Miracles under the sun! Anyone who has ever been to the blue and white holiday paradise will come back again and again. Whether on an individual or package holiday, on a guided Greece Tour or on a road trip with your own car – the wonderful country in southern Europe wants to be discovered. A trip to Greece is an unforgettable experience!
In this article, we will introduce you to the country in more detail and show you different ways to Touring Greece. Especially newcomers to Hellas are overwhelmed by the abundance of islands and destinations in Greece. But don’t worry, you don’t have to plan everything on your own, Greece experts will take you by the hand.
#1 Greece tours
Greece round trips are becoming more and more popular. In a short time you can see many highlights, whether with a rental car, your own car or a camper. The interesting mix of wild nature, picturesque beaches and historical sights makes a Greece Road Trip Something very special.
An eventful individual Greece round trip on your own with a rental car or your own vehicle you can experience in these regions of the country:
- Epirus tours: Arta (road trip around the Ambracian Gulf), Zagori (Road trip through the Zagoria villages), Parga (Road trip along the west coast of Greece)
- Peloponnese tours: Peloponnese Tour (Road trip from Patras to the Mani to Corinth)
- Macedonia tours: Western Macedonia (road trip from Prespa to Florina), Halkidiki Peninsula (road trip along the three fingers)
- Central Greece – Thessaly tours: From Delphi to Meteora to the Mount Olympusand the Pelion
You can find out what you need to consider when renting a car and what traffic regulations you should know here: Car rental in Greece
Guided tours of Greece
Greece is new territory for you and you have never heard of Sirtaki and Bouzouki? Let yourself be at the Travel planning by Greece specialists with decades of experience. Especially for your first visit to Hellas, it is worthwhile to Greece Package Holidays or a guided round trip.
We are advocates of healthy and sustainable tourism, so we do not want to recommend overcrowded bus tours or even all-inclusive holidays. In the meantime, very good German-Greek travel agencies in the field of experience, wine and ecotourism, which introduce Greece to interested holidaymakers off the beaten track.
Greece tours with Dimitrios Zachos
TheTravel Agency Greece Travel* Dimitrios Zachos offers island hopping and sailing tours as well as guided tours in Greece. Since 1988, the colleagues have been putting together round trips in Greece. Their program includes the country’s highlights, from the Meteora monasteries to Delphi and the picturesque Peloponnese.
➯ Here you can choose from suitable round trip combinations and get a discount on the tour price with the code “GM20” (please specify in the comments field): To the round trips of the travel agency
Joysters: Authentic Tours in Northern Greece
Macedonia in northern Greece is considered a real treasure trove. Lush vegetation, deep gorges and rushing waterfalls, as well as an impressive animal world with wolves and wild horses await explorers. The Greek Joysters Travel Agency by Nick and Kostas offers you tailor-made tours from Thessaloniki.
➯ Click here for the Greece Specialists for round trips to Northern Greece: Joysters Travel Agency
#2 Active and hiking holidays in Greece
Among insiders, Hellas has long been known as an outdoor and hiking paradise. Because Greece consists largely of massive mountain ranges and dense forests, even bears still live here. Rafting enthusiasts will get their money’s worth on the wild rivers of the country. The best conditions for an extended Hiking tour through Greece.
But the Greek islands are also hillier than you think. Crete even has the southernmost mountains in Europe (including the White Mountains and Ida Mountains). On islands like Thassos, Karpathos, Kefalonia or Samos you can experience a great hiking holiday. We tell you about our experiences on Samos in this article:Samos Active Holidays
Below is a small selection of attractive regions and places for an outdoor and Hiking holidays in Greece:
- Prespa Lake National Park
- Kerkini Lake National Park
- Tzoumerka mountain massif
- Pindos Mountains
- Arcadia (including Lousios Gorge)
- Island of Crete (e.g. Samaria Gorge)
- IslandKalymnos (Climbing paradise)
Mediteron: Hiking, sailing and experiencing in Greece
On a hiking holiday in unknown regions, you should rely on the experience of experts. The Greece specialists of the Travel agency Mediteronby Dimitrios Margonis allow you to enjoy a perfectly organized hiking tour in Greece. Adventure hiking according to the motto: “From the peaks to the sea”.
