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Aristotle’s Beach
SURROUNDED by the Aegean Sea, perched on two hills of a small, beautiful peninsula, Liotopi are the archaeological ruins of an ancient polis, the city-state of Stagira. On the northern hill, among oaks, pine, olive and spring flowers, lies the tomb o
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Continental Grip
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Crewel To Be Kind
BEFORE its demise during the pandemic, my son and I stayed at the gatehouse at Sharrow Bay in Cumbria, which is due to reopen next year. When it launched in 1948, it was the first hotel to be described as ‘country house’ and, by the time we stayed, i

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