The Discover Greece Team

That’s it. Enough! All that writing about Greece was too much for us so we downed tools and headed off for a holiday of our own. It was late May, after all, the sun was already calibrated for summer, the sea was at its most alluring and – most important of all – we were ...

Dimitris Stathopoulos

Travel editor

I am a Peloponnesian through and through, born and bred literally where the Ionian waves break upon the shore. She is a self-confessed “hillbilly”, raised in Northern Greece but long since ensnared in the south’s net of charm. The decision came out of the blue; from Thessaloniki, instead of going back to base, we would ...

The Discover Greece Team

Summer in Greece comes early and finishes late. And nowhere more so than in Thessaly where summer is  celebrated in fine style on the Sporades islands, Larissa, Pelion mountain and Volos with vibrant moods, breathtaking dives and loads of photos! After the gorgeous routes for cycling in Thessaly which you recommended, it is now the ...

Sagal Abshir

Lawyer. Writer. Analyst. Sunny skeptic.

A 4-day road trip heading south from Athens down the length of one of the Peloponnese peninsulas and back up to the capital again, stopping off for something a little theatrical on the way. That was the plan, combining the chance to see more of this gorgeous country and catch up with a dear friend at the ...

Manos Paterakis Lefteris Farmakas

Plazz co-founder

Greece and summer are inseparable. Whatever part of the country you find yourself in, there is always a beach ready to welcome you and initiate you into that special Greek summer feeling. If we were asked to name our favourite beach, the answer would most definitely be Falasarna in Chania, Crete! It’s not just the ...