The collection · I–XII
The Twelve Islands
You don’t choose a room. You choose the story you want to live.
Villa Cyclades has twelve rooms. Each one bears the name of a Greek island and keeps a story to tell.
I / XII
Serifos
What the sea brings
Some islands you reach. To Serifos, the sea brings you.
On Contadora You reach Contadora by sea
II / XII
Tinos
The north wind
On Tinos, even the stones know where the wind comes from.
On Contadora The trade winds of the Panamanian summer
III / XII
Folegandros
The cave of names
Twenty-four centuries ago, hundreds of young people wrote their names in a cave. Some of them exist only there.
On Contadora A small, unhurried island
IV / XII
Amorgos
The Big Blue
There is a monastery on Amorgos that can only be seen from the sea.
On Contadora The reefs of the Pearl Islands
V / XII
Delos
The island that stopped drifting
Delos was a star that fell into the sea and drifted until someone needed it.
On Contadora The island where the pearls were counted
VI / XII
Mykonos
The island the world discovered
First came a pelican. Then everyone else.
On Contadora The pelicans and the Contadora of the ’70s
VII / XII
Santorini
The island given as a gift
Santorini was born from a handful of earth that someone threw into the sea.
On Contadora Sunset over the Gulf of Panama
VIII / XII
Paros
The lamp stone
From this stone came the Venus de Milo. From the sea of the Pearl Islands, the pearl of queens.
On Contadora La Peregrina, the pearl of queens
IX / XII
Ios
The poet’s riddle
They say Homer died on Ios because he could not answer some boys.
On Contadora The Contadora Group and the word peace
X / XII
Milos
What the islands keep
The Venus de Milo turned up in a field. Milos is still waiting for her.
On Contadora The buccaneers of 1685
XI / XII
Naxos
The crown in the sky
Ariadne was abandoned on a beach on Naxos. That same night, her fate changed.
On Contadora Dinner under the stars
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Andros
The island of seafarers
The sailors of Andros crossed every ocean. So did the whales of Contadora.
On Contadora The humpback whales
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