Favourite Greek Island? (1 Viewer)

[Sardonicus]

So far I've only been to Zakynthos & Rhodes & never to the mainland.

I've thought about trying SKIATHOS in the next year or 2, but I'm also wondering if there's some lesser known islands worth adding to the list, or anywhere to avoid. Santorini looks nice, but seems to be ludicrously overcrowded.

 

[Marina Salty]

Sifnos, Naxos, and technically speaking the Peloponnese.

 

[ZZ]

I would recommend Alonissos, which is part of the same island group as Skiathos (Sporades), it's about 4 hours by ferry from the port of Volos and it has absolutely amazingly beautiful beaches, it's rather quiet and contained and I was extremely impressed when I visited last year.

 

[Kratz]

I would say Sifnos also.

 

[jivafox]

Lesbos purely for the name.

 

[VoR]

Having recently binged What We Do In The Shadows, I'd be quite tempted to take a pilgrimage to Antipaxos to sample all the CHEAP CRAP and OLD FISH.

 

[Marina Salty]

I would recommend Alonissos, which is part of the same island group as Skiathos (Sporades), it's about 4 hours by ferry from the port of Volos and it has absolutely amazingly beautiful beaches, it's rather quiet and contained and I was extremely impressed when I visited last year.

From the Sporades archipelago, i'd pick Skyros (50 minutes flight from ATH). And also if anyone visits Volos I highly recommend a detour in Pelion.

 

[Tisch]

I've been to Rhodes (I was 6 and broke my arm), Kos and Corfu (was 17 and 18 respectively and they were frightful chavvy drinking holidays).

We looked at Crete for honeymoon but ultimately just couldn't find anywhere that quite ticked out boxes. Santorini is top of my list for a holibobs one year, but think it needs to be when Little Tisch is grown up as it doesn't strike me as a place for kids particularly.

 

[D5K]

I loved Skiathos but I'm a plane geek so spent far too much time at the airport (walking distance from the main town)

 

[Halli]

I loved Crete and Rhodes

I am going to Mykonos later this year

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[big ron]

I haven't been to any of Greece since the late 80s/early 90s with my folks. We did Kos, Rhodes, Zaakythos - all the package holiday hot spots. Do really need to go back.

 

[Wendy the goat]

Thassos

 

[Marina Salty]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-issues-santorini-seismic-activity-warning-2025-02-02/

Well they just got a 4.8 one so whatever it is causing the tremors is increasing.

 

[Rachey]

I did Santorini and Mykonos years ago. I absolutely loved Mykonos but I think it's got a lot busier and more touristy now so I'm not sure I'd like it as much.

I really want to do kefalonia

 

[Marina Salty]

It still keeps on giving increasingly.

 

[Marina Salty]

Still banging