Skyline of Oia,traditional white architecture with windmills,Greek village of Santorini,Greece.

On an island overrun by tourists,I found the most photogenic spots

Wildly popular with tourists in search of the perfect shot,Oia’s narrow streets are packed shoulder-to-shoulder,but our guide is a pro.

  • Kristie Kellahan
Hidden havens… Oriental Costa Navarino.

Forget the Greek Islands:Paradise exists here on Greece’s mainland

The overlooked Peloponnese peninsula offers a locale worthy of a goddess.

  • Belinda Jackson
The Library of Celsus,Ephesus.

This is a cruise fit for the gods

This eastern Mediterranean cruise takes in history,myth,and a date with Dionysus.

  • Keith Austin
Local icon… diners line the Plaka Stairs.

Greek neighbourhood is an astonishing maze of hidden surprises

Tucked under the Acropolis,Athens’ Old Town features a concentration of ruins,museums,tavernas and rooftop gems.

  • Jenny Hewett
The spot for sunlovers.

On board giant shipping line’s first foray into luxury cruising

Explora I feels like a spacious motor yacht rather than a ship,especially as the luxury is intimate rather than grand.

  • Lee Tulloch
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The origins of baklava are murky.

The surprisingly long,contested history of baklava

Baklava is much loved around the world,but while its true origins are a mystery,there are some theories.

  • Ben Groundwater
Thessaloniki.

Nine must-do highlights of Thessaloniki,Greece

Greece’s second city,Thessaloniki,gave the world Greece’s best-known street snack – the souvlaki skewers and pita-gyro.

  • Belinda Jackson
Even Zeus has a six-pack.

Ten things we’ll never understand about Greece

Are all those ancient sculptors conning us? No amount of philosophy explains some of Greece’s more peculiar customs.

  • Brian Johnston
Dining at Manousakis Winery. Cretans are the original paddock-to-plate pioneers.

The magic ingredient in the birthplace of the Mediterranean diet

This Greek island may well have discovered the secret to a long and happy life.

  • Carli Philips
Vangelis Daktylides – the family hospitality is based on authentic Greek culture and person-to-person connection.

Meet the family that owns much of Mykonos

In the 1960s,when rustic Mykonos was just starting to gain attention,the Daktylideses family saw the island’s potential.

  • Kristie Kellahan