Santorini-based firm Kapsimalis Architects has completed ‘House in Pyrgos’—a monolithic residence overlooking the Aegean sea.

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Amidst an olive grove that stands between the Geraneia Mountains and the plains of Megara, Tense Architecture Network has completed a uniquely shaped home for an environmentally conscious couple.

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On the island of Crete, 840 meters above sea level, lies the Lassithi Plateau. The mythology and fertile lands of this natural fortress are the subjects of ‘Cornucopia’ by Greek photography duo, Panos Charalampidis and Mary Chairetaki.

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On the Greek island of Karpathos, Stockholm-based architecture office One Of A Kind Architects (OOAK) has designed a board-marked concrete home, titled ‘Patio House’, that cantilevers out over a rocky cliff edge.

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The work of Berlin-based conceptual artist Michael Sebastian Haas centers on kinetic installations that combine painting, landscape and architectural interventions with textiles. The most recent of these “evolving systems” is titled ‘Interface (Field of Blue)’, a temporary land art installation on the Greek island of Paxos.

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Greek photographer John Trifonopoulos notices the ostensibly insignificant things that we don’t pay attention to. The intention behind his photographic series ‘Before Your Very Eyes’ is to bring out these small details, using this awareness as a tool to appease his own obsessive observant tendencies.

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Santorini rises from a volcanic caldera, the largest island of a small archipelago off the coast of Greece. Here, Kapsimalis Architects has proposed ‘House in Finikia’, a man-made monolith that draws its inspiration from volcanic stone.

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Change and all the angst, uncertainty and anticipation that comes with it is explored in Greek photographer Aggeliki Kalamara’s eerily surreal pictures.

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The National Observatory of Athens (NOA), is one of the oldest research institutes in Southern Europe: founded in 1842, the domed Neoclassic building sits at the top of Nymphs’ Hill, casting views to the Acropolis below and the skies above.

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Out on the open roads of Greece, it’s easy to relish the journey as much as the destination. In collaboration with MINI, we invited photographer Costas Spathis to explore the country’s unending natural landscapes, capturing the road trip from an unexpected perspective.

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A summer spent in Greece between palm trees and white stone architecture, blue sky and turquoise sea, holds eternal allure. Just a year after the opening of the boutique hotel Casa Cook Rhodes, Greece, the brand has opened their second outpost: this time on the island of Kos in the Aegean Sea.

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As the Northern Hemisphere slips into summer, our daydreams turn to potential vacation escapes for the coming months: idyllic islands settings, dips in the ocean between bouts of sunbathing and gleaming white architecture set against endless blue skies.

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“Somehow I find myself on a Greek island. My best friend Vicky seems to be sitting on the edge of the world only a few meters behind me. Cross-legged, her fingers touching each other, her eyes closed… Two other friends of mine have positioned themselves on little rocks next to me. One is playing the guitar. The sound of clashing strings is as comforting as the sound of the great big ocean in my ears, which has soothed me since I was little. I turn my head and face to what nature once created, looking at the undulating landscape in front of me. A little breeze passes my body. The goosebumps on my skin, my eyes and the ocean seem to share the same substance.

The feeling of leaving this island soon instils magic and heaviness into every moment and I put all my faith and hope in it. Everything feels intense – the ground beneath my feet and the sea salt-filled air are full of thoughts and things to be said or to be silenced forever… My journey in Greece wasn’t what I would call the most exciting experience ever. Many nights, I preferred playing cards or listening to Django Reinhardt and Amy Winehouse to laying under starry skies until they fade away into the early morning. But yet, I experienced so many single little moments in the Land of Gods that influenced my soul for a lifetime.”

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