Winter stays: Six of the best guesthouses in central Greece

Central Greece has firmly established itself arsenic 1 of the country’s cardinal winter destinations. Mount Parnassus Ski Centre, the astir fashionable σκι edifice successful Greece, anchors the season, drafting steady crowds passim winter. At its foothills, Arachova has evolved into the country’s astir cosmopolitan upland village – often referred to arsenic the “Mykonos of winter” – combining skiing with a lively nighttime life.

Further north, Karpenisi and its σκι centre, agelong known arsenic the “Switzerland of Greece,” signifier a antithetic winter rhythm, much intimately tied to nature, altitude and longer stays. Together, these destinations specify winter travel successful Central Greece, where guesthouses and small hotels play a cardinal role, offering warmth, comfortableness and a basal for some outdoor enactment and clip spent indoors.

Montanema Handmade Village

Perched supra a ravine, among fir trees and wildflowers, the stone buildings of this “village” are integrated organically successful the surrounding landscape. Created by Christos Athanasiadis, the upland hospitality analyzable consists of 34 houses, built with attraction and decorated with galore objects recovered during his travels astir the world. The cardinal gathering houses an indoor pool, jacuzzi and hammam, on with a edifice serving traditional dishes prepared regular with section ingredients.

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Anthochori, Mouzaki, Karditsa

Tel. (+30) 24450.452.20

montanema.gr

[Magemeno Vouno]

Magemeno Vouno

Literally meaning Enchanted Mountain, Magemeno Vouno lives up to its name. Created by Dimitris Ziozas connected the borderline of the village of Klavsi, conscionable 9 km from Karpenisi, the guesthouse was conceived arsenic a spot to step distant from sound and instrumentality to stillness. The two suites and 5 apartments travel a relaxed state aesthetic, with wooden ceilings and generous windows that unfastened onto the landscape. At night, the lone sounds are the gurgle of a adjacent stream and the quiescent crackle of firewood; mornings start with a traditional meal made from section produce. The Oneiropagida (Dreamcatcher) Suite features a sitting country down a wide solid façade, framing stunning upland views.

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Klavsi, Evrytania

Tel. (+30) 22370.213.27

magemenovouno.gr

Natura Chalets

Finnish pine, prized for its density and durability thanks to slow maturation successful acold climates, was the earthy prime when Periklis Dedousis acceptable retired to make an alpine-style retreat adjacent Karpenisi. The logs were sourced from Finland, and the chalets – not prefabricated – took two years to assemble.

Sustainability was a cardinal consideration. The houses are energy-autonomous and bioclimatic, supplied with spring water and powered by photovoltaic systems. Large solid surfaces let the winter sun to people warm the interiors. Each 70-sq-m chalet comfortably accommodates families oregon groups of 4 to 5 guests. On site, a small bakery workshop provides meal with caller koulouria, pies and different baked goods made with section ingredients under the guidance of Mr. Dedousis, a erstwhile nonrecreational baker.

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8th km Karpenisi-Megalo Ηorio, Evrytania

Τel. (+30) 697.271.0041

natura-chalets.com

[Forest Suites]

Forest Suites

“Good sleep, a quiescent suite and a window with a view to punctual you what is truly important.” This is however Toula Thanopoulou describes the thought down her boutique edifice successful Megalo Horio, a spot she archetypal came to emotion arsenic a visitor to the area. All 14 rooms and suites are shaped astir this elemental premise. The Purple Suite features a sitting country with a fireplace and a terrace overlooking the mountain. The household suite features an energy-efficient fireplace and two abstracted bedrooms. The Honeymoon Suite is defined by ample chamber windows, so the view is the archetypal happening you spot successful the morning.

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Megalo Horio, Evrytania

Tel. (+30) 22370.411.55

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Ceci Suites

Established past year Arachova, this modern suite edifice offers an alternate to the area’s acquainted rustic aesthetic. Its ten smart suites are designed for privacy, comfortableness and ease. Hydromassage comes standard, while the larger suites adhd the indulgence of an indoor pool. Breakfast is ordered softly via tablet and served en-suite; soundproofed windows, autonomous heating and energy-efficient fireplaces support the extracurricular world astatine a comfy distance. The Grand Penthouse Suite, spanning 120 sq m, accommodates up to 5 guests and suits families oregon small groups arsenic well.

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Eleftheriou Venizelou, Arachova, Boeotia

Tel. (+30) 22670.310.14

cecisuites.com

Maison Michelangelo

Maison Michelangelo began arsenic a backstage household vision earlier evolving into a five-suite boutique hotel. The Georgatsos family, primitively from Atalanti, purchased the crippled with the volition of gathering a idiosyncratic home, drafting connected their inheritance successful operation to signifier the task into what it is today. Stone from the archetypal location connected the ιστοσελίδα was cautiously salvaged and reused some connected the exterior, successful keeping with Arachova’s architectural tradition, and passim the interiors. Two of the suites are designed for couples, and the three larger ones, measuring 78 sq m, 86 sq m and 113 sq m, comfortably accommodate families oregon groups.

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Kokkali Square, Arachova, Boeotia

Tel. (+30) 697.484.4653

maisonmichelangelo.gr

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