The Greek islands are full to the brim with sights, sounds and smells that’ll fill your holiday memories with ancient charm and adventure.
Cephalonia’s beauty is legendary – you could take a relaxed walk around the pastel-coloured cafés, tavernas and souvenir shops of its waterfront village or take in the natural charm of Ainos Mountain and its National Park or the famous underground Melissani Lake. Or, if you’d rather soak up the sun, maybe one of the island’s many gold-sand beaches is the spot for you.
For an immersive experience in classic mythology, look no further than Mykonos. You can explore the famously beautiful, bleached houses with their sky-blue rooves as you wander to the ferry port that’ll take you to Delos. The birthplace of Apollo and Artemis is an unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Site, bearing the marks of mighty temples, theatres, villas and statues built by the rulers of the past two thousand years.
There are so many holiday hotspots to choose from in Santorini but one of our favourites is Akrotiri (and its myth of the lost city of Atlantis). You can explore the ruins of the unearthed city, considered one of the most important prehistoric settlements in the Mediterranean – and often called the Minoan Pompeii. From here, you can also take in breathtaking sights from Santorini’s highest point, The Mountain of Prophet Elijah.