ABOUT US
Restaurant & Rooms
Thea’s Inn is Ikaria’s doorstep to discovering the island's unique magic. Proudly still voted Trip Advisor’s #1 accommodation on Ikaria, we offer five homey rooms, a restaurant serving traditional, authentic dishes, and rustic retreats – more intimate guided experiences into the island's soulful way of life...
A HIDDEN JEWEL DISCOVERED
Ikaria the Blue Zone
In 2009 when Dan Buettner from National Geographic and I were first connected, he told me he was interested in bringing his research team to Ikaria. His studies so far had led him to believe our small island was one of the regions in the world with the highest number of centenarians per thousand...
AN IMMERSION INTO SOULFUL LIVING
Rustic retreats
There is no better way to experience the magnetism of Ikaria than to completely immerse yourself. My passion in recent years has been to open the doors to the magic of the island – as a guide and educator – through very intimate retreats...
A RETURN TO MY ROOTS
About Thea
I am Thea Parikos. I was born in Detroit Michigan, which is where my mother's family moved to from Ikaria as first-generation American immigrants - but I knew living on the island was always going to part of my destiny...