Cool. We just booked the dates and are researching what to do while we are there. The info on the museum is great. We are also going to Mykonos for a few days. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
I really enjoyed Crete and was deeply inspired by Ephesos and Patmos.
Rhodes, not so much, though perhaps now I’d appreciate it more.
Santorini is great-—Crete - for the beaches, the Minoan Greek ruins, wonderful hospitality in people-—
Best beaches - everywhere.
Try and visit the villages where normal Greeks live. They are also in the suburbs of Athens—not downtown.
Stay away from tourist traps——September is perfect!
We are going in July (2 days in Athens for the museum mainly) but going to the North - Thessaloniki and Halkidiki.
I'm sure others will have more advice
If you get a chance, go to Sandy Fingered Pylos, of Homer fame, Methoni and Koroni at the very bottom of Greece and go by way of Olympia, then on the way back to Athens, go up the east coast of the Peloponnesus and visit Gythion, Monemvasia, Agios Petros, Naphlion and Mycene. And do see and perhaps even stay in some of the villages if you can.
September and May are the best months!
If you go to Mykonos make sure you take the tour of Delos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delos
This is, in my opinion one of the most interesting archeological places in the world. It was a sacred place and somewhat of o retreat for rich people some 3000 years ago. You can see villas some of them 2 and 3 stories, and see how these people dealt with such mundane things such as water, sewer, commerce, religion etc. It is absolutely fascinating...
Mykonos is a beautiful island but as Eleni pointed out, it’s full of people that have a different sexual preference than yours... and boy do they flaunt it!