This Beautiful New Greek Island Resort Has Suites With Secluded Terraces, Personal Swimming pools, and Views of the Aegean Sea

It’s shaping as much as be one other record-breaking summer time for tourism in Greece, and Paros is getting loads of consideration. The Cyclades island within the central Aegean Sea has seen a gentle rise in guests over the previous few years, due to its charming seaside villages and the crystal blue water surrounding a few of Europe’s most lovely seashores — it’s no marvel Journey + Leisure readers named it certainly one of their 25 favourite islands on this planet in 2023.

Including to Paros’s draw, the 44-suite Andronis Minois simply opened in early Might. After buying the Minois Resort Paros in 2023, the reopening marks the primary property in Paros for Andronis Inns, the family-owned assortment of luxurious inns and villas in Santorini, and a member of the Small Luxurious Inns of the World.

“We’re proud and excited to welcome Andronis Minois into our assortment,” George Filippidis, managing director of Andronis Inns, mentioned in a press release supplied to T+L, including that it’s “one of the crucial distinctive properties on Paros.”

Set just a little over 500 ft from the water’s edge, Andronis Minois is the primary beachfront location for the lodge group. Suites include secluded terraces, and multi-bedroom lodging have non-public swimming swimming pools.

In public areas, friends will discover a central pool trimmed by cabanas and a lounge deck, an out of doors gymnasium stocked with exercise gear, and — for these trying to loosen up past lounging on a non-public patio with views of the Aegean Sea, the subterranean Aura spa provides remedies like massages and salt scrubs.

On web site fine-dining restaurant Olvo can also be a brand new idea for the model, with dishes like beef tartare, and seabream that mesh conventional Cycladic delicacies with Nikkei and Peruvian influences. The wine record encompasses a strong number of bottles from Paros, neighboring islands Naxos and Santorini, and Greece at massive.

The property’s design additionally blends conventional Cycladic structure — these iconic white cubic buildings — with one thing new for Andronis Inns: extra fashionable, vivid interiors from artwork, furnishings, and textiles. Handcrafted washbasins and colourful tiles marking room numbers have been made by Athens-based A Mano Creations, for instance, and earthenware cups, bowls, and vases have been handmade by Ea Ceramics, based mostly on the island of Crete. On partitions all through the property, discover minimalist works by artist Alexandra Papadimouli of the Spherical Button, impressed by the Cyclades.

In the case of leisure, on-property actions embrace kitesurfing and diving, however off-site, there are vineyard excursions and horseback using, and guests are inspired to discover the attractive island.

“Paros combines Greek island structure and Cycladic aesthetics with its picturesque villages resembling Lefkes, lovely golden seashores, and a full of life nightlife in Naoussa,” Filippidis informed T+L. Since Paros doesn’t have a global airport, he added, “You may take it as gradual as you need strolling round villages which you could solely enter on foot, or swim at an remoted seaside resembling Molos or Agios Sostis.”

Charges for the 2024 season begin at $400/evening.