I’d forgotten how beautiful the Sikinos Chora is until I watched my video again. Chora is what the main town is called on each island of the Cyclades. It is normally built inland around a “Kastro” which is not necessarily a castle, but a fortified compound that can sometimes be composed of houses of the […]
Best and Worst of the Cyclades
Best hotels I stayed in: Chez Sophie Santorini, Polikandia Folegandros, Grotta Naxos Best food: Milos, Mykonos, Syros. Best restaurants I ate in: Filippos Kea (grill), Baboulas Mykonos, Floisvos (Milos), Simos (Sifnos). Best single meal: Baboulas Mykonos (Mussels cooked in seawater is out of this world). Best view: Santorini caldera from Akrotiri (not from Oia). Best […]
The Cyclades in One Word
I think it’s time for some overall posts in the Cyclades. It comes as no surprise to anyone who’s been there that each island is very different from the other and has its own character and charm. But how would you describe each one in one single word? The selection is of course personal, but […]