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The entries in this guide are special in many different ways: we choose places for the warmth of their welcome, their style – whether grand or not, their value for money and their wonderful locations. You'll find a gorgeous family villa hidden on its very own Cycladic beach and a historic apartment tucked away in an island's Venetian citadel. But it's not just about the islands. The Peloponnese has Greece's highest concentration of ancient sites, its emptiest beaches – and some fantastic places to stay, from restored medieval tower-houses to the elegant residences of neo-classical Nafplion. The mainland offers stunning mountain scenery and timeless villages, and you can choose between a cosy stone inn and a grand Ottoman seminary for a night.
Over 200 remarkable places to stay, on dozens of islands and on the mainland. Each place has been visited and is accurately, evocatively described by our writers. Whether you're planning to be madly busy – or not – here's a choice of memorable places to lay your head, from the budget to the budget-blowing, from the archetypal whitewashed cabin to the stunningly 'designed' apartment.
“The very best guide to staying in Greece – full of quirky, friendly, affordable and luxury villas and hotels, all carefully researched.”
Greece Magazine
“A good guide to high quality accommodation all over Greece”
The Independent
“A book the really does seem to offer some worthwhile and unusual suggestions.”
Athens News
“Special Places to Stay is the very best guide to staying in Greece we've seen - full of quirky, friendly, affordable and luxury villas and hotels, all carefully researched.”
Greece Magazine
“Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay series has useful, more idiosyncratic choices”
The Telegraph
Michael Cullen was born and brought up in Greece and completed his education in England. He leads walking holidays in some of Greece's loveliest and least-known islands and highlands and advises UK tour operators on their programmes.
