The Aegean Islands & Crete2 places
- Skopelos & the SporadesA Greek island that is green rather than white and blue — pine forest running down to the water on nearly every side —…
- NaxosThe biggest and greenest of the Cyclades, with mountain villages, long empty beaches, and a giant marble doorway…
Central Greece (Meteora & Delphi)2 places
- DelphiThe ancient world's most important oracle, set on a terraced mountainside the Greeks believed was the centre of the…
- MeteoraOrthodox monasteries built on top of sheer sandstone pillars, reached for centuries only by rope ladders and nets the…
Attica (Athens)1 place
- The Acropolis & AthensThe rock at the centre of Athens, crowned by the Parthenon, the building that has defined what "classical" means for…
Northern Greece (Macedonia & Mount Athos)1 place
- Zagori & the Vikos GorgeA cluster of grey-stone mountain villages in the remote northwest, linked by old packhorse trails and single-arch…
The Peloponnese1 place
- MonemvasiaA whole Byzantine town hidden on the seaward face of a giant rock, invisible from the mainland, reached by a single…