What town in Greece is known for long life expectancy?

Living to 100 is commonplace on Ikaria, and one in three inhabitants lives past the age of 90. Because of this, the island is considered a world “blue-zone”—a designation for places of exceptional longevity, and one of only four across the globe.



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Ikaria, Greece, is one of the world's Blue Zones where people live longer than average. Residents nap often, drink herbal tea, and value family.
  • Blue Zones are regions of the world where people regularly live longer than average.
  • In Ikaria, Greece, it's common for people to remain active well into their 90s.


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Dangling 30 miles off the coast of Turkey in the eastern Aegean, the Greek island of Ikaria is one of the world's five 'blue zones', places of exceptional longevity, with remarkably high percentages of centenarians.

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The Ikarian Diet is based on lots of homegrown vegetables including wild vegetables and beans, limited amounts of sugar and meat, more grains and fish, goat milk, honey, herb tea, Ikarian red wine and, of course, olive oil. For Ikarians, keeping a garden is also a very healthy way of life.

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After Palaio Psychico, the richest area identified is the northern Athens suburb of Ekali, where 2,883 taxpayers declared annual incomes of 122,879. A distant third is Kolonaki, in the center of the capital, where 1,454 taxpayers declared incomes averaging at 77,419 euros.

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List of the 10 best villages
  1. Oia village. Santorini, Cyclades. ...
  2. Rhodes Town. Rhodes, Dodecanese. ...
  3. Chora of Mykonos. Mykonos, Cyclades. ...
  4. Corfu Town. Corfu, Ionian. ...
  5. Plaka neighborhood. Athens, Attica. ...
  6. Fiscardo village. Kefalonia, Ionian. ...
  7. Apiranthos village. Naxos, Cyclades. ...
  8. Olympos village. Karpathos, Dodecanese.


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10 Best Places to Visit in Greece for Seniors
  • Crete.
  • The Peloponnese.
  • Corfu.
  • Patmos.
  • Syros.
  • Sifnos.
  • Rhodes.
  • Milos.


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Living to 100 is commonplace on Ikaria, and one in three inhabitants lives past the age of 90. Because of this, the island is considered a world “blue-zone”—a designation for places of exceptional longevity, and one of only four across the globe.

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A Princeton study concluded that 95% of the members of college sororities or fraternities came from the wealthiest quarter of America. Only 5% came from lower to middle class families. This creates an even greater divide on campuses, by only having the richest, most privileged members in Greek life.

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Wine figures prominently in Ikaria's history and culture and many Ikarians grow grapes and produce, share and drink their own wine with pride.

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