Must-see hotels in Central Greece

In a beautiful glade below the main road, the Lost Unicorn is an elegant, well-appointed 19th-century mansion where the antique-furnished rooms feature…

This welcoming family-run gem is such a joy thanks to hostess Katerina, who, with her generosity and thoughtfulness, epitomises filoxenia (hospitality)…

Spreading through two buildings across a cosy courtyard, this friendly hotel offers large, tastefully decorated rooms. The nicest, in the original 19th…

Dominating the main square on the southern riverbank, this neoclassical beauty dates from 1914. Rooms vary in size, but the best are large, comfortable…

Comfortable, very friendly hotel with 17 sizeable sea-view rooms perched amid the olive groves on the green hillside above Horefto. By road it’s almost 1…

This delightful hotel, perched in peaceful splendour 200m up a side road at the northern end of the village, has the lot: comfortable and tasteful rooms…

This sleek, well-managed century-old hotel, facing the ferry terminal across the seafront road, has been given a modern face. The rooms are austere but…

With its welcoming and superhelpful owners, this sharp, well-managed spot in the heart of Kalambaka is one of the best hostels we've come across. The four…

This neoclassical 19th-century gem stands in a leafy garden complete with a cherry tree. Behind its smart cream-and-blue trim, the cosy interior holds…

This 10-room gem, a 300m walk up a very steep lane from the village church (follow the signs), stands face-to-face with the rocks. The rooms are nice,…

Eight spotless modern rooms, soundproofed windows, extremely charming owners, excellent service and a central location – halfway along the main through…

A gem of a budget choice, cosy and central, Sibylla has hospitable owners along with eight light and tidy rooms, all with overhead fans. Several have…

The immaculate, newly renovated Alexakis boasts contemporary rooms, a lovely terrace with breakfast to match and broad views of Mt Iti. The delightful,…

Sprawling down the hillside to the cove, this lovely little hotel offers bright, well-furnished rooms with exposed-stone walls, filled with quirky…

The plush Likoria has the feel of a country inn. Its traditional rooms have carpets, huge soft beds and French windows opening to large balconies. The…

Centring on an elegant white-painted edifice on the beachfront road in the middle of town, this hotel offers split-level studios and apartments in half a…

This small, nicely renovated guesthouse stands at the upper end of Kalambaka, a steep 800m walk up from the centre near the start of wonderful hiking…

This stately old mansion, a short walk down a cobbled footpath from the central square, glories in a broad terrace that commands wonderful views over the…

In a quiet but central location, this stately and spacious villa (c 1863) holds six comfortable double rooms plus three larger suites that sleep three to…

This former fisherman's cottage, burrowing into the hillside just above the seafront at the north end of the bay, was German-owned until 2001 – the name…