The fashionista islands
Mykonos · Santorini · Paros
Best for Travellers who want design hotels, beach clubs and a scene
Why go
These are the islands everyone has seen photographed and almost nobody sees properly. The difference is timing, access and a local team: the right table, the right hour, the right side of the island while the day-trippers are somewhere else.
The Greece of the imagination, done properly. Mykonos for cosmopolitan energy and the best beach clubs in the Aegean, Santorini for caldera drama and cellar dining, Paros for a relaxed, stylish middle ground of fishing villages and boutique houses.
What each one is really like
Mykonos
Cosmopolitan and unapologetic — beach clubs on the south coast, Cycladic design villas, and Delos to yourself by private boat at dawn.
Santorini
Caldera drama, volcanic vineyards and assyrtiko tastings in cave cellars. Stay in Imerovigli or Oia's quiet edge, never on the cruise-ship strip.
Paros
The stylish middle ground: Naoussa's fishing harbour, marble villages inland, and long empty beaches on the eastern shore.
- Cliffside caldera suites with private plunge pools in Santorini
- Full-service private villas with staff and driver on Mykonos
- Boutique stone hotels in and around Naoussa on Paros
- Private caique to Delos and Rhenia with lunch aboard
- Assyrtiko cellar tasting with the winemaker
- Day charter to the south-coast beaches with a skipper who knows the wind
- Marble-carving studio visit in Marathi, Paros
Mykonos & Santorini, done quietly
A starting shape, not a fixed programme. Every day below moves, stretches or disappears depending on who is travelling.
- Days 1–2
Arrive Mykonos
Private transfer to the villa or hotel, first evening at a south-coast table. Next day at a reserved beach-club bed with a boat on standby.
Overnight — Design villa or hotel, south coast - Day 3
Delos at dawn
Private caique to Delos before the ferries, then lunch aboard off Rhenia and an afternoon swim in an empty bay.
Overnight — Design villa or hotel, south coast - Day 4
Cross to Santorini
Morning at leisure, midday fast ferry or a short flight, arrival into Imerovigli. Sunset from the terrace rather than the Oia crush.
Overnight — Caldera suite, Imerovigli - Day 5
Volcanic wine
Assyrtiko tasting in a cave cellar with the winemaker, late lunch in Pyrgos, evening at the hotel pool.
Overnight — Caldera suite, Imerovigli - Day 6
The water side
Private catamaran along the caldera with swim stops at the hot springs and Red Beach, dinner in Ammoudi at the water's edge.
Overnight — Caldera suite, Imerovigli - Day 7
Slow morning
Caldera-edge walk from Fira to Oia before the heat, afternoon free, private transfer for the flight home.
Overnight — Departure
What we would tell a friend
The things that decide whether a week here is good or unforgettable — timing, access and knowing which side of the island to be on.
- Gateways
- Mykonos (JMK) and Santorini (JTR), both with seasonal direct European service
- Between islands
- Fast ferry 2h 15m, or a 30-min flight
- Ground
- Private driver on call throughout; scooters are not advisable
- Pairs well with
- Two nights in Athens at the start
Two islands, never three
A week split across Mykonos and Santorini works. Adding a third turns the trip into a series of ports.
The wind decides
The meltemi runs hardest in late July and August. We hold boat days flexible and move them by 24 hours rather than sail into chop.
Oia at sunset is a queue
We watch it from a private terrace or from the water, and walk Oia at 8am when it is empty and photographs better.
Book beach clubs in April
The front-row beds on Mykonos are allocated months ahead. Late requests get the back row at the same price.
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| Category | Best for | Season | Pace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
City & coast Athens & the Athenian Riviera | First-timers who want culture plus a swim, and short stays before the islands | April–June · September–October | 2–3 nights, ideally before the islands | Open guide |
Cosmopolitan The fashionista islands | Travellers who want design hotels, beach clubs and a scene | Late May–June · September | 5–7 nights, two islands maximum | Open guide |
Trending now The new darlings of the Cyclades | Repeat visitors chasing the islands everyone will talk about next year | June · September | 6–8 nights, best combined by private boat | Open guide |
Off the beaten track Barefoot and unhurried | Independent travellers happy to trade polish for authenticity | June · Early September | 7+ nights, low-key and unstructured | Open guide |
Close to Athens An hour from the capital | Short trips, long weekends and families avoiding extra flights | May–October, and weekends year-round | 2–4 nights, no flights required | Open guide |
The real rural Greece beyond the postcard | Slow travellers, food and nature people, and anyone escaping crowds | May · September–October | 5–7 nights, best driven | Open guide |
