Our top 10 guide to Greece's best unspoilt islands and undeveloped villages

The makers of Mamma Mia! chose to film the movie on Skopelos because the island looks much as it did a generation ago. Skopelos Town is the prettiest port in the Sporades, with a harbour where you can watch the boats land their catch. The island is almost completely wooded with trails through pine, olive and plum groves that run down to the shore. The only downside is the shortage of sandy beaches, although Velanio is attractive and wider than more popular Stafylos near Skopelos Town.

Opening of new museum in Acropolis, Cvetkovic in Athens

Big celebration is being held in Athens regarding the opening of a new museum in Acropolis, where many European officials have been invited, including Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic. He will travel to Greece after the invitation of its Prime minister Kostas Karamanlis, and the delegation will also feature ministers of foreign affairs and culture, i.e. Vuk Jeremic and Nebojsa Bradic, respectively. During the visit, the Serbian Prime Minister will have talks with his host Karamanlis, as well as Cypriot President Demetris Christophias and Turkish Prime minister Tayip Erdogan.

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Greece: the inside track

Robin Gauldie, author of Thomas Cook guides to Mainland Greece and Greek Islands; Charles Arnold, author of Mediterranean Islands; Chris Deliso, co-author of Lonely Planet's Greece guidebook; Andy Bostock, author of the Bradt Guide to the Greek Peloponnese (out early 2010); Jane Foster, freelance writer based in Athens; Katerina

The Island Where People Live Longer

Making it to 90 years old is awe-inspiring in much of the world. But on a tiny Greek island in the North Aegean Sea, nonagenarians barely merit a second glance.

The island of Icaria could be the newest of the world's so-called blue zones — places where residents have unusually long life spans.

Dan Buettner has crossed the globe many times over the years in search of blue zones, and he recently teamed up with AARP and National Geographic to study Icaria.