One third of Ikaria’s population lives past the age of 90 – and they spend every day doing what they love. By Marissa Tejada With thin, white hair pinned to the side and thick glasses perched on the bridge of […]
One third of Ikaria’s population lives past the age of 90 – and they spend every day doing what they love. By Marissa Tejada With thin, white hair pinned to the side and thick glasses perched on the bridge of […]
Villages that march to a different drummer, wild landscapes and the secret of long life Icarus, the impetuous son of Daedalus who disobeyed his father and flew too close to the sun, aptly gave his name to this rocky island […]
The story of Icarus is one of those legends of Greek mythology that fascinates audiences especially because of the character’s desire to go beyond human boundaries as well as for the tragic consequences this brought about. The myth of Daedalus and Icarus tells the story of […]
by Alexia Amvrazzi I first visited Ikaria a few years before the big, sticky Blue Zones label was plastered onto it in 2012, before tourists began heading there from across the planet eager to uncover the secrets of longevity and […]
