Greece Travel Blog

We explored the Greek Islands for two weeks. This was our daughter Karina’s graduation trip. Our family, hands down, chose Alkyoni Beach Hotel on the island of Naxos as our favorite for the combination of location - only small grassy sand dunes separating us from the beach, short walk to town - amenities, fabulous food, bar, and very friendly staff. We all liked it for different reasons, and were sad as soon as we left.

Check out the cave of Antiparos, first discovered around 600 B. C. In modern times, the French ambassador to Constantinople held a Christmas Mass there for 500, complete with fireworks in 1673. (Not sure fireworks are a good idea in a cave.)

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The Greek food obsession is integral to the Greek sense of filoxenia, or hospitality. Filoxenia, the roots of which are tied in with religious beliefs and festivities, is extended to all visitors, whether they are in a formal meeting or have dropped in for a chat.

The Peloponnese, the large peninsula of mainland Greece separated by the Corinth Canal, is 80km southwest of Athens. My first stop is the stunning port of Nafplio, the first capital of modern Greece. Perched on a peninsula and set beneath two fortresses, the town is a gourmet paradise. Cafes and restaurants line the waterfront or are nestled in narrow alleyways among the Venetian-style mansions.

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During a daylong outing in June along the spectacular southern coast of the island of Milos, five adventuresome paddlers, weather report in hand, set out in yellow and red kayaks as brightly coloured as Smarties.

The quintet’s outbound leg between the Greek hamlets of Provatas and Kleftiko took a leisurely 90 minutes of sightseeing and cave exploring, the kayakers benefitting from the morning’s relative calm. Their return in the early afternoon, once the wind had picked up, was an unrelenting paddle that took almost twice as long, and was far hairier.

So when I was in Athens I went to the Acropolis, and some other ancient sites. I think I mentioned it before but Athens is a beautiful city, and its relatively cheap for Europe (if you dont go out drinking). Another thing that I did in Greece which was cool was go to the governmental palace. There you can watch the changing of the guard. The soldiers wear a very traditional uniform, and have a very ornamental ceremony that shouldn’t be missed (plus its right next to Syntagma Square and the Plaka).

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