Arachova

Everybody has heard about the wonderful Greek summer the blue waters and the sandy beaches. But there is so much more that Greece can offer to anyone who is looking for a good vacations destination!

Pelion Mountain

Rising over the city of Volos in Thessaly and home of the mythical Centaurs, creatures who were half man and half horse.

Arachova, a scenic town near the ski resort of Mt. Parnassos, was inundated with high society over the Christmas break. Far removed from austerity, the economic crisis and bailouts the cosmopolitan city once again brought memories of times past with rooms filled 100% and streets filled with Hummers, Range Rovers and Porsche Cayennes.

By Nikos Roussanoglou

The sale prices of winter homes in the countryside have posted a mean decline of 49 percent since 2008, when they reached their peak, a survey by chartered surveyors Geoaxis has shown.