Taste the best olive oil in Greece, visit Ottoman fortresses and discover one of Greece’s most beautiful beaches, omega shaped Voïdokoilia on holidays to Peloponnese. In the heart of Costa Navarino, on golden sands fringed by inky Ionian Sea, luxurious hotels come with surf schools and world-class golf courses, private pools and five star restaurants. One moment you’re ordering lunch from a swim-up restaurant, the next indulging in salt and honey scrubs. One day cycling through the unspoiled countryside of Messinia, the next sailing to the Islet of Proti swimming among coral as the sun goes down. Whether you hike through forest to majestic waterfalls, try SUP yoga for the first time or kayak across the bay, natural beauty takes pride of place. Away from resort life lays a whole other world of Grecian adventure. Walk though an abandoned city of ancient Byzantine ruins where only a small community of nuns now live and travel along medieval roads lined with churches, where you’re more likely to pass a cow than a traffic jam. Peloponnese holidays take you to ancient Olympia, the first site of the legendary games that inspired the modern Olympics, and to gold and ivory archaeological monuments such as the majestic temple of Zeus, the helmet of Miltiades and the aqueduct of Nymfaion. We can also tell you first-hand that you won’t want to miss the ancient theatre of Epidarus, especially come summer when the breathtaking amphitheatre, renowned for its perfect acoustics, comes alive with open-air works from the great Greek playwrights. Peloponnese is a special place, and if you’d like to know more, give us a call or pop into your local store.
2 Hotels, 1 cruise
The scent of sage, thyme and rosemary fill the mountainous countryside; behind stone walls and palace-style resorts you’ll find luxurious spas; and, on an island famed for its dairy products, artisanal parlours are chock full of pistachio ice cream and lemon sorbet. We love holidays to Crete for the seaside tavernas dishing out fresh cheeses and Greek wines, the hotels which are home to infinity pools with out-of-this-world views, and those tiny coastal fishing villages where you can pick up local honey and home-pressed oils. A big island full of bold colours, beautiful beaches and beguiling Greek legend, Crete holidays are as much about that deep blue sea as they are miniature Byzantine chapels housing frescoed ceilings and huge archaeological grids tracing the remains of an ancient Minoan empire. We can tell you the best places to see these sights: the colossal Bronze Age settlement of Knossos, Chania’s Venetian houses and historic Spinalonga Island. And if you’re craving golden sands we can put you on child-friendly Blue Flag beaches or exotic palm tree-lined bays. Cretan gorges feature sweet scented valleys and sea green pools and end at the Aegean Sea while high plateaus put you among a party of white windmills with their sails turning in the breeze. If you’re looking for something off the charts, head southwards. Time it right and you can walk through shallow waters to the islet of Elafonisi to see those iconic pink and white sands. If you fancy a taste of idyllic island life, give us a call and we’ll help craft your next adventure.
14 Hotels, 3 villas
Stepping out onto creamy white beaches and listening to the sound of waves at the edge of the Aegean Sea, holidays to Halkidiki put you in the middle of a glittering Greek adventure. At plush hotels you’ll find everything from Michelin-starred chefs to luxury yacht charter while the region’s naturally beautiful environment spoils you with burnt red mountains, ancient stone villages, turquoise seas and footprint-free emerald hills. We love holidays to Halkidiki for those stunning stretches of award winning Blue Flag sands and the intriguing blend of history and mythological status. Plunge into Petralona Cave where there’s proof of human life existing 700,000 years ago, snorkel among stone ruins taken over by water centuries before and set sail from the Sithonia peninsula, fittingly named after the son of Poseidon, god of the sea. You’ll find tiny beachfront tavernas serving up traditional Greek mezze and gourmet seafood restaurants where dishes come with a side of sublime views. In Kassandra, bars shine bright into the night while in Sithonia there’s a more tranquil, unspoilt atmosphere. You could spend your whole holiday skimming from honey-coloured beach to solitary white-sand cove searching out the best snorkelling spots and watching wild dolphins brush the waters; equally, you could question the law of physics in Aristotle’s Park and trace the southern peninsula by boat past the monastic state of Mount Athos (no women allowed) where sacred 5th-Century living monasteries still exist. Expect incredible spots for sunbathing, sailing and diving, sweet forest-covered mountain peaks easily reached for sunset views and traditional cobblestoned fishing villages where colourful boats bring back catch of the day. If this is your kind of Grecian journey, pop into your local store and we’ll start planning your Halkidiki holiday.
