White churches with blue domes above the caldera in Oia, Santorini, on a bright sunny day

Islands for Islomaniacs · 29 Greek islands

Some islands you visit. These ones keep you.

Swims before breakfast. Lunches that last until sunset. Village feasts that end at dawn. Island by island, and the places to stay while it all happens.

Find your soulmate island Where you'll wake up

Islands for Islomaniacs

is·lo·ma·ni·a

noun · /ˌaɪ.ləˈmeɪ.ni.ə/

An irresistible pull towards islands. The word comes from Lawrence Durrell, writing about his years on Rhodes, and if you are reading this, you probably have it. This guide is written for you: 29 stunning Greek islands, told through their people, their crafts, their kitchens and the small strange things that happen nowhere else.

“There are people, in other words, who find islands somehow irresistible. The mere knowledge that they are on an island, a little world surrounded by the sea, fills them with an indescribable intoxication.”
Lawrence Durrell, Reflections on a Marine Venus

You might be an islomaniac if…

  • You count islands, not countries, and you can name the ferry that gets you to each one.

  • You swim before coffee, and you know the colour of the water changes with the wind.

  • You go for the village feast you heard about from a fisherman, not the sight on the poster.

  • The day you leave an island, you are already planning the next one.

Find your soulmate island

What are you longing for?

Forget the spec sheets. Pick the feeling, and we'll show you the bay, the taverna and the room with the view.

Island by island

Choose your island

Greenest, sandiest, wildest, liveliest or the quietest of all: pick what you love and we rank the islands for it.

The slopes of Mt. Psiloritis

“I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.”

Nikos Kazantzakis, son of Crete

Romantic stays

Where you'll wake up

We picked each stay for its mornings, and for the view from the window when you wake.

How we write

A guide that makes you want to go

Your island is already waiting

The sea is warm from June to October. The best rooms with a view go first.

Find your soulmate island

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