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 ...

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth, died at the age of 99. He was born on the dining table at Mon Repos, a villa that belonged to Greek royals, in 1921.

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.

Greece, in particular, is soaring ahead, with a 32% increase in bookings. One evening, a chef whips up a sumptuous three-course meal for me and my group of friends.

Read our insider’s guide on how to book the best Greece villa holiday, as recommended by Telegraph Travel. Find expert advice and great pictures as well as the top booking agents and tour operators.

Greek police have removed more antique treasures from an island villa owned by a shipping family as part of an investigation they believe might lead to the Getty Museum.