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Eleonas: a stunning mountain retreat with glorious home-cooked Cretan cuisine

September 12, 2011

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In the mountains of southern Crete, just off the sleepy village of Zaros…amidst olive groves, grape vines and wild mountain herbs lies Eleonas - a stunning agro-tourism settlement of traditional mountain cottages. Before this trip, I had never been to one of these eco-tourism retreats before, hence I was a little curious if the remote isolation of such […]

Kalispera.

March 22, 2010

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Griddled Mackeral and Squid, served with Tzatziki and Pita serves 1 I woke up on Saturday morning with a monster craving for BBQ seafood…. not just any kind of BBQ seafood though. I was after the Greek sort… the sort I found grilling away everywhere I looked last Summer at Santorini’s waterside Tavernas. I’m beginning […]

Flavours of the Aegean.

October 23, 2009

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Santorini, Greece | 36°23′N, 25°27′E | August 2009 As the days get shorter and a little colder in London, I’m finding myself looking back at the summer that’s come and gone for some much needed sunshine and cheer. Despite the feverish tourist crush come summer-time, Santorini definitely still makes it into my list of mustseeplacesbeforeyoudie. […]