Region · Fifteen islands, each its own
The Dodecanese
The Dodecanese hang along Greece's eastern edge, and no two of them feel alike. The name promises twelve islands; in truth there are fifteen larger ones and some hundred and fifty islets, twenty-six of them inhabited.
Holidays in the Dodecanese all look a little different from one another, and that is the point of the group: extreme variety in size and character, held together by the same deep blue. Medieval Rhodes, healing Kos, holy Patmos, neoclassical Symi; a week here can feel like four different countries that happen to share a sea.
The islands beyond the twelve
Despite the name, the Dodecanese run far past twelve. Fifteen larger islands and around a hundred and fifty smaller ones scatter toward the Turkish coast, and many more than the inhabited twenty-six are worth an anchorage on a sailing route. For three millennia Rhodes has been the most powerful island of the archipelago, and it holds the same place in travellers’ hearts today.
Built around four islands
We craft Dodecanese journeys around Rhodes, Kos, Patmos and Symi, personalised to the group: history-forward for some, water-forward for others, and always with the tables and hosts we know by name. There is far too much in these islands to summarise here, but we are more than happy to wax lyrical when you are ready to plan.
Where we go
The islands of the Dodecanese
Design
Design your experience
Tell us the occasion, the season and who is coming. One of our Epicureans will come back with a first sketch, and with which of these islands is at its best while you are travelling.