Our island

One hour ferry ride and less than 2 hrs from Athens airport, it is very close and at the same time very far from civilization. Our Kea, if you are the exploring traveler, is a place where you can still “peek” into a long forgotten Greece of the 1960’s. If you leave the main port and head to the Central Eastern side, the local farmers use donkeys for carrying water from water springs, they grow tomatoes, zucchini and eggplants, which they sell, as well as high quality thyme honey. There are cows taking a stroll (sometimes on the road), sheep and goats grazing and jumping here and there, like naughty children. You can see sparsely populated villages with stone houses “kathikies”, which blend into the landscape, some populated and others deserted. Both sandy and pebbly beaches circle the island and one can always find peaceful waters, regardless of the wind’s direction (Sykamia, Spathi, Koundouros, Kalydonychi, Xyla etc.) Some have trees or caves offering shade, while others offer sunbeds or a seaside taverna.