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There is a peninsula just south of Thessaloniki in Greece. It juts out into the Aegean Sea like a comma, tufting with towering Aleppo pines and bulbous olive trees, and fringed by powder-white sand and gatorade-blue waters. In its north west sits a resort – or, more accurately, five hotels in one paradisiacal compound, including the recently opened Sani Asterias Beachfront Residential Suites – within a sprawling eco-reserve, where the hardest decision is whether you want to hit yoga or the gym in the morning, if the kids should head to the world-class Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre or the Bear Grylls Survival Academy in the afternoon, or if you should sacrifice some sun time for a trip to the Sani Marina spa.
As life gets busier than ever before, the need to immerse ourselves is greater than ever. We seem to have finally discovered that one of life’s true luxuries is the great outdoors, and the ability to spend time with our loved ones within it. Set on a 1,000-acre ecological reserve with five miles of Blue-flagged sandy beaches, over 12 miles of forest trails and 270 acres of wetlands to explore, the Sani Resort allows you to reconnect with nature and your loved ones simultaneously.
The yoga deck at Sani Club
Philip Lee Harvey
The resort doesn’t take its exceptional location for granted, either – since 2020 it has been the first certified carbon-neutral resort in Greece, and is powered by 100% renewable electricity with a triple zero goal to be zero plastic and zero waste by the end of 2024 and zero carbon by 2030. Meanwhile Sani’s multi- awarded sustainability programme, Sani Green is focused on improving its sustainability performance, from energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources to water conservation and sustainable procurement. All this means you can enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings in peace, knowing they’re being protected for generations to come.
For the Type A traveller there is a whole host of activities to keep you busy, from eco-trips like bird watching at Sani Wetlands, beekeeping and forest hiking, to yoga lessons on the beach and in the forest and breathwork and meditation sessions, alongside a range of watersports and diving excursions. Like your holidays a little more in the quiet lane? Across the multiple pools and seven beaches there is a literal endless number of sun loungers to settle into.
Sani Asterias beachfront suite
All that activity (or lack of it) will surely work up an appetite. Lucky for you, there are more than 40 restaurants and bars across the five hotels, cooking up everything from classic Greek cuisine (taramasalata anyone?) to Michelin-star dining, alongside Italian, Japanese, French, Peruvian, and more. Over 60% of Sani’s produce comes from within 100 miles of the resort, while chefs utilise the on-site herbal gardens to inspire and elevate dishes. Fancy yourself something of a gourmand? Head to the resort during Sani Gourmet festival in July and August to dine on food from some of the world’s best Michelin-starred chefs at special dinners.
To book your holiday visit sani-resort.com