Combined trips are popular, where you hike one part of your Greece trip and sail the other part. This way you will experience the best of two “travel worlds”. Dimitri and his team will also be happy to put together an individual hiking tour for you. Simply select the region and period and you will receive a tailor-made adventure holiday.
➯ Save 5% on the total travel price with the discount code “greecemoments”. Click here for the Greece Specialists for hiking tours: Mediteron Travel Agency
#3 Island hopping in Greece
There is hardly a better way to Greek Islands than on an island hopping. Hellas has several island groups, including the popular Cyclades (including Mykonos and Santorini), the Dodecanese (including Kos and Rhodes) and the Ionian Islands (including Corfu and Zakynthos).
With a little organizational talent, you can create a Greece Island Hopping plan yourself. You book the flights to Greece as well as the respective hotels and ferry connections.
You can find more information and helpful tips in our separate article: Greece Island Hopping
#4 Sailing holidays and cruises in Greece
Greece offers optimal conditions for sailors from all over the world. The Greek islands make up a whopping 80 percent of all Mediterranean islands, plus almost 14,000 km of coastline. Numerous beautiful sailing areas in Greece invite you to extensive sailing adventures.
Even inexperienced sailors and absolute beginners have fun on a Sailing holidays in Greece. Sailing trips are available either as a private trip or as a group trip with other holidaymakers. The most popular areas are the Ionian Islands, the Cyclades, the Sporades, the Saronic Islands and the Dodecanese.
Greek Islands Sailing Trip
We are happy to recommend the travel agency of sailwithus from Frankfurt. The colleagues offer tailor-made sailing holidays for beginners and advanced sailors in Greece and have received top reviews from holidaymakers so far.
➯ Here you can book your sailing trip in Greece: sailwithus
Things worth knowing about Greece
Greece is located on the Mediterranean Sea in the southeast of Europe on the Balkan Peninsula. The country is about half the size of New Zealand and is home to just under 10 million inhabitants, of whom live in the capital alone Athens almost 5 million people. Except for the north, all other parts of the land are surrounded by the sea.
- Capital: Athens
- Second largest city: Thessaloniki
- Largest island: Crete
- Area: 132,000 km²
- Language: Modern Greek
- Currency: Euro/ € since 2002, before that drachma/ ₯
- National flag: Blue and white stripes with white cross
- Religion: Greek Orthodox Christianity
- Highest mountain: Mount Olympus 2,917 m
You can find out even more helpful travel information and facts about Greece in the Greece Profile
Greece is considered to be 365-day travel destination. The Mediterranean climate ensures hot summers and mild winters. Sun worshippers are drawn to the country from June to September. Hikers and active holidaymakers use spring and autumn for their activities. The ski resorts on the Greek mainland delight winter sports enthusiasts from December to March.
- Ø Temperature in July: 30.7 degrees
- Ø Rainy days in July: 1 day
- warmest place: Lindos on Rhodes
- coldest place: Florina in Northern Greece
Detailed information about the weather and climate tables can be found in our article: Best time to visit Greece
TOP sights in Greece
Greece offers more than sun and sea. The country looks back on thousands of years of history, which has left its mark everywhere. Nature inspires with mountains and canyons, dense vegetation, waterfalls and even volcanoes. The dream beaches of the islands and coastal regions make everyone go into raptures.
Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis of Athens is considered a landmark of the city. The castle-like complex is impressively situated above the metropolis. Greece fans would probably attribute the same importance to the ancient site as to Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia 😉
Volcanic landscape of the island of Santorini
Santorini is considered the picture-perfect island of Greece. Some of the whitewashed villages are impressively located on the steep cliffs of a former volcano. The caldera (volcanic cauldron) was flooded by the sea. The unique backdrop makes the Santorini Holidays unforgettable.
