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Closed for years, this spectacular site has reopened within a protective enclosure. A once
flourishing Minoan settlement, its buildings, ceramics and frescoes have been dug out
from under the ash of Santorini's catastrophic volcanic eruption in 1613. The ruins are all
the more accessible with new boardwalks crossing over and through the city, from where
you can look down and watch archeologists still at work. Take one of the free tours now
offered; the history and mystery of this place is truly intriguing.
Unfiltered, unpasturised and preservative-free, Santorini's newest tipple is quickly recog-
nisable for the donkey on its label. Red Donkey is ale, Yellow is lager and Crazy Donkey
is Greece's first IPA. Take a tour. Buy the T-shirt. Savour the beer.
Thessaloniki's historic district of Ladadika has brushed off its somewhat twee, gentrified
persona and reemerged as a lively nightlife scene with fab eateries, live-music venues and
some of the city's top accommodation.
The name does not lie. With an art deco lounge and dining area filled with contemporary
art and designer lighting, this fresh Athens restaurant has more degustation menus than
you could shake a smoked ice-cream sandwich at. There is nothing ordinary about this
place.
Until recently just a dreamy place of faded grandeur with narrow, winding lanes and pas-
tel, timber-framed houses, Old Xanthi has got a new lease on life. In the evening, the
beautiful streets are all the more captivating with lots of atmospheric bars and
mezedo-
poleia
(cafes serving small plates) spilling out into the little streets.
Artists across Greece are using their work as a means of responding to the country's eco-
nomic crisis. The result is a flourishing art scene. The number of art collectives in Athens
