Maria Kofou

Travel Blogger

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “Tinos”? Surely the island, the sea, maybe oblations or Virgin Mary of Tinos? How about dove cotes, food, surf? If Tinos is famous about something, well that has to be the Virgin Mary of Tinos. Mainly a religious destination, probably due to the fact that ...

The Discover Greece Team

That’s it. Enough! All that writing about Greece was too much for us so we downed tools and headed off for a holiday of our own. It was late May, after all, the sun was already calibrated for summer, the sea was at its most alluring and – most important of all – we were ...

Maya Tsoclis

Travel journalist

Tinos, right from the start I insist that it was the Virgin Mary who saved Tinos! For decades, in the collective consciousness of generations of modern Greeks, the island has long been associated with religion. And let us thank God for that. The full-scale touristic pilgrimage to pay homage to the Blessed Virgin has been ...

The Discover Greece Team

Summer in Greece comes early and finishes late. And nowhere more so than in Thessaly where summer is  celebrated in fine style on the Sporades islands, Larissa, Pelion mountain and Volos with vibrant moods, breathtaking dives and loads of photos! After the gorgeous routes for cycling in Thessaly which you recommended, it is now the ...

Aris Soulounias

Managing Director COLOSSOS S.A.

Authentic, hospitable and always full of experiences, Rhodes has rightfully won over the love and loyalty of thousands of tourists from all over the world. Its landscapes and coastline are enchanting, its history is enthralling and its cuisine reflects the fact that it has long been a crossroads between many cultures. As for its people, ...