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BLUE INK
TRAVELLERS GUIDE MAGAZINE
OWNER: bluegr Hotels & Resorts CEO: Gina Mamidakis
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CONTRIBUTORS Despoina Sampson, Antonios Zissis
37 PERFECT BLUE DAYS
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14 EDITORIAL 16 FLASHBACK: Family Power George & Aristea Mamidakis- A true Cretan story
The Blue Philosophy 18 BUSINESS VALUES: We Inspire Your Holidays 20 LIFE QUOTES: meet the bluegr people 24 BLUE INSIGHTS: G & A Mamidakis Foundation, People, Culture, Environment
The Blue Collection 37 PERFECT BLUE DAYS: Minos Beach art hotel, Sensimar Minos Palace hotels & suites, Candia Park village, Life Gallery athens, Sunprime Miramare Park suites & villas 66 BLUE EXPERIENCE: Sea & Sand, It’ s all about family, Body & Soul, I do! Wedding dreams & Honeymoon stories, Top tier business. 86 BLUE FINE DINING: Best of Chef
The Blue Lifestyle 90 BLUE GUIDE: Best of Crete, Best of Athens, Best of Rhodes 98 FASHION STORY: Mediterranean Dream 110 NO LIMITS: Discover Crete 122 ORIGIN: True Cretans 126 RESTO GUIDE: Agios Nikolaos- A taste of Crete! 130 ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE 136 ADDRESSES 138 LOCATION
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