Flavours of Greece

1  Crete

The journey begins at the Milia Eco Settlement, built on the side of a valley near the village of Vlatos, south of Chania. Once a deserted village, it is now a faithfully restored traditional community, where all the electricity is solar powered and the food is provided by the settlement's organic farm. Next stop is Kritsa to learn the secrets to making virgin olive oil and Charlie Ottley explores the great Mionian ruins in Knossos, before taking a trek through the mighty Samaria gorge.
Duration: 30'

 

2  The Dodecanese & Eastern Aegean

Charlie Ottley visits the legendary island of Lesbos and takes a steamy dip in one of the islands marine hot springs near Mithymna. He is then shown the tricks of making Ouzo and gets an insight into mastic production, before finding himself in the middle of a traditional Easter firework war.
Duration: 30'

 

3  Athens, The Cyclades and Kalymnos

Starting in Athens, Charlie Ottley checks out the new Acropolis museum before heading out to the Cyclades Islands. In this archipelagic episode we join the sponge divers of Kalymnos for a journey to the bottom of the sea where Charlie enjoys underwater canapés. Next it's off to bask on the black sands of Santorini before wrapping up his journey on the uber-chic party island of Mykonos.
Duration: 30'

 

4  Central Greece

Prepare for an adrenalin fuelled foray through central Greece. First off Charlie Ottley gets up close and vertical with the famous pinnacles of Meteora then he heads south to the famous oracle at Delphi and gets set to experience the much underrated Greek ski scene. He hits the slopes of majestic Mount Parnassos where he discovers plenty of thrills and spills both on and off the piste.
Duration: 30'

 

5  The North

The usually secretive monasteries of Mount Athos open up for gastronomer Charlie Ottley as he discovers a medieval landscape, still unchanged after centuries and picks up a great squid recipe from one of the monks. He then ventures deep into the mountains of Epirus and its ancient villages before taking a white-water rafting trip through some of the most spectacular gorges in Europe.
Duration: 30'

 

6  The West

Join Charlie Ottley for a romp around Greece's West coast starting with the Mediterranean's biggest carnival, held annually in the city of Patras. The celebrations don't stop there as Charlie gets mixed up in one of the strangest festivals in Greece before heading off to the port of Lefkas to set sail for the Ionian Islands and embark on a quest for the mythical palace of Greece's greatest mortal hero, Odysseus.
Duration: 30'