The Green Holiday Guide

A new green mega-resort in Greece opens next month. When Navarino Dunes opens in Greece next month, it will be arguably the most eco-friendly resort on the planet. The resort is the first phase of Costa Navarino, an audacious €1 billion (£835m) blueprint to turn Messinia, a little-known but spectacular pocket of the southwest Peloponnese, [...]

This eco-hotel has been designed with the environment in mind: food is locally produced with much of it being grown organically in the hotel’s gardens (we could pick fresh oranges), water used in the gardens has been recycled and there are no lights near the beach to disturb nesting turtles. The owner is a Professor [...]

Strattons has won many awards for its owners, Vanessa and Les Scott, thanks to environmental initiatives such as local sourcing of organic food, support of local suppliers and good waste management. This lovely hotel is filled with original paintings and sculptures, and noted for exotic themed bedrooms.

Milia Ecolodge in Crete is a magnificent place and a great labour of love. It stands out in extreme contrast to the horrible damage caused by mass tourism in Crete. Their promotion of traditional cuisine and sustainable organic farming, along with community programs ties the whole approach together: preservation of land and culture