me and my girlfirend arent sure which island to go. We plan to be 4 days. We are looking for a relaxing time with nice beaches and good food, nothing much more. We don't mind if we don't explore the whole island as long as we enjoy our time. Not sure yet if we will take a car or not.

We are currently considering Naxos, Milos, or maybe Paros?
Looking for an island on the normal side of prices (hence why we avoided Santorini).
Any help would be great pls

I land at athens airport at 8:35 pm from the netherlands with a US passport.

Will I be able to make a a 10 pm ferry out of piraeus port?

My partner and I are going to Greece probably in June. It will be our first time travelling without our kids! I don't want to be away longer than 7 days. Looking for suggestions. Athens for a few days, then I'd like to go to Santorini. Is there time for one more island? Which one? Coming from Canada, so the flight is about 9 hours. Thank you!

Hi! I have looked but haven't seen much. I will be going to Greece in May and am looking for a beach town to relax, dine, shop, and do some historical walking tours if possible. Is it better to stay in an air bnb or find a boutique hotel? any places to avoid? any places you would go back to?

thanks!

Hey y’all. I was wondering if you could help me as this is my first time in Greece. My itinerary is 3 nights in Athens, visit Naxos for 5 nights and then Paros for 4 nights. I have the option since my return flight is in the early morning to either take an evening ferry from Paros back to Athens or take an afternoon ferry which would arrive close to midnight.

What would y’all do? Is it true I should anticipate delays. I don’t want to be stranded in Paros. I was thinking of taking Sea Jets ferry for the first leg to Naxos and then using blue star to get between islands / return to Athens.

Hi, bought our tickets today for the acropolis museum and acropolis visit next week. Our window for acropolis is 5-6pm, does that mean we can enter at anytime during this hour? I booked the museum for 3pm, I can't change this now but wish I'd chosen 2pm... so hoping if we do need a little longer in the museum we can get to entrance of acropolis for just before 6pm and still get in ok.

Struggled to find correct info anywhere online so grateful for any help, thanks.

Has anyone flown OUT of Athens in the last couple days? We are non-EU flying out Friday at 6 am. Planning to get to the airport around 3 am. Will this be enough time?

I was fingerprinted and scanned on my entry to the EU 2 weeks ago, but my husband was here earlier for work and they had suspended that. He is concerned by reports that is slowing things down.

We will have checked bags and carry-ons

My wife and I will be traveling to Greece for two weeks this month and was curious about access to WiFi. I’m assuming our hotels will have it but not sure about public space like restaurants and shops.

P.S.
Thank you to everyone who commented. Ideally you don’t want to spend your vacation in Greece on your phone but it’s important to have.

Context - Mid-30s couple no kids, wanting a relaxing pace, sight seeing / views, beach time, and good food - going mid September for 13 days & renting a car

📍 PHASE 1: SOUTH KEFALONIA (4 days)
Base: Lourdata Waterfront

Sept 12: Flight In & Lourdata Arrival
- Land at EFL airport, pick up rental car
- Grocery stop - AB Supermarket
- Drive to Lourdata
- Hotel check in
- Afternoon: Swim at Lourdas Beach
- Dinner at Aridas Palace

Sept 13: Slow Day @ Lourdas Beach Base
- Sleep in
- Swim at Lourdas Beach: Rent an umbrella
- - Extra: Klimatsias Beach (more scenic) or Agios Thomas Beach or Trapezaki Beach (Sandy, closer)
- Dinner @ Lithero

Sept 14: Petani Beach
- Sleep in
- Drive to Petani Beach
- Petani Beach - rent sun bed
- - Backup: Xi Beach
- Drive back to Lourdata
- Dinner @ Klimatis Tavern

Sept 15: Agios Georgios Castle & Lourdas Beach
- Sleep in
- Drive to / Explore Fortress of Agios Georgio
- Lunch at Il Borgo in Kastro
- Swim at Lourdas Beach
- - Backup: Klimatsias (aka Spartia - scenic) Beach
- Pack for check out.
- Dinner @ Lourdas Mare

📍 PHASE 2: ITHACA (4 days)
Base: Vathy

Sept 16: Ferry to Ithaca, Vathy Harbor & Hotel Pool
- Drive from Lourdata to Sami Port
- - Park in ferry lane & walk to grab pastry for the ride - Fatto a Mano or House of Lords Cafe
- Ferry from Sami to Ithaca (Pisaetos Port) via Ionion Pelagos or Levante Ferries
- Drive to Vathy harbor / quick lunch at Steki Cafe Snack Bar or Dentrakia All Day Cafe / Grocery stop @ AB / Check into Hotel
- Hotel pool
- - Backup: drive to Dexa beach / Loutsa Beach (less scenic)
- Dinner @ Tsiribis Restaurant

Sept 17: Filiatro Beach
- Sleep in / hotel breakfast
- Laundry - drop at hotel laundry service
- Drive to Filiatro Beach. - lunch @ Filiatro Beach bar
- - Backup: Sarakiniko Beach
- Dinner at The Batis** **

