17 guides · regione
In Athens, where Plato founded the Academy in 387 BC, a free archaeological park survives in a residential neighbourhood, almost devoid of tourists.
Jun 28, 2026
An 11th-century Byzantine monastery in the pine woods of Mount Hymettus, 7 km from Athens: a dome on Roman columns, frescoes from 1682, and a sacred spring.
Jun 28, 2026
The oldest house in Athens is an Ottoman konaki in Plaka: a wine press, a courtyard with a well, and free admission at 96 Adrianou street.
Jun 28, 2026
On the Gulf of Corinth, Nafpaktos is a fortified Venetian harbour with walls that run down to the sea: quiet Greece with no queues.
Jun 21, 2026
On the Mani peninsula in Greece, Vathia gathers its stone towers on a wind-battered hill, among almost deserted olive groves and sea.
Jun 21, 2026
In the heart of Greek Epirus, the Vikos gorge cuts through the Zagori mountains among stone villages and emerald waters, far from the overrun islands.
Jun 21, 2026
A Byzantine fortress on an islet off the Peloponnese: Monemvasia stays invisible until you round the final bend, into a maze of stone alleys.
Jun 21, 2026
Perched on the mountains of the Peloponnese, Dimitsana offers stone houses, watermills and authentic Arcadia, beyond the more crowded summer Greece.
Jun 21, 2026