Anemomilos Apartments

Spacious studio rooms built in Cycladic style on the clifftop of Folegandros, one of Greece’s tiniest islands

Have you ever had one of those days where you just want to close your eyes, and wake up on a remote island where everybody is friendly and everything is clean and the sun always shines? Then here’s what to do next time. Fly to Athens or Santorini, take the evening ferry to the tiny Cycladic island of Folegandros and hop into the waiting minibus of bright-eyed Dimitris Patellis.

After a brief drive past mysterious moonlit cliffs and glimpsed white-washed chapels, his smiling wife Cormelia shows you to a spacious and spotless blue-white room. When you wake up, step out onto the balcony for a view you will never forget. A plunging drop to a sea so clear and turquoise you can see the urchins on the seabed; a trio of humped islets floating on a misty horizon; and above a pyramid of rock crowned by a graceful, white-washed church. Your troubles are over; prepare to relax.

Highs

• Clifftop situation and sea views
• Clean, spacious rooms with patios
• Ruined anemomilos (windmill) houses a bar
• Small, circular swimming pool (June-Sep)
• Hospitable, English-speaking family owners
• The picturesque village of Hora, of which the hotel feels like a natural extension.

Lows

• Lack of availability, especially in summer
• Hard to reach, especially outside summer - see Getting There for more details
• Breakfast is not included in the room rates, nor are port transfers