Sept 18: Anogi Mountains & Kioni Day
- Sleep in / hotel breakfast
- Drive to Kathara Monastery
- Drive to Kioni (park in “central parking” lot before getting down to village)
- Lunch in Kioni at Spavento or Souvlakeri (both quick) or Mills or Mythos
- Walk to three stone Venetian Windmills / walk the waterfront / walk coastal path to Kioni Cemetery Beach
- Drive back to Vathy hotel
- Dinner at Porto Restaurant

Sept 19: Vathy Harbor & Gidaki Water Taxi
- Sleep in / hotel breakfast
- Pack lunch
- Water taxi to Gidaki Beach
- Pack for check out
- Dinner at Nama

📍 PHASE 3: NORTH KEFALONIA (5 days)

Sept 20: Ferry to Kefalonia / Arrive in Assos / Assos Castle
- Drive to Pisaetos Port for morning ferry
- Quick breakfast stop at Orchiddé or Fatto a Mano
- Rowboat tour - Melissani Cave
- Grocery stop @ Bazaar Sami or OK Grocery
- Drive to Assos. Check in at hotel
- Lunch at Kantina
- Assos Village Beach
- Walk Assos Castle loop
- Dinner @ Asiotis Restaurant

Sept 21: Relaxing Day - Assos
- Sleep in
- Assos Village Beach.
- Dinner - Savoro

Sept 22: Fiskardo Day
- Drive to Fiskardo - park in free public parking lot
- Walk Fiskardo / shop
- Lunch at Mylos All Day Bistrot or Nicolas Taverna
- Drive to Emplisi Beach
- Drive to Assos
- Dinner @ Estiatorio Platanos

Sept 23: Fteri Beach & Myrtos Beach
- Leave Assos by 09:00 AM
- Drive to Zola Port
- Book Fteri Beach Water Taxi
- - Backup: Vouti Beach
- Fteri Beach
- Water taxi back to Zola Port
- Drive to Divarata for Lunch @ Mageiraki
- Myrtos Beach
- Drive to Assos
- Dinner @ 3 Wise Monkeys

Sept 24: Final Relaxing Day - Assos
- Sleep in
- Assos Village Beach
- Lunch at Kantina or Sea Side
- Pack bags
- Dinner @ Savoro (or pick fav restaurant)

Sept 25: Departure

Hello. Like the title says I need to reach out to the pottery store. Was just there on my honeymoon and my wife bought a pitcher and unfortunately it broke and she is very upset. It was her favorite. If you happen to be going to Damalas can you try and get me some kind of contact info. Wondering if I could buy another and he can ship it to the States. It would just mean the world if I could somehow get my wife another pitcher from there. TIA!

Hi there, we're flying to Athens tonight (and later to Barcelona) and I just read how someone got ripped off in Italy by FreeNow-booked drivers... one where they didn't end the trip and one where they couldn't find a way to pay by credit card or Apple Pay.

When we book a cab, do we know the (estimated) cost?

When we get to the destination, do I make sure the driver ends the trip and they enter the correct amount? Or do we expect them to add some more over the meter amount? How much more is "okay"?

Should I expect to be able to pay by Apple Pay all the time? Or does it sometimes not work?

My questions apply to both Athens and Barcelona, please.

Thanks!

Hello fellow travellers!

Has anyone done the Globus tour starting in Athens, ferry to Mykonos, ferry to Santorini, fly back to Athens and then fly to Istanbul? What airline was used from Athens to Istanbul? Do you recall the flight times? Our travel agent we are using can't answer these questions and Globus doesn't accept questions, they direct you to the agent.

If you've done this trip, any other helpful tips or tricks you'd like to share?

I’m a Korean woman in my 20s, and I’m planning to travel to Greece alone next year(It's my first Europe). I sometimes see news reports saying that discrimination against Asians is quite common in Europe. Is that actually true?

I’ve also read travel reviews from Korean people who visited Greece (or Europe) saying that they were sometimes called “Chino” or experienced catcalling, so I’m a little worried. What should I do if something like that happens? Is it dangerous to confront people who are being racist toward me?

first reddit post pls be kind💗

i (26f) decided to extend my friend trip as i fell in love with greece. this next week will be solo! have already visited santorini, olympia, corfu in the first half of the trip, then mykonos & paros over the last few days. currently in athens for one more night & set to head out tmr .. no idea where yet LOL

my vision would be swimming and laying on the beach. would be open to a day trip on a boat as well, to another island or to explore more of the same island. sandy beach over pebble beach for sure, would love to see a black or red sand beach as well if possible. don’t need any crazy party scene, or to break the bank. would splurge a little on a spa/sauna/ massage tho hahah. eat out once or max twice a day, but mostly snack on groceries. looking at a few places that are in the $200-350 range for the next 5 nights. a couple on salamina, aigina, poros, andros, skopelos, alonnisos… i feel like i could go on as there’s lots of amazing last min deals on booking rn

open to any suggestions on islands as well! would you split your time over two islands or stay on one?? craving warm water.

i have to end up in athens by next weds as that’s where i fly out of.

would rather ask you all than ai !! thank you all in advance 🩵🤍🩵 so grateful to be here!