6 Hotels
There’s the scent of lemons, the taste of Masitha liqueur and sorbet, that wild Meltemi northern wind and those iconic sunsets turning the sky every delicious shade imaginable – think purples, pinks and reds. Filled with sumptuous hotels, those famous windmills and a white-washed network of cobblestoned streets, Mykonos holidays are a perfect Instagram picture brought to life. Cycladic island architecture is as white as the linens locals wear and as cobalt as the sea. Sugar cube shaped buildings and fairytale blue domed churches sit between bougainvillea and fig trees, and in no time at all you’ll be perched in a pretty garden dining on fresh red snapper. Superyachts dock at Psarou Beach, driftwood bars have you mooching over daytime martinis and glossy clubs propped up by world class DJ’s dish out Cristal by night turning the island into a glittering party mecca. The smell of leather and candles drifts through a maze of exquisite boutiques staying open long after dusk – head to capital Chora for the crème de la crème – and in iconic restaurants bathed in rose gold light or tucked inside caves hanging over the sea are award winning chefs, gourmet menus and haute-couture-clad staff. You’ll meet the island’s famous pink pelicans, sail over to ancient ruins on Delos and visit almost impossibly tiny churches. But mostly, you’ll find that holidays to Mykonos are all about an agenda of how easily obtainable the beautiful life is; the call of white sands and turquoise seas, super-hot restaurant reservations, movies under the stars and utopian hotels where pools are studded with sparkling lights. If you’re ready for an island escape like no other, call us today or pop into your local store and we’ll start crafting your Mykonos holiday.
6 Hotels, 2 Cruises
The domineering Acropolis of Lindos is saturated in gold light as dusk falls over the prettiest of white-washed villages, cool tunes play from beach tavernas serving freshly grilled fish as windsurfers dot a turquoise sea and kittens doze under sun on the ancient cobblestoned Street of the Knights. Landing on the largest of the Dodecanese archipelago, Rhodes holidays are an island of near-endless sunshine and beach, yacht-sprinkled bays of blues and greens and faded frescoes in mountain top churches. Scooters buzz through a double-walled medieval town the Ottomans took over centuries before, luxury hotels are carved into cliffs and bougainvillea-filled courtyards are made for lingering over Greek mezze and ouzo. We’ve been to Rhodes and can tell you it’s the picture-perfect island for a Hellenistic historical fix of ruins and regalia and a blissful spot for those warm waters of the Aegean Sea, intact traditional villages and delicious family run restaurants where ‘mama’ still cooks over an open grill. If you’ve got your family in tow, holidays to Rhodes are a whimsical adventure of aqua parks and waterslides, shallow seas fringed by golden sands and enticing nectar in the Valley of Butterflies drawing those delicate little creatures to your shoulders. The more romantic will find solitary bliss among the high rocks, white pebbles and dreamy caves of Kato Petres, and those seeking that ‘yamas’ atmosphere are spoilt for choice with cocktail-fuelled bars and beach parties. If you want to walk among ruins before landing on a glorious beach, Rhodes is the ideal island to do it on; pop into your local store or give us a call and we’ll help craft your next Greek island holiday.
4 Hotels
There’s that first fairytale moment that you set eyes on Santorini and see those snow-white layers on top of the cliff dotted with Tiffany blue pools tumbling down into the sea. Once you’ve got your bearings in the maze of pathways where the only traffic is a caravan of donkeys, you’ll be dining in pink-walled restaurants over lobster carpaccio or on butternut wood tables under the stars where Moet and oyster bars overlook stunning black sand beaches. There are few that don’t know holidays to Santorini are unmissable, and the crowds that throng through the island’s prettiest town, Oia, are testament to this. We’ll tell you to explore early or late to miss the packs, instead spending delicious days on crisp-white restaurant terraces or in private pools looking out to the Aegean Sea. And there are plenty of these. Humble houses have been converted into minimalistic clean-lined cave hotels, infinity pools come with cliff-hugging caldera views and luxurious Champagne lounges are sprinkled with the talcum-white treatment too. Venturing out you’ll find Santorini holidays are all cable car rides dipping off the edge of the volcano, archaeological ruins that rival Pompeii, a zigzag of slender streets filled with sea green shutters and blue domed churches, and chalky white cliffs crumbling onto pristine grey sands. Give us a call and discover first-hand why this stylish speck of an island is one of the most photographed in the world.
8 Hotels, 1 cruise
The second largest of the Ionian islands, Corfu has a winning combination of sandy coastlines, lush green terrain and a history that is said to date back to Greek mythology.
6 Hotels, 1 cruise, 9 villas
Athens is a fascinating collision of ancient and modern, from the breathtaking grandeur of the Parthenon and the delightful winding alleys of the Plaka below, to exclusive boutiques and thriving nightlife.
4 Hotels, 1 Tour, 1 cruise
The Sporades are ultimate island-hopping territory. Scattered – literally ‘sporadically’ – off Greece’s eastern coast, you can sail away from a backdrop of thick green pine forest and head out on the open seas, keeping your eyes peeled for the next secluded cove to come into sight.
4 Hotels
Peloponnese
Crete
Halkidiki & Thessaloniki
Mykonos
Rhodes
Santorini
Corfu
Athens
Sporades Islands
