You know how sometimes Greece doesn’t just call you? It nudges. Then insists. Then refuses to leave you alone until you get on a plane. That’s more or less what happened to best-selling author Kathryn Gauci, our first guest contributor.

Greek mythology is full of gods who demand attention. Hestia never did.

Some islands demand your attention. Paros is not one of them - and that’s exactly why it’s magic.