Hi- my husband and I are planning our anniversary trip (we are active 37 year olds) and bringing along another couple. We have two toddlers at home that we will be leaving behind - so we are really just trying to make this a relaxing vacation, one we would never be able to do with the kids. It'll be our first time in Greece. I have been looking around this site, as well as other research to come up with an ideal itinerary. I would love some input. Our goal is to experience some iconic places without turning the trip into a rushed checklist (we will return I am sure!), balancing seeing things with actually enjoying and relaxing in each place.
We are going June 25th for 2 weeks. Flying NYC to Athens (land at 8:10 AM) then will go straight to Naxos departs not until 11:30 AM).
Naxos - 6 nights. (June 26-July 2).
Next would be Santorini for two nights (July 2 and July 3) - as of right now the cruise sites say 3 ships on the 2nd, and no ships on the 3rd- there's 2 ships on the 4th just for reference in case that helps with planning)
Next is Folegandros for 4 nights (July 4-7th)
Last is Athens for 2 or 3 nights (flexible) and then depart for NYC from there to end the trip.
Our main hopes for the trip: We want excursions (boat days, beach club day, wandering Choras, winery visit/olive oil tour) which I was thinking Naxos could deliver on, we wanted the awe inspiring backdrop of Santorini (but I am also okay with removing this if needed for something better), and finally the hikes and quiet reset (possible boat excursion) from folegandros. For the Athens part of the trip I have not done my research, but I would be interested if possible in a short day trip. Meteroa looks magnificient, but I don't think possible given the other ideas of the trip.
Any feedback is much appreciated! We are okay with crowds, we visited both Dubrovnik and Split during high crowd season and still found both cities to be amazing.