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Transport yourself to Greece with Olympic Holidays’ favourite book list

by Olympic Holidays - 08 April 2020

Transport yourself to Greece with Olympic Holidays’ favourite book list! We start with Brighton-based fiction writer Beryl Darby and her Elounda series.

Togetherness is when the ocean and your infinity pool become one

by Olympic Holidays - 01 April 2020

A merger of Mother Nature and the cutting-edge architecture of a man-made pool create the calmest sea of blue to give an illusion of being able to swim forever into the horizon.

It’s Greek Independence Day – how will you celebrate?

by Olympic Holidays - 25 March 2020

Today, March 25, is when Greeks remember their long struggle against the Ottoman Empire, an effort that eventually led to independence in 1821.

Close your eyes and think of Crete

by Olympic Holidays - 23 March 2020

In front of you is a table of Cretan delicacies – those soft and moreish little kalitsounia cheese pastries – alongside the freshest figs, olives and liquid-gold extra virgin olive oil.

Giant trees in ancient Valley of Olives in Aegina

by Olympic Holidays - 11 March 2020

Olive trees in a “sacred” valley on an extinct volcano in the heart of Aegina may be 2,000 years old and are still alive.

Culinary wonders of Greece

by Olympic Holidays - 11 March 2020

Sometimes the greatest meal can be the simplest – a lovely story from one of our Olympic Holidays’ friends which sums up the joy of eating out in Greece and its islands.

Knights of St John

by Olympic Holidays - 11 March 2020

Wherever you travel in the Mediterranean, you are surrounded by towns that are steeped in history and the Knights of Saint John certainly made their mark.

Visit Aegina’s abandoned city of Paleochora

by Olympic Holidays - 04 March 2020

It was Aegina’s capital for centuries and at the centre of terrifying battles. An Archbishop who became a saint lived there in a cell. Now Paleochora is abandoned.

Follow the "Cami de Cavalls" in Menorca

by Olympic Holidays - 25 February 2020

Why not take a walk along a centuries-old path that began life as part of the defences for Menorca and became one of Europe’s toughest sporting challenges?

Cyprus wine is a lovely taste of history in a glass

by Olympic Holidays - 21 February 2020

Driving around the spectacular wine routes in Cyprus takes visitors on a tasty journey back in time - maybe for 5,000 years.

Springtime in Greece

by Olympic Holidays - 18 February 2020

Let Greece put a spring in your step as the countryside, emerging from its winter slumber, bursts into a riot of colour.

Troodos Mountains

by Olympic Holidays - 18 February 2020

The Troodos Mountains are a year-round destination with traditional stone villages and Byzantine chapels that cling to the foothills.

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