FOLEGANDROS • HORA • BOUTIQUE • ARTISTIC • RUSTIC • MATURE • RELAXED • CHILLED • ESCAPIST • ROOTED • NATURAL • CYCLADES • HIDEAWAY

This gem is most definately hidden. Clever blends of local culture speak of Folegandros, a Greek hideaway which is a very different affair than that of the Cycladic neighbours of Santorini, Milos and Ios.

At the heart of the island lies the picturesque medieval main town, the Hora (Chora) and it is here in the shadows that Themonies was created close to the original hamlets built of honeyed stone sit snug together leading to little squares and intricate walkways – the Hora typifies lovely Greekness and the vibe is warm, close and familiar.

A considerate eye for detail and the environment extended the original farmstead buildings adopting the iconic rechtangular low-rise frame and squared corners forming the tradional island rechtangle.

This is an all together imaginative curtilage of naturalness, beautifully xeric and tough.

A fusion of original islander dwellings with an aged rawness etched with character and bucolic flavours tie with the newer altogether, softer contemporary blend that orchestrates the modern build – all anchored by the original central house.

As legend has it, Aristaios, the son of Apollo and the huntress Cyrene, was sent by the gods to bestow the divine art of cheese-making on the people of Greece. One taste of Kopanisti's rich, peppery taste and you just might believe it.