Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Dobson is a full-time luxury travel writer based in Italy. Located off the Mediterranean coast and part of the Ionian islands, ...

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Perched on a lush hillside overlooking the tranquil bay of Tsilivi, King Jason Zante redefines the meaning of slow living on the Greek island of Zakynthos. This adults-only sanctuary, which opened in ...

You’ve seen the image on Instagram. The countless photos of a freightliner’s rusted hull beached inside a sandy cove imprisoned by sapphire water. The wrecked ship on the Ionian Island of Zakynthos is ...

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Instantly recognizable by its astounding luminous turquoise seas enclosed within soaring craggy bluffs, Greece’s Insta-famous Shipwreck Beach is Zakynthos’ claim to global fame. An unwavering favorite ...

Planning a holiday to any of the Greek islands isn’t quite as simple as it first looks. As a nation scattered liberally through the Ionian and Aegean Seas, each Grecian isle and archipelago has its ...

For all its greenery and white-sand shores, the Greek island of Zakynthos had suffered from a dearth of luxurious design-led resorts. Praise be, then, for the Olea All Suite Hotel’s arrival on a ...

Imagine the privacy of a supremely smart villa, but with all the frills of a hotel. Actually, this is better than any hotel we’ve ever stayed in. From its chauffeur being the very first person you see ...