Travel Tidbits - Greek Islands

Greece is home to fabulous islands and what Feelosophy loves to do is bring you the ideas about islands that most mainstream travelers never reach but should. Just like...

Ikaria is where people sort of forget to get old. Literally. It has one of the highest concentrations of centenarians in the world and the locals have a word (ikarioti) for the unhurried way of life that researchers believe is responsible. No rush, no schedules, long lunches, afternoon naps, and festivals that start at midnight and go until dawn. There are no tourist buses. The roads are intentionally rough. It is extraordinary.

Tilos is a tiny island between Rhodes and Kos that banned hunting in 1993 and became one of the first wildlife sanctuaries in the Aegean. The result is an island full of birds, wildflowers, medieval castles, and almost no one else.

Kastellorizo sits closer to Turkey than to any other Greek island and has a population of around 500 people. The blue cave of Parasta rivals the Blue Grotto of Capri and there is not a single rental car on the island because there is nowhere to go.

Gavdos is the southernmost point of Europe, a tiny island south of Crete reachable by ferry in summer, with wild beaches, no ATMs, almost no accommodation, and a genuinely end-of-the-world feeling that is becoming nearly impossible to find anywhere else in the Mediterranean.