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The GuardianJul 3, 2026

‘The clearest seas I’ve ever swum in’: readers’ favourite holidays to Greece

Beach-hopping, gorge hikes and awesome archaeological sites feature in your best memories of Greece • Tell us about a family day out in the UK – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher We first noticed Milos as we travelled home from Crete, flying directly above it and deciding that was where we must go next. It didn’t disappoint. The island was calm, peaceful and strikingly beautiful. Milos i…

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SarakinikoSightPerfect stop for photographs with its white rock.
DamouchariNeighborhoodTiny town on the Pelion peninsula.
Kastro StudiosHotelOverlooks the harbour in Damouchari.
Fakistra beachSightBeach reached by a hot walk along the coast.
SymiNeighborhoodHidden island in the Dodecanese.
Marathounda BaySightBeach with free-ranging goats.
SyrosNeighborhoodAdministrative capital of the Cyclades.
ErmoupoliNeighborhoodSince the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Syros-Ermoupoli, of which it is the seat and a…
Galissas beachSightBeach on the other side of Syros.
Agios StefanosSightChapel in a cave almost in the sea.
HydraNeighborhoodCar-free island in the Saronic Gulf.
HydroussaHotelKindly family hotel on Hydra.
Ambracian GulfSightAbout 40 km (25 mi) long and 15 km (9 mi) wide, it is one of the largest enclosed gulfs in Greece, and due to its…
AntiparosNeighborhoodIsland with modest beauty and peaceful aura.
PelionSightPeninsula in east, central Greece.
RhodesSightHectic island, departure point for Symi.
ancient KassopiSightLittle-known archaeological site.
PrevezaSightCharming little port on the west coast.
ParosSightIt lies 8 kilometers west of Naxos, separated by a narrow channel and about 150 km south-east of Piraeus.
Panagia beachSightBeach on Antiparos with turquoise waters.
Sifneiko baySightBay on Antiparos.
PiraeusSightPort for ferries to Hydra.
Statheros GardenHotel
LouvreMuseum

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