Quiet, authentic places away from tourist trails.
Villages
- Nafplio — An elegant seaside town of Venetian fortresses and neoclassical streets.
- Olympia — The sacred site where the ancient Olympic Games were born.
- Zakynthos — An Ionian island famous for the shipwreck cove of Navagio and blue caves.
- Naxos — The largest Cyclades island, with long beaches, mountain villages and an ancient marble gate.
- Paros — A relaxed island of pretty fishing villages, golden beaches and white marble.
- Rethymno — A well-preserved Venetian-Ottoman old town beside a long sandy beach.