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Greece
Islands, myths and very long lunches.
Greece is the easiest Mediterranean holiday to love: two hundred inhabited islands, an alphabet of beaches, tavernas that treat lunch as the day’s main event, and ruins that turn every ferry ride into a history lesson. For UAE-based families it is a natural summer base — and shoulder-season Greece, warm and half-empty, is the connoisseur’s pick.
The art is matching traveller to island: Santorini and Mykonos for the drama, Crete and Rhodes for family firepower, Naxos and Paros for barefoot authenticity, the Peloponnese for road-trippers who want Greece without a ferry at all.
Where to go
Finding your Greece
Athens
The Acropolis at opening time, then Plaka lanes and rooftop dinners.
Santorini
Caldera sunsets and cave hotels — the honeymoon postcard.
Crete
Big, generous island: palaces, gorges, pink-sand beaches and serious food.
Mykonos & the Cyclades
Glamour, windmills and island-hopping ferry loops.
The Peloponnese
Olympia, Nafplio and wild beaches — Greece by hire car.
Seasons
When to go
May – June & September – October
Warm seas, open tavernas, no crush — the best of Greece.
July – August
Full summer: buzzing, hot, family-holiday prime. Book villas by February.
Winter
Athens works year-round as a culture city break.
Things to experience
Moments worth flying for
Caldera sunset sailing
Catamaran, grilled dinner aboard, Santorini glowing above.
Taverna table for the afternoon
Grilled octopus, cold assyrtiko, sea at your toes.
Acropolis & museum morning
The Parthenon before the heat with a guide who makes it live.
Island-hop the Cyclades
Three islands, one ferry pass, endlessly photogenic harbours.
Samaria Gorge hike
Crete’s great canyon walk, finishing with a swim.
Cooking with yiayia
Village cooking classes where grandma corrects your folding.
Where to stay
Styles that suit
Family beach resorts
Crete and Rhodes lead: waterparks, kids’ clubs, half-board ease.
Cave suites
Santorini’s carved-in hotels with plunge pools over the caldera.
Private villas
Pool, cook on request and your own olive trees — best value in June and September.
We recommend specific hotels once we know your dates and party — availability and rates are always confirmed by a specialist.
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Athens & Cyclades Island-Hopping
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Crete Family Beach Holiday
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Mykonos & Santorini for Two
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Peloponnese Road Trip & Coast
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Greece, in pictures
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