Greece in 10 Days
Three nights of ruins, then a week of islands. Two islands beats four — Greek ferries eat half a day every time you move.
10
Days
£100–£160 / $125–$200 per person per day
Per day
May–June and September–early October
Best time
11
Nights
Your day-by-day plan
Download CSVArrive Athens
Morning · Land, metro line 3 straight into the centre
Afternoon · Plaka and Monastiraki wander
Evening · Rooftop dinner with an Acropolis view
The Acropolis
Morning · Acropolis at 8am — non-negotiable in summer
Afternoon · Acropolis Museum
Evening · Psyri for dinner
Ancient Athens and beyond
Morning · Ancient Agora and the Temple of Hephaestus
Afternoon · National Archaeological Museum, or a day trip to Cape Sounion
Evening · Early night before the ferry
Ferry to Naxos
Morning · Early high-speed ferry from Piraeus (about 4 hours)
Afternoon · Check in, walk the Chora and the Portara at sunset
Evening · Seafront taverna
Naxos beaches
Morning · Agios Prokopios or Plaka beach
Afternoon · Swim, read, repeat
Evening · Old Town backstreets
Mountain villages
Morning · Rent a car, drive to Halki and Apeiranthos
Afternoon · Kitron distillery, marble villages, Moutsouna coast
Evening · Return to Chora
Ferry to Santorini
Morning · Ferry south (about 2 hours)
Afternoon · Check in at Oia or Imerovigli
Evening · Sunset from a caldera terrace, not the crowded Oia castle
Caldera walk
Morning · Fira to Oia hike (10km, start before 9am)
Afternoon · Recover, swim
Evening · Dinner in Fira
Volcano and wine
Morning · Boat to Nea Kameni and the hot springs
Afternoon · Assyrtiko wine tasting inland
Evening · Red Beach or Akrotiri lighthouse sunset
Home
Morning · Slow breakfast
Afternoon · Fly home from Santorini (JTR) or ferry back to Athens
Evening · —