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Go Inside an Eclectic Array of Greece’s Bohemian-Chic Retreats

Photographer and writer Miguel Flores-Vianna captures the some of the Mediterranean country’s most glorious estates

By Geoffrey Montes
Rustic dining room with a wooden table, benches, pottery, and a vintage chandelier next to an open window and door.
Peter Speliopoulos and Robert L. Turner decided not to hang any art in their monastic-style dining room in Patmos, preferring lime-washed walls with all their cracks and imperfections. Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna

“Greece is like a second home,” says Miguel Flores-Vianna, the London-based photographer renowned for capturing interiors at their peak beauty. “I spend about five weeks there every summer and am very enamored of Greek culture and their way of life.” It’s no surprise, then, that Flores-Vianna’s latest book, Haute Bohemians: Greece (Vendome Press), is a love letter to the vibrant Mediterranean country and its bevy of rustic-chic island hideaways.

The lush volume features a poetic collection of bewitching residences belonging to a host of contemporary talents, among them painters Helen and Brice Marden (above), antiques dealer Eleni Martinou, and architect Katerina Tsigarida. “I tried to find houses that really reflect the personalities of those who lived in them,” he adds. “These are my favorite houses anywhere in the world, the ones that feel authentic and well lived, houses that showcase the geography of their owners’ lives.”

See more photographs from the book below. 

Cover of "Haute Bohemians Greece" featuring a room with a view of the sea and hills through open doors.
Haute Bohemians: Greece by Miguel Flores-Vianna. Photo: Vendome Press
Rustic dining room with brick floor, table with fruit, wooden chairs, and cushioned bench under exposed wooden beams.
A built-in bench is positioned under the arch in the dining room of John Stefanidis’s home in Patmos. Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna
Vintage study with wooden desk and chair by a window, framed art on walls, bookshelves filled with books, and a sea view outside.
The desk of Joan Leigh Fermor’s bedroom. Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna
Cozy sunlit reading nook with a round table, vase of flowers, open book, wooden chair, and large window with garden view.
The living room of the Kardamyli house in Messenia. Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna
Elegant living room with modern furniture, wood floor, a large painting on the wall, and a mix of natural and ambient lighting.
Bathers Surrounded by Doves, an oil by Charles Naillod, hangs in the living room of an Athens abode. Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna
Vintage living room with ornate wooden couch, patterned cushions, side table, and a large landscape painting on the wall.
Above the sofa is a work by contemporary Greek artist Chronis Botsoglou. Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna
Rustic dining room with wooden table and benches, brick floor, vintage chandelier, and a window with pottery decorations.
Peter Speliopoulos and Robert L. Turner decided not to hang any art in their monastic-style dining room in Patmos, preferring lime-washed walls with all their cracks and imperfections. Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna
Cozy bedroom with a canopy bed, patterned floor tiles, wicker chairs, and a mirror above a desk, creating a serene ambiance.
The guest room of a home in Corfu. Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna
Rustic outdoor patio with cushioned seating under a wooden pergola, surrounded by lush green plants and potted flowers.
A covered terrace of Jasper Conran and Oisin Byrne’s house in Rhodes. Photo: Miguel Flores-Vianna