We are planning a trip from Cincinnati OH to Greece next September. Planning on staying in Athens, (possibly Santorini and Pathos). Is it better to start in Athens (for 3 nights) or travel to our first island upon arrival in Athens. It looks like we could return (fly) out of Pathos and make a connection in Athens to fly home to USA all in the same day. Any advice is appreciated. Also please advise how many days you would stay in which location. We are thinking 9 days in Greece total. We saw there are a few day trips from Pathos we could consider.
The one thing I know I would like to do is to swim in one of the caves !
I should add we are in our late 50s and are looking forward to eating the local food, drink some wine and explore the archaeological ruins. Thank you.