Elle Australia — May 2017

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STUFF YOU

SHOULD KNOW

FIRST OF ALL,

GYROS IS

PRONOUNCED

“YEE-ROS”. NOW,

THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A GYROS

AND A SOUVLAKI IS

JUST THAT GYROS

MEAT IS COOKED

ON A ROTATING

SPIT, AND SOUVLAKI

MEAT IS COOKED

ON A SKEWER.

WHICHEVER ONE

YOU OPT FOR,

REST ASSURED IT’S

GOING TO TASTE

PHENOMENAL.

D

espite its proximity to

Š—˜›’—’ȂœŒŽ—›Š•ǰ˜ŸŽ›œžěŽ

hub Fira (it’s an easy

20-minute walk along the

scenic footpath, although it becomes

ŠŽŒ’Ž•¢–˜›ŽŠŽ›˜‹’ŒŽ¡Ž›Œ’œŽ˜—

the way back, when you’ve got one of

Lucky’s souvlakis in your stomach),

the village of Imerovigli feels quiet

Š— œŽŒ•žŽǯ Ȃœ  ‘Ž›Ž ¢˜žȂ•• ꗍ

œ˜–Ž ˜ ‘Ž ’œ•Š—Ȃœ ‹ŽĴŽ› Ȯ ›ŽŠDZ

•Žœœ ˜ž›’œ¢ Ȯ ™•ŠŒŽœ ˜ ŽŠǰ œ•ŽŽ™

Š—Š”Ž’—‘ŽŸ’Ž ǯ˜™˜‘Ž•’œ’œ

‘›˜–ŠŠ™Ȭ¢•Ž

˜Ž•ǰŠ—˜ěœ‘˜˜

of the honeymoon hotspot Katikies

ž›‘Ž›ž™‘ŽŒ˜ŠœŠ—Š–Ž–‹Ž›˜

‘ŽŽŠ’—

˜Ž•œ‘Ž˜›•Œ•ž‹ǯ

Seek out the barely there entrance,

ŽœŒŽ— ‘Ž œŠ’›œ Š— ¢˜žȂ•• ‹Ž

›ŽŽŽ  ’‘ Š Ÿ’œŠ ˜ Ž—•Žœœ ‹•žŽ

œŽŠǯ — ‘˜–ŠŽ ˜ ›Š’’˜—Š•

Santorini architecture, the cave-style

œž’Žœ Š›Ž ™Ž›Œ‘Ž ˜— ‘Ž œ’Ž ˜

ŠŒ•’슗Š›Ž–’—’–Š•’œ’—Žœ’—Ȯ

‘’—”  ‘’Ž ˜—  ‘’Ž ˜—  ‘’Žǯ ‘Ž

honeymoon suites are particularly

fabulous; each features a hot tub that

•˜˜”œ ˜ž ˜—˜ ‘Ž Š—˜›’—’ ŒŠ•Ž›Š

ǻŠ Ÿ˜•ŒŠ—’ŒŒ›ŠŽ›Ǽǯ Ȃœ ‘Ž ‹Žœ ™•ŠŒŽ

to watch that famous sunset, a glass

˜‘Ž•˜ŒŠ•Šœœ¢›’”˜ ’—Ž’—‘Š—ǯ

‘’•Ž‘˜•’Š¢œŠ›Ž˜›œ•ŽŽ™’—’—

Š— ˜›Ž›’— ›˜˜– œŽ›Ÿ’ŒŽǰ ‘’ ‘Ž

›Žœ˜›Ȃœ ›ŽœŠž›Š— ‹Ž˜›Ž ŗŗŠ– Š—

¢˜žȂ•• ‹Ž ›ŽŽŽ  ’‘  ‘Š –Š¢ ‹Ž

‘Ž ‹Žœ ‹›ŽŠ”Šœ œ™›ŽŠ ˜ Š—¢

hotel,ever(l˜ž”˜ž–ŠŽœfor brekkie?

‘–’˜ǰ¢ŽœǼǯ‘Ž›ŽȂœ—˜˜—Ȭœ’Žœ™Šǰ

but you can make a booking through

‘Ž ›ŽŒŽ™’˜— Š— ‘Ž¢Ȃ•• Š››Š—Ž

Š›Š—œŽ›˜ǯ™ŠŠ

irini Suites &

Spa, another hotel from KatikiesǯœŽ

‘Ž ›’™ ˜  Š—Ž› Š›˜ž— ’Šǰ ‘Ž

’œ•Š—Ȃœ˜‘Ž›–Š’—˜ —ǰ ‘Ž›Ž–Š—¢

˜ ‘Ž ’Œ˜—’Œ ‹•žŽ ˜–Ž Œ‘ž›Œ‘Žœ

ŒŠ— ‹Ž ˜ž—ǯǯǯ Š— ™‘˜˜›Š™‘Žǯ

‘Ž— ŠŠ’—ǰ ’Ȃœ ‘Š› ˜ ꗍ Š—

ž—Ȭ™‘˜˜Ž—’Œȱœ™˜ȱ’—ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ™Š›œǯ

lhw.com

Whether high above the shoreline

or beneath the world’s tallest

buildings, these chic staysboast

some of the most incredible views

(often without even leaving the tub)

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