Prologue. The modern dream for the Getty Villa caught fire in Herculaneum or Herakleion, a small Greek polis on the outskirts of Neapolis (Naples) and on the lower slopes of Mount Vesuvius.

Visitors to Tinos can't stop raving about To Thalassaki, a restaurant located in the seaside village of Ysternia. Best known ...

Accessible in just a few minutes by boat from Marsala in Sicily, this small, flat island surrounded by salt flats and ancient ...

Oana Aristide and her sister bought a 19th-century villa in Greece and turned it into a hotel. It took two years to renovate. Rates now go from $240 to $800 a night for one of the nine rooms.

While there’s an air of exclusivity and quiet luxury, Spetses doesn’t show off, drawing return visitors who appreciate its ...