Hello!
We (parents + 2 teens) plan on visiting Greece for Spring break.
Plan is to fly into Athens, spend a few days, then visit a couple of the islands before returning to Athens to catch flight back to the US. Our flight back is actually from istanbul but no direct flights from any of the islands to istanbul during spring so figured might as well come back to Athens and spend 1-2 nights before flying to Istanbul for the flight.
We are not trying to see istanbul during this trip.
I must see Santorini! :) what second island would simplify travel logistics?
Athens> Crete > Santorini > Athens
Or
Athens > Santorini > Mykonos > Athens
Or some other island all together?
So many amazing islands to choose from!
Ty!
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You should stay in Athens only once. So my suggestion would be to fly to Santorini the day you arrive in Greece. It will make a long travel day but will be more efficient.
Santorini and Mykonos are the most hyped Greek islands. I would not visit both. Our first trip to Greece we flew to Santorini and spent 3 nights and then ferried to Naxos and spent four nights and then flew back to Athens. That might work for you as well.
Crete is also lovely but a little more difficult for a very short stay since the ferry goes out of Heraklion which is close to Knossos but not where I would stay if I only had a few days. We didn’t 11 nights there on a separate trip.
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How many days is "spring break"? The plan looks ambitious to me if only one week or 10 days.
Also not certain of what your travel preferences are. When you say "visit a couple of the islands", would that entail setting foot on the island and walking around a bit as one might when on a cruise excursion - or actually exploring? Cruise itineraries may not apply well to DIY when you must figure in your own travel time - fly or ferry between islands.