Greece - The Glass Magazine

Glass experiences island-hopping in the Cyclades with Domes Hotels

November 4, 2024

“ARE you ready for the mains now?,” I hear as I take what I thought was my last mouthful of Greek mezze. If there’s only one thing I learn, it’s that you will never go hungry at a Greek table. Greek culture is...

Glass gets a taste of coastal Greek living at Creta Maris

Katrina Mirpuri

September 20, 2023

Greece, Travel

IF YOU'RE anything like me, the last thing you want to do when you’re tired after a long flight is sitting through a long car journey. Luckily, the drive from Heraklion Airport to Creta Maris was a mere 20 min...

Glass basks in the Grecian Sun at Costa Navarino

Jamison Kent

July 17, 2023

Feature, Greece, News, Travel

COSTA NAVARINO is a destination home to several distinct sites featuring five-star hotels, (Mandarin Oriental opens very soon), private residences, four signature golf courses, and many year-round activi...

Meet the luxury Greek hotels you shouldn’t ignore this summer

Alicia Tomkinson

June 5, 2023

Feature, Greece, Travel

IF YOUR travel itinerary is lacking in the Greek Isles department, then look no further as two new eloquent hotels have opened their doors just in time for summer 2023. First up we have the 5* Magma Resort ...

Glass goes Island-Hopping in the Cyclades

Sean Sheehan

March 24, 2023

Europe, Greece, News, Travel

GREECE HAS more islands than it can count and there are around 30 in the Cyclades alone, so a shortlist is necessary if visiting some is to be practical. Mykonos and Santorini are the best known destinations bu...

Glass experiences a sunshine state of mind at Domes Lake Algarve

Thea Lewis-Yates

October 26, 2022

Europe, Feature, Travel

DOMES Lake Algarve is the eponymous luxury hotel brand's first venture outside its native Greece. Infused with Dome’s DNA of style and service, the palatial, 192-room retreat sits a stone's throw from the cosmo...

Glass visits the Santo Maris resort in Santorini

Derby Jones

August 30, 2022

Europe, Feature, Greece

Situated in the northern region of the Greek island of Santorini, Santo Maris has become a popular choice for those seeking a resort-style getaway. The five-star hotel, which consists of spacious white-washed v...

Nobu Hotel & Restaurant Santorini opens June 29

Alicia Tomkinson

July 6, 2022

Dining, Restaurants, Travel

NOBU Hospitality have recently opened their first Hotel in Greece, located in the sublime Santorini, comprising of just 25 rooms, a dual-level infinity pool and a signature Nobu Restaurant lead by Executive Che...

Glass visits the Euphoria Retreat, the Peloponnese, Greece

Sean Sheehan

January 24, 2022

Feature, Travel

AFTER a 5am train for an early morning flight to Athens, followed by a two-and-a-half hour drive, arriving at Mystras Grand Palace Resort brings immediate gratification. Gracious staff provide the essential hum...

Dior releases Cruise 2022 bag line modelled by Chinese Olympian Sun Yiwen

Jamison Kent

January 6, 2022

Fashion, News

LAST June, Dior held their Cruise 2022 presentation in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, unveiling a new collection along with an exciting new bag line. The accessories simultaneously celebrated Dior’s...

Glass chills out at Andronis Luxury Suites, Santorini

Amanda Bernstein

January 4, 2022

Feature, Travel

SANTORINI is located within the most southerly point of the Cyclades Archipelago of Greece. A volcanic eruption 3,500 years ago sunk the entire landmass, with the remnants forming the world’s only crescent-shap...

Glass reviews Kear Hydrate Relax Body Oil

Michele Kirsch

November 25, 2021

Beauty, News

THERE comes a time in one’s life when one no longer looks “dewy”. Dewy is youth, a dairy maid in a Thomas Hardy novel, an English Rose. There is a sheen of effortless effort, not too shiny, just glowing. It’s ...

Glass reviews the Dior Cruise 2022 collection with an exclusive insight into the making of the collection

Imogen Clark

June 18, 2021

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

IT WAS from uncovering a series of photographs of Monsieur Dior’s haute couture collection from 1951 that creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri’s imagination lit up. Set behind a backdrop of the Parthenon in At...

Pining for passport control: Glass reviews two travel books – Great Escapes Mediterranean and Great Escapes Greece

Sean Sheehan

April 12, 2021

Books, Feature, Travel

IF YOU are daring to dream of a holiday in the sun before the year ends, or when it is safe to travel abroad, two new books, aptly named Great Escapes, provide the necessary compass points. With hundreds of e...

Glass relaxes on the well-heeled, whitewashed island of Mykonos

Ashleigh Jacobs

July 8, 2019

Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

FOR decades Mykonos has been known as a glamorous destination that attracts the world’s wealthy and famous. Over the last few years this idyllic island has become a sun-kissed hotspot for thousands of fashionab...

Charmed by Crete, Glass discovers the Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel

Amanda Bernstein

February 2, 2018

Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

CRETE is the largest of the Greek islands, dominating the Aegean, an embayment of the Mediterranean Sea. This glorious island boasts a dry and sunny climate during the months of April through to September, with...

Glass experiences true luxury at the Danai Beach Resort, Greece

Thomas Marrington

November 24, 2017

Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

THE art of service is rather lacking in modern-day life. With the rise of technology, automated help bots, call-centre outsourcing and moody salespeople, it can feel as though the customer experience is, more o...

Glass finds compelling reasons for visiting Athens

Sean Sheehan

November 6, 2017

Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

Athenian Delights – Glass finds compelling reasons for visiting Athens IF you’re tired of Athens – someone might have said once – you’re tired of life. It was a city of renown two and a half thousand years a...

Glass hits the spot in the western Peloponnese, Greece

Sean Sheehan

October 30, 2017

Feature, Travel

GREECE as a holiday destination suffers from a design fault and a product recall looks to be imminent as travellers discover there is more to the country’s appeal than the islands that dot the Aegean Sea. On th...

Glass embraces the Greek mainland at Ikos Oceania

Ben Olsen

July 31, 2017

Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

ALTHOUGH it’s Greece’s scattering of sunkissed islands across the Aegean Sea that draw the majority of its three million average annual visitors, its understated mainland also has plenty on offer. With scenery ...

Glass visits the MarBella Corfu hotel

Sara Hesikova

June 29, 2017

Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

CORFU, the Greek island with a unique set of influences gained over hundreds of years, the land of olive trees and kumquat which the Corfiots make into candied sweets, marmalades and liqueurs – is the perfect p...

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