Ferries go at least twice a day from spring to autumn.īefore you leave Rhodes… If you have time to see Lindos, on the southeast of the island, as well as Rhodes Town, then don’t miss the chance to go snorkelling at the uncrowded St Paul’s Bay. Get there: British Airways flies to Rhodes and offers a seven-night stay at Electra Palace. Do visit the 18th-century Venetian monastery of the Archangel Michael Monastery in Panormitis, which has the highest Baroque bell tower in the world. It gained its wealth from sponge fishing, and you can still see the copper helmets used by divers on display in the town. The winding cobbled pathways and herds of cattle in the streets make the island feel authentically Greek.
Neoclassical buildings flank the harbour town of Yialos, and every building in the town has been listed. It’s not cheap, as you’ll see from the dazzling-white super-yachts lined up in its port. Symi is the place the Greek jet-set don’t want you to know about. Where? 12 miles north of Rhodes, off the coast of Turkey Get there: British Airways flies to Mykonos and offers a seven-night break at the four-star Theoxenia, from there, you can fly on to Ikaria.īefore you leave Mykonos… Visit Vioma Organic Farm & Vineyard for a wine tasting and an unforgettable lunch made with the farm’s fresh produce. By day, hike over the rugged landscape – there are plenty of footpaths leading to waterfalls and rivers to go wild swimming in. Over the years, history has developed one-of-a-kind monuments that witness humanitys old civilisation. Nature has given everyone breathtaking scenery. We should probably take a leaf out of Ikaria’s book: the island is listed as one of Earth’s five ‘Blue Zones’, where people live measurably longer lives. Greece is a nation made up of hundreds of islands, each of which is beautiful in its way, and a hilly continent. In the village of Raches, the streets only start getting busy after sun down. Shops and restaurants have a relaxed attitude to opening hours, and the Ikarians can be found chatting and singing outside tavernas until the early hours. You’ll have to get used to a new way of life on Ikaria. Where? Roughly 30 miles east of the Turkish coast
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From Athens you can fly on to Milos in under an hour.īefore you leave Athens… How about seeing the Acropolis by helicopter tour? Get a bird’s-eye view of this ancient monument, plus the city and Olympic Stadium and Athenian coastline. Get there: British Airways flies to Athens and offers a seven-night city break at the four-star Royal Olympic Hotel or a seven-night beach holiday at five-star Cape Sounio Grecotel Exclusive Resort. There’s more to see underground, too: Milos’s catacombs, a labyrinth below the island, which date back to around the 1st-5th century. Perhaps the best of its 80 beaches is Sarakiniko, with twisted white rocks sprawling into a sparkling blue sea.
The volcano is still active, but that’s a good thing as it means that the island has hot springs that you can bathe in. Milos itself feels a little like going to the moon: dazzling white cliffs jutting at peculiar angles and volcanic coastal rock formations lend the place an otherworldly feel. You may have heard of Milos without even knowing: the Venus de Milo was discovered here, in the village of Tripiti, in 1820.
Where? A horseshoe-shaped island 70 miles north of Crete