April 20, 2026 What we found behind the 1991 cement render Dimitris on the Pyrgos Retreat winter restoration: two layers of original lime plaster, a 1948 newspaper folded into the wall,… Read More →
April 3, 2026 Maria’s apricot juice — the welcome drink Three ingredients, one important step. The Imerovigli apricot is sweeter than the Athenian one. Includes a printable recipe card. Read More →
March 17, 2026 Why October is our favourite month in Santorini The cruise ships stop calling around October 5. The cicadas slow down. Eight of the sixteen Imerovigli restaurants stay open… Read More →
February 28, 2026 Where to walk when there’s no one around — five caldera paths The back path from Imerovigli to Skaros Rock, the lower path to Firostefani, the inland path to Pyrgos village, the… Read More →
February 10, 2026 The Galini Studio: what Eleni’s grandmother kept in the walls When Eleni cleared the Galini Studio for the 2025 restoration, she found a tin of pomegranate preserves dated 1972, a… Read More →
January 22, 2026 The wine we open when the last guests leave A Santorini Assyrtiko from Argyros, two chairs on the caldera terrace, and the reason the off-season is when Eleni actually… Read More →