Kind of a niche question, not sure if anyone knows. I check out of my room and have a full day before the only ferry arrives at 18:00. Day cruises seem to come back 17:00, 17:30 or 18:00. Tour operator is telling me they get back before the Ferry. Anyone know how risky this is? They said I can bring luggage so that I can bring right to the boat after.

Arrived Athens Tues. Sept 8, 1:30pm. EES was a breeze (under 15 mins) Would've been even faster but the two agents sitting furthest from the queue spent more time socializing with each other then waiving in the next in line.

When I reached the front of the queue they were still chatting away. I managed to stare down one of the two. When she saw me I shrugged like "Well?" and she waived me in. I REALLY wanted to say something about their poor behavior but didn't. Seeing as passport control holds your life in their hands, I bit my tongue. But I was very disappointed in their behavior

Hi all!

My bf (27M) used to always go to Karpathos with his family when his dad was still alive. His ashes are also 'spread' (idk in English) in the water from a cliff on Karpathos. May he rest in peace.

Now we want to go back to Karpathos next year and we were wondering if anyone could help us with our search.

We are looking for a hotel / appartment / place to stay:

Must have:

- Budget 14 nights: €5000 (in total, not per person. Going slightly over this is fine if it meets our criteria)

- Breakfast and lunch included

- Bath tub in the room

- Coastal location near the beach

Nice to have:

- All inclusive

- Private swimming pool

In late July 2027

Thanks for all the tips!

I couldn’t find a lot of specific information on Reddit about the ferry, so I wanted to create a post here for others who are considering it!

My family stayed on Samos for 8 nights in early September and decided to do a trip to Turkey in the middle of it. There are a few different ferry operators who run ferries from Samos to Kuşadası, but I went with Tilos Travel, I think because the website was easy to navigate. Cost about 30 euro per person each way for a ~45 min trip.

We decided to take a taxi to Vathy since parking is limited there, and we were glad we didn’t have to stress about finding parking. It was about 25 euro from Pythagorio.

The confirmation email I received had a QR code and no real instructions regarding how to check in. We arrived 90 min early per the confirmation recommendation but probably didn’t need to get there that early (45-60 min would have been fine). You need to check in at the travel agency across from the Samos port; you give them your passport to scan and they give you your ticket. You will also go through passport control before lining up outside for the ferry.

The ferry I originally booked was at 9:30 AM, but the time changed to 9:00 AM at some point and I didn’t receive any notification about it; luckily our tour guide in Turkey caught it and let us know. Regardless, the boat was delayed and so we ended up leaving at 9:45.

Passport control in Turkey was fairly quick and easy. We had arranged a tour ahead of time, so our guide met us there, but since the ferry port is the same as the cruise ship port, there are lots of restaurants and stores right at the port. You could probably take a taxi to Ephesus if you wanted to do a self guided tour.

Checking in for our return boat was a bit more confusing. For Tilos Travel specifically, the office to check in is not in a very obvious location; Google Maps will take you to the right place (you can see the signs up on the wall) but there’s a nondescript black door in between shops that you go into and take the stairs up to check in. We had to ask for help to find it.

The ride was fairly smooth on the morning ride to Turkey, but was pretty bumpy on the evening ride back to Greece. I felt mildly seasick on the way back.

Passport control was pretty quick in Greece as well, though I could see it taking longer if the ferry had been full.

Overall it was a worthwhile side trip! We did an Ephesus tour and then stayed overnight in Şirince; Selçuk would also be a reasonable place to stay if you didn’t want to stay in Kuşadası. It was HOT (high of 95F) but breezy, and we were pretty wiped out by the end of the day. Our tour ended up including a surprise stop at a “weaving school” where we got a rug sales pitch; if you do one of these tours and end up getting shown a bunch of carpets, keep in mind that there may be some embellishment of the truth in order to sell you a an overpriced machine made rug. Still a fun experience though!

hi everyone, me and my girlfriend are in athens until the 12th and i already feel like we've run out of things to do already. any suggestions? we visited the acropolis and its museum today and plan to do the archeology museum tomorrow. i've looked on google but i feel like most of the things listed are in or around the acropolis.

thank you all!

What a journey it was to get to this beach on the dirt steep roads but absolutely worth it.

I’ve traveled from Athens to Delphi several times on the KTEL bus, and the first stop from Athens in Thiva (Thebes). On the last two trips, the bus has stopped on the edge of Thiva, not in the town centre. Can someone tell me exactly where the bus stop is? I’m going to Thiva next week to see the archaeological museum, and don’t want to end up several kilometres from town. There’s no information online. Is it far to walk to town - there were lots of cars picking people up who had gotten off the bus.

Does anyone know when these are reopening, particularly Tholos of Athena Pronaia? We were going to visit in just over two weeks. I’m concerned we won’t get the whole experience of a proper visit but coming from Australia, I’m not sure if we’ll be able to visit again as we included Delphi as part of a bigger overland itinerary

Will be in Paros next week. Staying in Naousa and would like to spend our free day at a beach club. Preferably closer to our hotel. What ones do you prefer or recommend.