Read Greece as regions such as Athens, Santorini, Crete, not as a pin.
Athens-Delphi-Meteora is the spine.
Regions
- Athens — Athens is stop 1 in a Greece map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Santorini — Santorini is stop 2 in a Greece map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Crete — Crete is stop 3 in a Greece map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Naxos — Naxos is stop 4 in a Greece map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Thessaloniki — Thessaloniki is stop 5 in a Greece map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Meteora — Meteora is stop 6 in a Greece map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
Routes
- Athens-Delphi-Meteora — Athens-Delphi-Meteora — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Piraeus-Cyclades hop — Piraeus-Cyclades hop — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Heraklion-Chania — Heraklion-Chania — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Thessaloniki-Halkidiki — Thessaloniki-Halkidiki — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
Icons
- Athens — Why Athens photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Santorini — Why Santorini photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Crete — Why Crete photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Naxos — Why Naxos photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Thessaloniki — Why Thessaloniki photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
Pairings
- Slow pair — Pair Athens with Santorini; drop a third stop before you add one.
- Weather pair — Do not force a wet coast and a dry highland into the same week.
- Honeymoon pair — Two city nights plus three quiet nights recover better than a trophy circuit.
Dropping the third city is usually a gain.
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