When I heard that Easyjet might be starting flights to the Greek island of Zakynthos (also known as Zante) , I was jumping with joy. I was given the tip-off by my sister, who owns two hotels with her Greek husband on the island of Zakynthos and has an inside track on what’s happening in [...]
It only happens a few times a year, but today’s one of those: Friday the 13th. Many of you reading will think of the horror film series, others will remember Black Sabbath’s debut album that launched on a Friday 13th. But this isn’t case across much of Europe. Consider these other European supersitions: In Spain, [...]
Cafe Tempest, written by Barbara Bonfigli, is a fictional novel about Sarah, an American writer and theatrical producer. Sarah currently lives in London, spending her fourth Summer holidaying on the Greek Island of Pharos. Sarah ends up spending longer than anticipated on the island due to the venue of her forthcoming show becoming unavailable. She [...]
Just west of Athens on the Peloponnesus lies Corinth. Korinthos. Today, there exists two cities. The first a modern port city that gives off a dirty industrial vibe, and the second an ancient Greek city. Ancient Corinth is just a couple of miles from the modern city and out of the two is definitely the [...]
In this guest interview, David Kamm of The Greek Cat gives Europe a la Carte some background into his blog. I came across David on Twitter and initially I was unsure of whether The Greek Cat meant the cat (animal) or the Greek term “cat” which means a young male who is a smooth operator [...]
Nestled in the mountains of central Greece and just a two and a half hour drive from Athens lies the ruins of Delphi (as well as a town, but it’s the old stuff that’s interesting). The archaeological site, which is also a World Heritage Site, is most famous for the oracle of Delphi. However, Delphi [...]
Just a short day trip away from Athens is Sounion, home to the Temple of Poseidon which sits atop a slight hill surrounded by the Aegean Sea. Legend has it that it was at this spot that King Aegeus committed suicide by jumping into the sea which now bears his name. While this makes for an [...]
Turtles are a big deal on the Greek island of Zakynthos where I visit my sister every year. Zakynthos is home to the loggerhead turtle, Caretta Caretta and their nesting sites on the beaches in the bay of Laganas are protected. But there’s controversy too, in turtle-paradise and the building and development of land nearby [...]
Well, the days are starting to get longer, the spring flowers have sprung, and despite a few flurries here and there, it is feeling distinctively like spring here in Europe. Now’s the time to start thinking about your next European holiday – often good airfare deals and hotel discounts can be had this time of [...]
Greece is a very popular summer sun holiday destination, with many direct flights to the various islands as well as several inland destinations. Many package holidays to the North of Greece use the airport at Thessaloniki, with accommodation at the three-pronged peninsula of Halkidiki. However, the area east of Thessaloniki stretching to the border with [...]
