Hi friends, we plan to start our honeymoon in greece and we're flying from US on Oct 5th so we get to Athens at 8PM on Oct 6th
I currently thinking of the following:
- Oct 6th: Arrive to Athens at 8PM, train to Plaka hotel (haven't booked yet)
- Oct 7th: See the acropolis in the morning, tour around the area, have lunch, walk around/see/do something else, get dinner
- Oct 8th: See some more in the morning, train to airport so we fly to Crete
- Oct 8th: Sleep in Crete hotel
- Oct 9th to Oct 11th: full 3 days in Crete
- Oct 12th: Ferry to Santorini (sleep or watch sunset depending on when we get there)
- Oct 13th: Full day to explore Oia/Fira, have lunch at a winery or some activity
- Oct 14th: fly out of Greece to Zurich? or stay for another day?
Idea is to relax in a nice hotel in Athens for 2 nights and see the acropolis, then go chill relax in crete and see the town, then go see the beautiful Caldera
Questions:
- Does it sounds good?
- Should I take one day from Crete and add to Santorini?
- Should I keep Crete as is and just take one day from Switzerland?
- Any other ideas?
I would fly into Crete directly (Chania), spend 5 nights there doing Samaria gorge, beaches, and just walking around town, 3 nights in Santorini, 2 nights in Athens, and skip Switzerland. Its always easier to fly directly to islands and back track to Athens.
People will come in here telling you Santorini is overrated. Do not listen to them, its well worth it and easy to get to from Crete.
Crete is huge, which part of Crete did you want to see? With no information about your interests it is hard to give advice. I would take all the days from Switzerland to add to Greece.