Greece Travel: a Europe Tour that's a Gold Medal Experience!

Greece travel need not be an Olympic marathon. Given Greek history, the most interesting tourist sights naturally tend to be in the more southern areas of mainland Greece rather than the north. After Athens, most tours concentrate on the major historical sites like Olympia and Delphi and a few other places of interest such as the monasteries at Meteora and the Perama Caves. Unless you have special reasons for spending longer, two weeks is really quite sufficient to cover Athens and the main areas.

Greek island travel can take as long as you want, and the time you allot usually tends to be too short! Of course, ignoring expatriate Greeks visiting relatives, the majority of tourists visiting Greece come on package tours to a single island destination. However, this need not be a disaster, as in many if not most cases these package tourists are isolated in resort hotels and areas. Careful choice of island and hotel (and season) can still give you the Greek holiday you dream of!

Another alternative is to take a cruise around the Greek Islands, and these ships often slot in a visit to the Turkish coast as well. Although tending towards the expensive end of the market, a cruise is certainly a relaxed way of seeing the various island destinations, although the drawback to me is that you usually don't get to spend the evenings there, so it's not possible to enjoy a lazy late night dinner in the tavernas.

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