We’re honored to share that our restaurant Anthós has been awarded ⭐at the FNL Best Restaurant Awards 2026, one of Greece’s most respected gastronomic distinctions, recognizing excellence in quality, service, dining experience, and authenticity in the category of Traditional Greek Cuisine.
This recognition belongs to our people, because what is tradition without those who carry it, live it, and honor it every day? To our Anthós team, who welcome, host, and celebrate every guest with warmth and care. And to our kitchen team, the true guardians of authentic Cretan recipes, preserving heritage while bringing it to life on every plate.
Rooted in the spirit of Cretan hospitality, Anthós is an al fresco celebration of sustainability, seasonal produce from the Phāea Farmers Program and a wider network of carefully selected local producers, as well as community and connection. Alongside these, treasured family recipes passed down through generations find their way to your table, reimagined with respect and simplicity.
To celebrate this moment, we gather around the table with Antikristo and Gamopílafo celebratory dishes made for sharing, alongside wine, laughter and stories. Thank you for being part of this journey.
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The time is coming … On the 24th of April, our private Cretan estate opens its doors again.
The lobby slowly comes back to life, high ceilings filled with light, marble, ceramics, woven textures, pieces crafted by Greek hands. Seaside views of Spinalonga, farm-to-table dining rooted in Cretan tradition, and intimate spaces designed for slow, conscious living. And this is where it all begins again at Phāea Blue.
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Phāea Farmers program joins the finalists of the Azure Road Impact Awards 2026 (@azureroad ) in the Heritage-Inspired Culinary Project category.
But what is Phāea Farmers?
Launched in 2019, Phāea Farmers is a regenerative agriculture initiative rooted in Crete. It brings together members of our hotel team who are also small-scale landowners and cultivators within their local communities. During the low season, they train alongside agronomists in sustainable and organic farming methods, learning how to restore soil health, protect biodiversity, and cultivate in ways that respond to a changing climate.
What do they offer?
• Regeneratively grown, organic produce 🌱
• 86% of our olive oil needs and 97% of our honey supply
• A stable, fair market for local agriculture
• Preservation of Cretan farming knowledge for the next generation
• A direct connection between land, producer and guest
The harvest returns to our kitchens across all Phāea properties, transforming guest dining experiences into a circular system of shared value, where hospitality supports the land that sustains it.
Phāea Farmers is built on respect for our guests’ wellbeing, for ingredient provenance, for local heritage and for the island itself.
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Recently, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Phãea Greece, creating a full photographic series of Phãea Blue in Crete. From architecture and interiors to the smallest details, the project aimed to translate the hotel's spirit and atmosphere into images.
In collaboration with @phaeablue@phaeagreece .
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By now, I think we’re all ready to say goodbye to winter and gloomy days… dreaming of sunshine, warm seaside breezes, delicious food, the sound of waves and morning birdsong, and the simple joy of doing nothing… sweet summer days in Crete! May they find us soon! 🐈✨🌞🇬🇷
From previous press trip at @phaeacretanmalia@phaeablue ad|pr
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Sunrise. Silence. Endless blue.
Your private heated pool reflecting the first golden light over Elounda Bay, with Spinalonga standing timeless in the distance. This summer wake up in an Island Suite Seaview featuring a private heated pool, spacious veranda, designer interiors, and breathtaking views. Here mornings glow and time slows down...
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If Kalliopi welcomed you like an old friend.
If Rena & Harris cheered a few glasses of raki with you.
If Stelios made your favorite cocktail before you even order it.
Then you didn’t just stay with us. You experienced Phāea Blue.
We are honored to be nominated for the @travelandleisure World’s Best Awards 2026, a recognition that belongs to our people. If our team has ever made your stay special, we’d be grateful for your vote.
🗳️ Voting is live until 23 February 2026
🔗 Cast your vote via the link in our bio
Vote for them. Vote for us.
#tlworldsbest #phaea #phaeablue #ourpeople #cretanhospitality
A single note of the Cretan lyra rises and with it, a lineage.
Woven arts and lived rituals passed hand to hand like grandmothers’ secret recipes. This is Crete held together by hands of artisans and bakers, painters and musicians, ceramicists, woodworkers, ironsmiths, weavers, embroiderers, leatherworkers, boat builders, beekeepers, shepherds, and farmers. Of potters shaping earth, cooks stirring memory into meals, and makers who work slowly, guided by patience rather than haste alongside families safeguarding these traditions within their homes.
This summer choose a Greek destination that holds tightly to what shaped it. Choose Crete.
🎞️Scenes by @stemajourneys
#crete #phaea #cretantradition #craftsmanship
Not to be picky, but a caique is not just a boat ⚓️.
It’s tradition, craftsmanship, and sailing that hasn’t rushed time. A slow instrument of Aegean melodies and yes, it hits different under the sun.
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Every corner becomes a storyteller.
Drawing from Byzantine and Islamic ceramic traditions and inspired by the Benaki Museum collections the artists @ilias.christopoulos.ceramist and @haroulakoropouli transformed Phāea Blue interiors into a conversation between history, craft, and contemporary Greek expression. Reviving the ancient sgraffito technique.
At Phāea, we honour Greece’s deep artistic lineage by collaborating with local talent whose hands continue traditions centuries old. These pieces are stories etched in clay, reminders that beauty has always lived in the gestures of daily life. A living dialogue between tradition and today.
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Mornings softened by sunlight, slow steps along olive-lined paths, and poolside hours wrapped in warmth. Every frame reflects a sense of comfort, understated luxury, and the kind of adventure that doesn’t rush, just unfolds.
Captured through Justin’s ( @paqju ) own lens, these are the most sun-kissed moments of his stay at Phāea Blue, a luxury seaside hotel in Crete where ease meets quiet adventure.
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