The Greek islands in three weeks
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time, Relaxation / Well-being.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay - Athènes ?
The map of your stay "The Greek islands in three weeks"
Detail of the stay : The Greek islands in three weeks
How to get there - Athènes
Athens
Steps: Lindos
An excursion to the Acropolis before going to dinner in Plaka? A visit to the Agora is recommended if the weather is good, but you can opt for a stroll to Syntagma, in front of the changing of the guard, or for the trendier ambiences of Exarchia or Psiri.
Places of interest : MUSÉE BYZANTIN DE L'ARGOLIDE
Paros
Steps: Parikiá
Departure by ferry to the island famous for its white marble. Arrival in Parikia, the cultural capital of the island. Paros Castle was built in the 13th century, on the top of the highest hill in Parikia, for example. Parikia also has an archaeological museum.
Places of interest : CHÂTEAU DE PATRAS MUSEÉ ARCHÉOLOGIQUE
Naoussa
Stay in the pretty port of Naoussa for example, near the beautiful beaches. You can sometimes meet Stéphane Bern there in summer!
Excursion to Delos
The famous open-air museum island, without inhabitants, a testimony of a vanished world.
Santorini
Steps: Nikia
Direction Oia and its white houses on the side of the cliff. Spectacular arrival on this rocky island, shaped by the convulsions of the volcano, with its white houses on the side of cliffs.
The Greek "Pompeii
Steps: Nikia
Excursion and swimming in the warm waters of the volcano, visit to the site ofAkrotiri, the Greek "Pompeii", and walk on the Red Beach, the volcanic beach with red sand.
Thirassia
Opposite Santorini, the preserved "antithesis" of Santorini, separated from the island by a volcanic explosion.
Verses to Rhodes
Santorini Flight.
Discovery of Rhodes
Steps: Rhodes Ville
If you can't see the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world located at the entrance to the port of Rhodes City, you will visit the medieval city, the walls and the Palace of the Grand Masters.
Places of interest : PALAIS DU GRAND MAÎTRE
Panorama and ancient city
The ancient city, the temples, the panorama of Mount Smith.
Lindos
Kamiros
Steps: Argos
Excavations, completed in 1929, revealed the ruins of several houses as well as those of the agora and a temple dedicated to Athena.
Places of interest : MUSÉE BYZANTIN DE L'ARGOLIDE
Symi
Excursion to Symi (for its écrin houses) or shopping trips in Turkey.
Kos
Steps: Kos Ville
Lovers of old stones will love its famous asclepium and tanning enthusiasts will be spoilt for choice.
Places of interest : ASCLEPIEION
Patmos
"The Jerusalem of the Aegean Sea" where St. John the Evangelist had the visions related in the Book of Revelation in 95-97 AD during his exile on the island.
Samos
The island of Pythagoras and the goddess Hera, at the end of the Aegean Sea, is renowned for its sweet wine, natural beauty and crystal clear waters.
Cape Sounion
Visit of Cape Sounion.
The Saroniques Islands
Excursion to the islands Saroniques, Egine, Hydra, and Spetsés, in the "suburbs" of Athens.