"Welcome to our curated list of recommendations for traveling and dining in Greece. These suggestions have been gathered from our personal networks. While these recommendations are not personally vetted by us, they come highly recommended by those within our network. Please feel free to add your own favourite spots or share any updates in the comments section below. If you come across any information that may have changed, such as closures or updated details, we would greatly appreciate your feedback. Let's build a community-sourced guide to ensure that everyone can enjoy the best of what Greece has to offer." Marco van Embden, Cape Town
1. Tour Operators / Travel Agent Recommendations
- Aegean Aurora Travel Designers
Contact: Eleni Petroutsou
E: e.petroutsou@gmail.com
T: +31 210 6100196
Their philosophy is: ‘’We design every trip with the philosophy that our guests expect the highest quality of services and pride ourselves on our meticulous attention to detail. We will provide you with insights from expert licensed tour guides & lecturers and with truly unique experiences.‘’ - Antony Kampas - Tourist Guide-Archeologist
+30 694 699 8139
Antony is an archeologist / tourist guide. We had an amazing tour inside the Ancient Greek Agora. - Original Senses - Curating Travel Stories
Sofi Hatzivassiliou - Founder & CEO
Solonos 10, 10673 Ath. Gr
T: +30 210 3234461
M: +30 6944949991Korina Kakavouli at Original Senses
E: korinak@originalsenses.com - Unique Romance Travel
Contact: Danielle Stephens
“Our travel agent has done an exceptional job on multiple trips and just returned from a tour of Greece. I would recommend reaching out to her” - Barış Selamioğlu - Book The Boat - to organize and Charter a Crewed Catamaran
2. Dining recommendations
In Athens:
- Balthazar (stunning ambience)
- Island Club & Restaurant
- Dourabeis
- Ex Machina
- Ithaki Restaurant
- Matsuhisa Athens
- Varoulkov – “This is exceptional - my forum had an incredible meal there”
In Mykonos:
- For lunch, I liked Nammos and Principote, two very nice Beach Clubs. Nice place, good food, DJ...
In Santorini:
- I liked having lunch at Ambrosia, in Oia. Amazing view! Ask for a table outside!
3. Accommodation Recommendations
In Athens:
In Santorini:
- Katikies and Andronis.
- Mystique
- Grace
- I like Cavo Tagoo
- 'Did Santorini a few years ago stayed in an Airbnb right in the middle of all the blue dome houses, it was amazing and the view was incredible. Find the old church to jump off into the water from off the coast of the island.'
In Mykonos:
- Belvedere
- Cavo Tagoo
- Lovia - we stayed 2 nights and loved it. Very relaxing hotel. Boutique (I rarely saw another guest) and easy enough to get everywhere via cab.
- Kalesma is the best but not in town.
- Chalet Gloribel, Chamonix - Last year I trained for Kona IM in Chamonix. They have a beautiful 50 M pool with views of Mont Blanc, a running track, great trails and great cycling, August is great but September is evening better.
- Mystique
- Santa Marina
- Semeli
Islands to Visit:
- Paros
- Antiparos
- Sifnos
- Folegandros
- Spetses
- Symi
- 'I've also heard great things about Tinos from my local friends'
- 'I would definitely say Milos and serifos. Very windy but Milos one of the most beautiful island we visited.'
- 'We tried Koufonisia last year, it was very nice too'
