The Greek Island Heaven of Donoussa | Greece Travel

[@barbararaesis5859]

You know when Greeks say 10 minutes, it really means A LOT More! I am missing Greece.

[@agirlandherpassport]

They didn’t account for the hill or that I stopped to look at the goats. Haha

[@annavretou8721]

Πολύ ωραίο βίντεο,όπως πάντα....να περνάς όμορφα ❤

[@agirlandherpassport]

Thank you!

[@TexasDoug393]

Love those little, off-the-beaten-track Cycladic islands.

[@agirlandherpassport]

Me too!

[@JohnAleman1]

Very enjoyable vlog looks a nice relaxing island 🍻

[@agirlandherpassport]

Thank you. It is. I loved it.

[@tanyab244]

What a beautiful vacation spot. That first beach you went to is so good. Did you mention the name of that beach? Your hotel room had a wonderful view.

[@agirlandherpassport]

The one in town? It’s called Stavros. The second one was Kedros beach.

[@manapualabs]

Thanks for the excellent video of a tiny, seldom visited Cycladic island! Went to our local Greek restaurant the other night and had kolokithokeftedes in your honor. Wish we were there! 😎

[@agirlandherpassport]

You’re welcome! I hope they were great. 😊

[@manapualabs]

@@agirlandherpassport Sadly, they were just okay, at $14.50 for two! Oh well, planning our trip to Makrygianni next year!

[@agirlandherpassport]

@@manapualabs That is very expensive! I had some last night and there were 4 giant ones for €9.

[@jamesswanney8615]

Particularly enjoyed this video of yours and all the other ones that you have produced including your life in Athena. We enjoyed Koufonissi, Schinoussa and Iraklia on the occasions when we were there. It is so nice to see similar things that you are doing at this time. We are as older travellers now revisiting places in Greec ethat we love and that your videos are providing the inspiration for us to revisit these places again.

[@agirlandherpassport]

Thank you so much! I am so happy to hear that.

[@utaschmitz-esser8611]

The water looks gorgeous 😍

[@agirlandherpassport]

It was and so clear!

[@muddywaters538]

Maybe one of these days if I'm back on Syros, I'll visit this island. Looks so chill.

[@agirlandherpassport]

It is! A nice place to escape the hustle and bustle of anywhere.

[@muddywaters538]

@@agirlandherpassportThat’s what I want.

[@philipquick7423]

thanks for sharing your vacation :)))

[@agirlandherpassport]

You’re welcome!!

[@mikefilimon1584]

As always thank you for such quality content and of course enjoy!

[@mikefilimon1584]

As always thank you for such quality content and of course enjoy!

[@agirlandherpassport]

@@mikefilimon1584 Thank you for watching!

[@inspireyou2396]

It looks great there. Glad you enjoyed your stay!

[@agirlandherpassport]

It was great! Thanks.

[@pavlos8844]

Never been to Donoussa. Looks great.

[@agirlandherpassport]

I recommend it.

[@bountytracker.]

ηταν το καλυτερο νησι 80-90 πριν το ανακαλυψουν οι απλυτοι και τα ναρκωτικα.

[@geogeo2299]

@@bountytracker. Κάσος.

[@johnbambrick5735]

Thanks!

[@agirlandherpassport]

Thank you!

[@muddywaters538]

I hope you get to Mytilini. I have friends who live there and they tell me to visit. Maybe someday through one of your videos I’ll visit 😊

[@agirlandherpassport]

I’m sure I will. I have a friend that lives there and loves it.

[@ricardo68]

Tiffany, believe it or not, I’ve docked in Donoussa on my way to Astypalia in 2011. I met someone on the ferry who got off there to go camping with a friend. If I remember correctly, wilderness camping is permitted in Donoussa.

[@agirlandherpassport]

Yes, there is camping on Livadi beach. Not sure it’s legal but it’s ignored it seems.

[@bountytracker.]

