Just one hour away from Athens and the island of Kea (or Tzia as the locals call it) could be half a world away from the turmoil and the passions of the capital. The island only comes alive (and packed) during weekends when Athenians pop over to their villas (and please no jibes about who […]
The chimney pots of Sifnos
Sifnos is rather unique in the variety of ways its people decorate their chimney pots, called flaroi locally. The island is well-known amongst the Cyclades for its pottery with many a household boasting that its pots come from Sifnos. It is to such extravagant creations of clay that the Sifniotes have resorted to putting on […]
Folegandros by night
Folegandros on a Saturday night isn’t exactly larging it, but as the images below show, it has its own, individual charm.