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Beaches & Islands

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Paros

A Paros Summer

Paros in the Cycladic heat — Naoussa's harbour at noon when the caiques return, a sailing to Antiparos for the afternoon's blue water, a dinner at the restaurant above the old windmill that the island's winemakers consider their own, and the Aegean night walk to the monastery of Ekatontapyliani lit by the full moon. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Paros, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$9,800 per traveler.

Paros

A Private Villa in Paros

A cycladic house above Naoussa overlooking the channel — whitewashed walls, a private terrace, a cook who knows the fishermen at the harbour, and the afternoon when the Meltemi wind blows through the shutters and the Aegean below goes deep navy. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Paros, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,800 per traveler.

Santorini

A Santorini Summer

The Cycladic high season, navigated privately — sunrise at the Oia windmills before the photographers arrive, a boat to a beach the excursion operators do not log, a terrace table at the winery that only the island's own know. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Santorini, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,500 per traveler.

Mykonos

A Mykonos Summer

The golden light of a Cycladic high season — Psarou Beach from a private boat before the club chairs arrive, a sunset from the Armenistis lighthouse, the Hora at the hour only the locals and your party are there. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Mykonos, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,500 per traveler.

Mykonos

A Private Villa in Mykonos

A whitewashed estate above a private cove — a Mykonian chef who cooks the island's fish and vegetables in the island's way, a villa manager, and a moored tender for the cove below. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Mykonos, Greece, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$18,500 per traveler.

French Riviera

A Private Villa in French Riviera

A Belle Époque estate above Cap Ferrat — a private pool on the terrace, a cook who shops at the Antibes market each morning, a captain with a tender moored on the coast below, and the view west across the bay to the Esterel mountains that turns red at dusk. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in French Riviera, France, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$18,500 per traveler.

Formentera

A Formentera Summer

Formentera in June before the charter season fills the Illetes — the sandbar still reachable at 7am in solitude, the Es Pujols market on Saturday, a day on a crewed catamaran through the Ses Salines natural park, and the island's last functioning salt-extraction operation toured before sunset. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Formentera, Spain, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$8,900 per traveler.

Ibiza

A Ibiza Summer

Ibiza at the season it is most itself — a private finca above the north coast in June before the island fills, a boat to Formentera for the afternoon, a sunset table at a hilltop restaurant that accepts bookings only through the island's most discreet concierge, and the night air carrying the wild rosemary. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Ibiza, Spain, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,500 per traveler.

Ibiza

A Private Villa in Ibiza

An estate on the quieter north coast engaged exclusively — the private pool, a chef who sources from the Saturday market in Santa Gertrudis, a captain with a tender for the morning's cala. The island's real character, not its brand. A private, tailored journey of 7 Days · 6 Nights in Ibiza, Spain, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,500 per traveler.

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