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Choose up to three islands or regions and how many days you have. You get a day-by-day plan from the places in our guide — a sight, a beach and a taverna each day, kept to one part of the island — with honest transfer days between destinations. We tell you how to travel between them; for times, always check the ferry operator.

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Where? Pick up to three

We will put them in a sensible order.

Islands
Mainland
314

10 days

Your route

  1. ΑCrete8 days
  2. Ferry between island groups — connections exist in season but are not daily on every route. Check before committing.
    ΒSantorini2 days

  1. Day 1 · Crete

    Arrival
    • MorningArrive in Crete. Check in, and keep the first day light.
    • AfternoonElafonissi Beach · Inachori · 4.5★
    • EveningCanale Restaurant Chania · Chania · 4.9★≈ 51.2 km in a straight line

  2. Day 2 · Crete

    Explore
    • MorningKnossos Palace · Knossos · 4.3★
    • AfternoonArena beach · Gouves · 4.4★≈ 7.7 km in a straight line
    • Evening7 Thalasses · Nea Alikarnassos · 4.7★≈ 7.4 km in a straight line

  3. Day 3 · Crete

    Explore

  4. Day 4 · Crete

    Explore

  5. Day 5 · Crete

    Explore
    • MorningMorosini Fountain · Heraklion · 4.5★
    • AfternoonSarantari Beach · Anissaras · 4.6★≈ 22.8 km in a straight line
    • EveningPeskesi · Heraklion · 4.8★≈ 22.9 km in a straight line

  6. Day 6 · Crete

    Explore

  7. Day 7 · Crete

    Explore
    • MorningSpinalonga Fortress · Elounda · 4.5★
    • AfternoonKolokytha · Elounda · 4.4★≈ 4.4 km in a straight line
    • EveningArchontiko · Agios Nikolaos · 4.8★≈ 8.4 km in a straight line

  8. Day 8 · Crete

    Explore

  9. Day 9 · Santorini

    Transfer day
    • MorningTravel to Santorini. Ferry between island groups — connections exist in season but are not daily on every route. Check before committing.
    • AfternoonRed beach · Santorini · 4.1★
    • EveningTaverna Glaros · Santorini · 4.8★≈ 0.5 km in a straight line

  10. Day 10 · Santorini

    Departure
    • MorningKamari beach · Santorini · 4.4★
    • AfternoonDeparture. Leave a generous margin for the ferry or flight — island roads and ports get busy in season.
Crete

Κρήτη

Crete

Destination guide →Ferries & timetables →Beaches →

Worth booking in Crete

Balos lagoon & GramvousaThe boat from Kissamos avoids the long dirt road to Balos and adds the Venetian fortress on Gramvousa.Samaria Gorge hikeA long, all-day downhill walk to the Libyan Sea, open only in the warm season. Organised trips solve the logistics at both ends, including the boat out.Knossos, skip the lineThe Minoan palace outside Heraklion is busiest mid-morning; a guide makes sense of the partial reconstructions.

Where to stay in Crete

Live prices and availability on a map centred on this exact spot — hotels, studios and villas — so you can judge the distance to the beach, the port or the village from here rather than guess from an address.

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Greece’s largest island is almost a country of its own: Minoan palaces at Knossos and Phaistos, Venetian harbours in Chania and Rethymno, gorges in the White Mountains and lagoon beaches like Balos and Elafonisi. Plan for distance, and for more than a week.

Santorini

Σαντορίνη

Santorini

Destination guide →Ferries & timetables →Beaches →

Worth booking in Santorini

Caldera sunset catamaranUnder the caldera cliffs to the volcanic islets and swim stops, with the sunset seen from the water rather than from a packed wall in Oia.Volcano & hot springsWalk the crater on Nea Kameni, then swim to the warm, rust-coloured springs off Palea Kameni. Wear shoes you do not mind ruining.Santorini wine tourAssyrtiko from vines trained low into baskets against the wind. Two or three wineries with a driver — which is the whole point.

Where to stay in Santorini

Live prices and availability on a map centred on this exact spot — hotels, studios and villas — so you can judge the distance to the beach, the port or the village from here rather than guess from an address.

Bookings made through this map earn us a commission. Your price is unaffected.

The rim of a flooded volcano, with cliff-top villages above the caldera, Bronze Age Akrotiri, black-sand beaches and Assyrtiko vineyards. Spectacular and crowded: go in late spring or September and choose your base with care.

Before you go

Flights to GreeceCompare fares into Athens and straight into the island airports — Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Zakynthos, Kefalonia. Flying direct to the island often beats Athens plus a ferry.Search flights →Data & eSIMGreece is in the EU, so EU roaming applies and most European visitors need nothing extra. Worth it if you are arriving from outside the EU, or want a data bundle for maps and ferry apps.Get an eSIM →Travel insuranceMedical cover and trip protection bought before you leave. The European health card covers public-hospital care, not repatriation, a private clinic on a small island or a cancelled holiday.Get a quote →Tours, tickets & day tripsGuided tours of the ancient sites, skip-the-line entries and day trips — Delphi, Meteora, Mycenae, Knossos — booked ahead, free cancellation on most.Browse experiences →

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Where the journey goes next

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