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Am off to Crete for a week in June for non-riding/sightseeing purposes and it seems foolish to go not to have a little potter around Greece whilst I'm there.

What to see? What to avoid? Delphi/Parthenon/Museum of Archeology are obvious "must dos", but are there any less obvious gems that might not be so easy to find out about?


 
Posted : 21/02/2016 5:18 pm
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There's lots to see in Crete but if you want to go up to the mainland, bear in mind that it's an all-day or all-night ferry crossing from Crete to Piraeus.
On Crete itself is the Samaria Gorge and Knossos. You could take a ferry and visit a couple of other islands but if you've only got a week that could be tricky with ferry time tables.
If you go up to Athens the Parthenon is a definite.


 
Posted : 21/02/2016 5:40 pm
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Samaria Gorge looks ace - ta.

Should have been more specific on the length of time available - a week on Crete (completely tied up) is the only commitment; having started looking at things I reckon I could be there for anywhere between another week and a month based on how much I like it.


 
Posted : 21/02/2016 6:16 pm
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Ancient Olympia if you can make it to the Peloponnese


 
Posted : 21/02/2016 6:30 pm
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Have a watch of the recent Simon greaves shows on catch up. Some good ideas for places to visit.


 
Posted : 21/02/2016 6:56 pm
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Ta. Appears to be waaay too much choice 🙂


 
Posted : 21/02/2016 9:46 pm

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