Macedonia. For many foreigners the word Macedonia (in Greek, mah-keh-dho-nee-ah) conjures up ancient conqueror Alexander the Great. But Greece’s biggest province has major modern attractions to rival the museums and key historical sites at Pella and Vergina. Thessaloniki, Greece’s sophisticated second city, has fantastic dining and nightlife, while the Halkidiki… Read more…

Sporades Islands. The Sporades, which stretch out into the Aegean off Greece’s eastern coast, consist of 24 islands, but only four of these are permanently inhabited: Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonissos and Skyros. Amongst other things, they are famous for the regular summer meltemi winds and as the setting for the 2008…