens by hydrofoil.