@@agirlandherpassport its not camping, its free, in donousa there is no police, you can camp anywhere you want, i have been alot of times in 80s and 90s, was really paradise, last years its f@cked up, in the time i was there was no cars and we swiimin naked in livadi and in kedros, was only 2 small tavernas, a mini market and the bakery shop, we are around 15 tourists in september october, i talk bout late 80s and early 90s, then they start to build alot of rooms, anarchists come and drugs come with them also, was so peaceful back then, i have alot of years to go now. i swiiming in a very small beach back of hora, nobody was near me , sometimes we sleep in the beach, ther eis a path from back of hora to kaltaritissa, its 1 hour walking, then we walk from kalotarisa to hora in 3-4 hours thru mersini - mesaria, was not cars and bus in that time.

[@agirlandherpassport]

@bountytracker. There was still plenty of people naked in Kedros and Livadi. It’s why I didn’t film much there. I think late September and early October are probably more like what you remember. Only a few places were open to eat. Not many tourists. Although, more than 15. I enjoyed the quiet of this place for sure and everyone was so friendly.

[@colinlees3820]

There used to be a lot of free camping at Kendros beach but this is not allowed any more. There are still some showers which aren't used any more but the campers would shower there with no cover at all. Free camping is still tolerated at Livadi. In early September, the beaches were a lot busier and only about 10-20% of the people on Kendros were naked and slightly more at Livadi.

[@agirlandherpassport]

@colinlees3820 Most of the people at Livadi were naked. I was one of the few in a suit.

[@sankarsaha9088]

Superb👍👍

[@agirlandherpassport]

Thank you!

[@k.johnson1256]

Another beautiful video - love it! 💙

[@agirlandherpassport]

Thank you!!

[@austinm2032]

Awesome, what dates were you recording this? I’m headed to Greece next October thanks

[@agirlandherpassport]

Thanks! I was there September 26-October 3rd.

[@ghanwin]

What a beautiful island 😎What's the name of the hotel you stayed at ? Donoussa seems like my kind of vibe, hope to make it there next year !

[@agirlandherpassport]

The hotel is called Iliovasilema Studios, booking.stay22.com/agirlandherpassport/B8RxYhgnnQ They had a great view and they are very nice.

[@geogeo2299]

Lucky woman... The gods know how I miss the Aegean wind flowing through your hair, in the archipelago twiilight.

[@agirlandherpassport]

It’s a fabulous feeling!

[@cynthiakritika5047]

I was going to go to Donoussa last June but went to Koufonsia instead. If I go to Greece again next May, I’ll definitely pair Donoussa with Sifnos, which is my new favorite island. Is it worth renting a bike(bicycle) there or just walking is fine?

[@agirlandherpassport]

I think you will love it. I don’t think you need one and I didn’t see any place to rent one.

[@cynthiakritika5047]

@@agirlandherpassport Ok that’s fine. I’m used to walking everywhere in Greece unlike here in California 😂 thanks for the video! 🇬🇷🇺🇸

[@agirlandherpassport]

Other than the steep hill, it was pretty walkable. There is a bus in the high season.

[@bountytracker.]

donoussa before some years dont have bikes and cars, also you dont gonna find to rent, there is a path from hora to kalotaritissa 1 hour and then back to hora from different path , 3-4 hours, but now have a small bus, a taxi and a small boat, i prefer the old times when donousa dont have anything like that, so i stoip to go, but for me, im Greek and 59 years old, i beleive donoussa is still the best place in Greece, and i travel to all the islands.

[@cynthiakritika5047]

@@bountytracker. Good to know. I most likely will be there the end of May. Ευχαριστώ πολύ.

[@mikefilimon1584]

Good philosophy (which has been happening to me on this trip lol,) “lesson learned.”

[@agirlandherpassport]

Oh no. I hope it wasn’t anything too bad. You have to go with the flow in Greece most of the time.

