Best Greek Isles to visit?

Question

We're looking for places that are quiet, relaxing, and will really give us a feel for life in Greece. Tourist attractions are not a priority.

Answer 1

mykonos

Answer 2

Cephalonia, its a gorgeous green island, relatively a big island, nice architecture, beautiful sandy beaches and good hospitality!

Answer 3

Paros or Mykonos

Answer 4

Santorini and Mikonos, check them out on the net, they're gorgeous!

Answer 5

I agree Santorini is the most beautiful place in the world I've ever been too. It's only a 1/2 hour plan ride from Athens and you coast right above the beautiful Aegean Sea water. It's the most relaxing beautiful picturesque place. All the houses and hotels are white, there is a volcano boat ride you can take, where you can hike up it and swim in the hot springs, I got to ride a champion Greek jumping horse along the beach (I got lucky because I am a accomplished equestrian), and near my hotel we had two donkeys that I cared for the whole time. I also had a  sweet dog sleep in my room with me one night, she was a stray and the sweetest thing. Santorini is one in a million, although it's growing in popularity as a tourist destination. But we didn't do any of the ancient Greek touristy stuff, we just swam in the water, went scuba diving and relaxed. There are plenty of places there are completely empty where no one is in sight. When I get married by honeymoon is going to be there. It's truly amazing, I'll never forget how magical and extraordinary that one tiny island is.

Answer 6

Kefalonia definitely. Particularly Assos town or lourdas.

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Answer 7

agree. santorini is one of the most beautiful but it's overrated now. too many go there.

Answer 8

Hydra, Syros, Spetses, Karpathos, Ikaria, Paxoi, Ithaki. Check them out.

Answer 9

Ok I agree with the others Santorini and Kefallonia or Mykonos are beautiful islands and very famous destinations to go to Greece, also packed with tourists and totally touristic oriented.

I would propose you to go to the island of Tinos. Tinos in the mythology was the island where god Aiolos(the god of winds) used as home. The island is quite famous inside Greece for the temple of Holy Mary that is said to do miracles, the small(in size) school of arts and the beautiful beaches.

The life in the Island is quite representative of the way of life in the Greek islands(slow, relaxing,eating in tavernas with ouzo(greek drink) and mezedes(small plates with delicious food) by the sea, going for walks at the vilages with white and blue colored houses, beaches totally virgin or organized , little bit of party :) ) and since it is located near Athens(it is closer than mykonos or Santorini) it is perfect if you don't want to loose a lot of time or money on extra boat or plane tickets. Also it's position makes it perfect for daily excursions in other islands (Mykonos half an hour by boat, Syros 40 mins).

You can visit http://www.tinos.gr , htttp://tinos.biz for information and if you decide to go there I highly recommend http://www.ageri.gr I just had a great time there.

Well good luck with your vacations.

Answer 10

Amorgos

Sifnos

Answer 11

try going to Santorini, It's really beautiful, with pearly white houses with blue roofs, huge cliffs, and beatiful water. Just search santorini in google images or flickr and you'll see. It's hard to describe in words.