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…

Dodekanessos Islands. Ever pined for the old Greece, where timeless islands beckon modern-day adventurers just as they did Odysseus and Alexander? Book a room with Nikos and enter the far-flung Dodecanese archipelago, curving through the southeastern Aegean parallel to the ever-visible shoreline of Turkey. The footprints of everyone from Greeks… Read more…

Crete. The biggest of the Greek Islands, Crete certainly makes the most of its size. On the one hand, it lines up miles of beaches and a guidebook’s worth of sights. On the other, it has every type of holiday base going, from sleepy hillside villages to up-all-night party towns.… Read more…