Destinations

Alónissos - The Silent Island | Justine Hardy | Greece, Aegean Islands, Alonissos Island

On display in the shop was a blown-up article from an international newspaper. It listed the places where you could really hide from the attentions of the world if you needed to become removed and anonymous.

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After the Centaurs Left | Ben Mallalieu | Greece, Aegean Islands, Pelion

The villages on the western side are recognisably Greek. To the south, it begins to look like Tuscany. But the north-east corner is unique, unlike anything you would expect to find in Greece

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Complications of Time | Ben Mallalieu | Greece, Aegean Islands, Tilos

Tilos has had little impact on the history books, centuries have gone by without a single recorded event. After much emigration, today well-mannered goats seem to be the ones minding the island

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Icaria | Ben Mallalieu | Greece, Aegean Islands, Icaria

Strangers are welcome but the entrepreneurial spirit does not run deep. Overambitious plans to develop the hot springs on the south coast came to nothing beyond a large sign in the harbour at Ayios Kyrikos saying “Welcome to the island of radiation!”

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