This Charming Greek Island Has Grow to be the Chilled Different to Mykonos

When the brand new small-screen adaptation of One Day dropped on Netflix earlier this yr, it sparked a flicker of lust in thousands and thousands of binge-watchers throughout the nation. A lot of that might, in fact, be attributed to main man Leo Woodall—he of the ’90s boy band face and roguish allure (which masked an equally interesting inside vulnerability… however that’s for a unique article). However not less than a few of the longing was reserved for one more aspect of the present: the idyllic Greek island featured in episode 4, which finds Em (Ambika Mod) and Dex (Woodall) having fun with a definitely-as-platonic-friends-and-nothing-more vacation à deux within the early ’90s.

The situation—all pink bougainvillea exploding over white stucco partitions, fishing boats bobbing in a picturesque harbor, and impossibly quaint al fresco eating places—was Paros, which is lower than an hour by boat from the get together capital of Mykonos, but worlds away from its flashy Cycladic neighbor, dwelling to the €150 daybed and the €40 crab leg.

Andronis Minois, on Paros.

Photograph: Panagiotis Fragkoulidis / Courtesy of Andronis Minois

Thirty-plus years on from when the present was set, Paros is now dwelling to many extra luxurious inns, however it nonetheless has the entire rustic allure that lured holidaymakers similar to Truman Capote and Vogue photographer Cecil Beaton prior to now. The small boutique property Andronis Minois, on the east of the island, gives each: the low-rise constructing mirrors conventional Cycladic structure, however with a glossy and modern end, all contemporary white interiors with splashes of ocean blue and terracotta. To step into one of many mild, vibrant, and breezy suites—overlooking both the ocean or the serene pool space dotted with palm timber—is to immediately really feel your shoulders drop.

The meals is an actual spotlight at this extremely peaceable spot, from the Greek omelets and delectable orange juice at breakfast—served on a shady, blue and white tiled terrace with a postcard-perfect view of the shoreline—to dinner at Olvo restaurant, which serves up easy and scrumptious meat and fish from the josper oven. Or in different phrases, precisely what you wish to eat exterior on a balmy night by the ocean (ideally with a beneficiant serving to of the selfmade fries).