Do men typically wear shorts on the summer tours in Greece? Long pants may be expected in Athens but are shorts okay for the other destinations on the RS tour?
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Used to be Steilacoom, now it’s Las Vegas
2186 posts
My husband and several others wore shorts on that tour last year. Many of them wore the convertible type that zip at the knees. The guide was very good about telling us ahead of time which days we needed to dress more modestly. You will love this tour.
Posted by
Nashville, TN, USA
795 posts
It is perfectly fine in casual situations. Don't wear them at any religious venue or at restaurants with dress codes. It's hot in Greece in the summer.
Posted by
Honolulu/Seattle, HI/WA, USA
2788 posts
I would have said the same things that Patty said. Took that tour last spring. Wore convertible pants. Wore shorts lots of the time.
Living in Hawaii most of the year I am use to shorts all of the time.
Posted by
Puyallup, WA
34 posts
"Don't wear them at any religious venue"
is the Acropolis considered a "religious venue"?
Posted by
Camarillo, California
3122 posts
Shorts are fine for a visit to the Acropolis/Parthenon.
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
I don't think the Acropolis is considered, technically, a religious venue, not these days.
It would have been two thousand years ago.
Posted by
Mountlake Terrace, WA
2 posts
The Acropolis is not a religious venue, and men wear shorts at all the archaeological sites and most other places. Churches and monasteries are the only places where nobody can wear shorts. And women shouldn't have exposed shoulders, so take a lightweight shawl and knee+ length wrap skirt.