[@mikefilimon1584]

@@agirlandherpassport ❤️ 😆 Haha oh no! It was just some planning and logistic issues. Thank you though 🙏. Enjoying my time excursion in Meteora at the moment.

[@agirlandherpassport]

@@mikefilimon1584 That is good to hear! Enjoy Meteora!

[@shaulkirsch1263]

🙏

[@agirlandherpassport]

😊😊

[@shaulkirsch1263]

@@agirlandherpassport you know my preference 😊😊😊

[@agirlandherpassport]

@@shaulkirsch1263Of course!

[@shaulkirsch1263]

@@agirlandherpassport have a great weekend 🙏

[@agirlandherpassport]

@shaulkirsch1263 you too!

[@CoolGrandpa]

Another inspiring one Tiffany. I now have flights booked, Edinburgh - Athens, for April 2025. May visit Hydra and Aegina. Any tips for Easter in Greece ?

[@agirlandherpassport]

Thank you! Most of the things happen on Friday and Saturday nights not on Sunday. And they happen late. The churches will have a schedule. It will be in Greek but Google translate can help.

[@colinlees3820]

A very interesting video for me because I know Donousa very well as I've been many times over the past 20+ years but in late August or early September. I've never seen the waves go so far up the beach, although I have known the Skopelitis to be cancelled. I've never seen goats on Livadi beach, probably because there were too many people, but I've seen them on Nero beach on Kato Koufonissi. They will go into people's bags to find any food there is if the bags aren't zipped up and I've seen them eating straw mats.

[@agirlandherpassport]

There was a lot of wind that day. I think someone was feeding this goat so that is why she came down.

[@colinlees3820]

It's always a lot windier at the south end of the beach than at the north end. I suppose that's why they built the village there.

[@agirlandherpassport]

I am sure that is probably why as well. However, in the summer I prefer the windy side!

[@no-secret-chart]

That is such a beautiful island. Why would anyone go to a busy crowded island when they could go to Donoussa instead?

[@agirlandherpassport]

Some people like busy but sometimes you also need calm. This is exactly what I needed!

[@bmakrides]

Hahahaha, I just had to come see it 😂😂😂

[@Squid-i7q]

Better in greece than in florida ....😅😅😅 typhoon...

[@agirlandherpassport]

Yes but I have many friends in Florida so I didn’t sleep much last night. All okay so far though.

[@Squid-i7q]

@@agirlandherpassport drink a few ouzo and you will sleep o.k !!!! If you live in a heaven of greece you don't need to carry the usa nightmares... forget this hell...👺👺👺👺👺👺

[@Squid-i7q]

Hahaha they erased my message !!!! 🤑🤑😝😝🤪🤪😝😝🤪😝🤑🤑 in you tube they afraid greeks soooooooo much. .. truth hurts❤❤❤

[@Squid-i7q]

​@@agirlandherpassporttell them to come greece !!!😅😅😅 so why you left spain ???

[@agirlandherpassport]

@Scarecrow-h6n I didn’t live in Spain?

[@jaypee7440]

Beautiful but I would be bored after a day and I am old. I prefer southeast Asian tropical destinations to visit because they are relaxing but there’s so much to see and do other than beach and taverna.

[@jimjim8645]

Lesser or small Cyclades (donousa, schnisousa, koufonisia) are very small literally beach islands. If you want more you should hope for the larger ones Paros, Naxos, Andros ,Milos, Ios, even Myconos or Santorini...

[@agirlandherpassport]

It is definitely not for everyone but there are other island with more things to do.

[@nikolaosliakos-hk5wh]

YOU HAVE A PREFERANCE TO THE CYCLADIC ISLANDS AS THE MAJORITY OF THE NON EUROPEAN TOURISTS.

[@agirlandherpassport]

I do. I like the feel of them, the beaches, and the people. They are also fairly easy for me to get to. I have been to other chains though.

[@nm5612]

Cyclades are the best and best weather especially July and August. Because of the northern winds as well the beaches are very clean. But again spoiled for choices in Greece