This month James Martin begun the new series on Sky Good Food as celebrity chef; he sails in his very own boat to explore the food culture of the Mediterranean.  The next episode of the series is on air this Monday 28^th November and takes James to the worldwide known resort of Elounda in the luxurious Domes of Elounda all Suites and Villas Boutique Resort.

The first part of the episode was filmed on the premises of the resort with the astonishing background of the colorful domes and the historic island of Spinalonga, famous from Victoria Hislop’s bestselling novel “The Island”

The filming was divided into several parts:

During the first part, Mr. Martin was introduced to progressive cretan cuisine, with the assistance of the resorts’ chef. He tasted three local recipes which are very characteristic of the area of Elounda:

> Tomato filled with Greek salad, fried spring rolls filled with feta cheese and olive paste
> Sea bass with local Okras and Cretan herbs (Traditional Plaka Dish)
> ‘Tiganites’ local dough pastry fried and then served with thyme honey, strawberries and mastic ice cream

During the remaining part of the episode, James Martin prepared recipes that truly matched the culinary philosophy of the resort at beautiful settings such as the veranda of the Royal Villa as well as the sea restaurant “1910” and its Pier.

Some of the ingredients used for the delights were lamp, sardines, feta cheese, thyme and oregano, and of course traditional Cretan olive oil creating wonderful feasts on camera!

Spring has finally arrived here at Domes of Elounda and we are very excited!!

This season is going to be an amazing one. We are looking forward to allowing our taste buds savour the 2nd annual Festival de Gastronomie , happening ….. there you will be able to experience along with us a special treat of the senses!!

April and May is always a great time to visit the island as the flowers are in bloom all over and everything is greening up nicely.

The weekend of April 24th is Easter , it is a great time to experience the most important Greek Holiday, on the island that celebrates this important date  like no one else.

Meanwhile the staff has worked hard during our downtime to get everything ready to welcome our new, as well as our returning guests. Get ready to have some fun in the sun, at Elounda’s Premier Spa Resort

Ride mountain bikes on the many bike trails. Sit at the bay’s edge with your toes in the sea and enjoy weather that is not too hot and not too cold but just right. Everyone should come to Crete in the spring at least once in their life as it is truly beautiful.

The top gastronomical event in Greece, established by the largest Greek City Guide “Athinorama” and the leading hotel and restaurant guide in Greece “Alpha Guide” have for the first time granted our own “Topos 1910” Restaurant with the award of “Best Greek Cuisine”!

Michelin star awarded Leuteri Lazarou and Thodoros Kassavetis, create with notable maturity a both tasteful and intriguing suggestion of what constitutes modern, comprehensible, educated and high level Greek cuisine”

Congratulations to our staff at “Topos 1910” and our distinguished head chefs for this honorable accomplishment!

This award comes to recognize our tremendous efforts and dedication to maintain the ultimate in culinary culture for our guests as part of the holistic Mediterranean Domes of Elounda experience!

Domes of Elounda is celebrating its 1000th fan on facebook and is offering a free vacation to two lucky fans. People are being asked to submit their favorite holiday photo and the photo that gets the most votes (likes) wins. The details of the contest can be found on this page.

Our new video has gone live on youtube. Make sure you check it out and tell us what you think.