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Palace of Knossos in Crete
The Knossos Palace was considered the centre of power of the Minoans (3,000 – 1,400 BC), the first advanced civilization in Europe and is therefore one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece. A visit to the restored site is one of the highlights of the Island of Crete.
Navagio Bay on Zakynthos
Cliffs up to 200 m high frame a turquoise blue bay, in front of whose gleaming white sandy beach an old ship is stranded. The smuggler’s bay with the Zakynthos Shipwreck is one of the most popular stretches of coastline in all of Europe. A real highlight!
Meteora Monasteries in Thessaly
Built on bizarre rock formations at dizzying heights, the celestial Meteora Monasteries to float! It is not without reason that this spectacular landscape has already served as the backdrop for a James Bond film (“On a Deadly Mission”).
Little Venice on Mykonos
In none Mykonos Holidays may a visit to Little Venice lack. The district is considered a typical catalogue picture for the Greek holiday. Directly by the sea lies the picturesque district with its wooden balconies, a romantic backdrop at sunset.
Medieval Old Town of Rhodes
The Old Town of Rhodes is one of the most interesting places in Europe. The crusaders of the Order of St. John shaped the cityscape for centuries. Today, the medieval alleys and former knights’ buildings are rightly part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ancient Sites of the Peloponnese Peninsula
Olympia, Epidaurus and Mycenae – hardly any other Greek region offers such a high density of ancient sites. The Peloponnese, which is only connected to the mainland at a narrow point (Corinth Canal), is ideal for a road trip.
Oracle of Delphi
The Oracle of Delphi, the former “navel of the world”, remains legendary and mysterious. The place of worship nestled in a sea of olive trees is hidden below the Parnassus Mountains. Not only history fans are attracted to Delphi. Delphi is very suitable as a detour on a round trip along the Gulf of Corinth.
Sarakiniko Beach in Milos
One of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the country is located on the Cycladic island of Milos. The rock formations at Sarakiniko resemble a lunar landscape, the sea shimmers in the most beautiful shades of blue. This is exactly why Milos the epithet Island of Colors.
You can find out what other highlights there are to marvel at on a trip to Greece here: Things to do in Greece
The most popular islands in Greece
One Journey to the Greek islands can quickly overwhelm, there are just too many islands. Of the thousand Greek islands, however, only a little more than a hundred are inhabited. Most holidaymakers steer one of the most important destinations for their trip to Greece most popular Greek islandsat. These destinations offer everything a holidaymaker’s heart desires.
- Crete ⭔ Crete Island ⤷ Our travel tips: Crete Highlights
- Rhodes ⭔ Dodecanese ⤷ Our travel tips: Rhodes Highlights
- Santorini ⭔ Cyclades ⤷ Our travel tips: Santorini Highlights
- Corfu⭔ Ionian Islands ⤷ Our travel tips: Corfu Highlights
- Zakynthos ⭔ Ionian Islands ⤷ Our travel tips: Zakynthos Highlights
- Kos ⭔ Dodecanese ⤷ Our travel tips: Kos Highlights
- Mykonos ⭔ Cyclades ⤷ Our travel tips: Mykonos Highlights
- Cephalonia ⭔ Ionian Islands ⤷ Our travel tips: Kefalonia Highlights
- Naxos ⭔ Cyclades ⤷ Our travel tips: Naxos Highlights
- Skiathos⭔ Sporades ⤷ Our travel tips: Skiathos Highlights
If you’re looking for an island for a special occasion (honeymoon, surfing, climbing), here’s some inspiration: Which Greek island is right for me?
Important entry information for your Greece round trip
Since Greece belongs to the EU, you don’t have to pay too much attention to during your trip to Greece. The country also has the common currency, the euro, so there is no need to exchange money on holiday. Important: Greece is in a different time zone (EET – Eastern European Time) and thus one hour before CET.
Documents for entry into Greece
To enter Greece by air, an identity card is sufficient. A passport is not mandatory, unless you are planning a trip to neighboring non-EU countries (e.g. Turkey). Children under 12 years of age require a children’s passport.
For those arriving by car, there is detailed information here: Getting to Greece
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