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Milos
What the islands keep
The Venus de Milo turned up in a field. Milos is still waiting for her.
Chapter I
The myth
For years, Milos has been asking for her to come home.
One April day in 1820, a farmer named Yorgos was digging near the ancient theater of Milos when he found a woman made of marble. She had been carved some two thousand years earlier for Aphrodite, the goddess who rose from the sea foam. Within a few months she traveled to France, was presented to King Louis XVIII, and today she is in the Louvre. For years, Milos has been asking for her to come home.
The island is volcanic: rocks as white as the moon at Sarakiniko, colorful cliffs, and Kleftiko, a pirates’ hideout you can only reach by sea.
Chapter II
On Contadora
1685buccaneers lie in wait among these islands for the silver from Lima
The Pearl Islands were a pirates’ refuge too. In May 1685, a fleet of English and French buccaneers lay in wait among these islands for the fleet carrying the silver from Lima. On board was William Dampier, who would later recount his voyages in one of the most widely read adventure books of his time.
There was cannon fire, the silver went on its way, and the pirates left. The islands kept their hidden coves, which, like Kleftiko, you can only reach by sea.
Chapter III
Your ritual
Take a boat to a cove with no path from land. Swim without hurrying, like someone finding something the sea had kept for them.
The room
Pure forms
Soft grays, stone white, and textures that recall rock carved by water. A room of pure forms, for those who appreciate art and unadorned beauty.
Reference images: the photo shoot on Contadora will replace them. The room details (size, beds, view and capacity) will be published with the real data.
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