MY GREECE TRAVEL BLOG

Photos, memories and stories from my journeys to Athens and the Greek Islands, including the Cyclades, Dodecanese, East Aegean Islands and Crete

Cool pools: Santa Maria Village hotel on Milos

12 Nov 2012

A quiet moment at the Santa Maria Village hotel swimming pool   September swims: For our fourth trip to Greece, in 2007, we decided to travel during the second half of September instead of taking our holiday in late May or early June as we usually do. We figured that, after a long hot summer, [...]

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Top 6 memories of my Mykonos holiday in 2012 #1: A fabulous fourth stay at Hotel Tagoo

19 Jul 2012

A rainbow arcs above the Hotel Tagoo swimming pool and bar on May 18 2012   Holiday home away from home: In my five previous “Mykonos memories” posts, I  have recounted how the scenery, weather, beaches, restaurants and the charming labyrinthine streets of Mykonos Town were highlights of my 2012 visit to the island in [...]

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Swimming laps & lounging at the Yria Hotel pool

02 May 2012

Paros’s Yria Hotel has a beautiful big pool that’s perfect for swimming laps …   … plus a comfy poolside terrace that’s perfect for lounging and relaxing   Dreamy setting: Our only visit to Paros, so far, was back in June 2005, but I still recall how relaxed I got chilling out on the beautiful [...]

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Cool pools: Fab views of three Mykonos beaches from the pools at Petasos Beach Resort & Spa

05 Apr 2012

The hotel restaurant building, plus rows of seaview lounge chairs and umbrellas, reflect in the almost-smooth-as-glass water of the main swimming pool at the Petasos Beach Resort and Spa at Platis Gialos beach on Mykonos   Mountains along the west and north sides of Psarou Bay dominate views from the main Petasos Beach Resort swimming [...]

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Cool pools: The Naxos Imperial’s Figure 8-shaped swimming pool overlooking Agios Prokopios beach

30 Sep 2011

This pic from the Naxos Imperial Resort & Spa website shows the distinct Figure 8 shape of the hotel’s swimming pool above Agios Prokopios beach   Swim in circles: One of the big changes we noticed on Naxos during our May 2009 visit was a brand-new resort just a few steps down the road from [...]

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Cool pools: Splash and dive through the ancient Portara monument at the Naxos Beach II Hotel

01 Sep 2011

The bottom of the oval swimming pool at the Naxos Beach II Hotel is decorated with a large illustration of the Portara, the island’s most famous monument   Good swims: Our all-time favourite swimming pool in the Greek Islands is the only one in which we actually got to  spend quite a bit of time [...]

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