My husband and I are taking a 8 day vacation and we are wondering if we should visit Greece or Croatia for these 8 days? 8 days excludes travel time. If we did Greece say for instance we would spend 2 days in Athens and 6 days in another island probably Santorini. The idea is to totally unwind and chill and not island hop. Any suggestions for either Greece or Croatia are welcome.
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Centennial, CO, US
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These are my two favorite places. Both will be hot and fairly crowded in mid-July but well worth a visit. If you choose Greece, I'd recommend that you fly directly to your island (Santorini) upon arrival in Athens. As spectacular as it is, I think 6 days might be a bit much for Santorini, and would be fairly expensive as well. I'd spend 3 nights there, then three nights on another island on the ferry route back to Athens (Naxos, Paros), then 2 nights in Athens. If you choose Croatia, one option would be to fly to Dubrovnik. Spend a couple of nights there, then go to Korcula island for 3 nights, and then spend your final 3 nights in Cavtat, a beautiful little fishing village just outside Dubrovnik, near the airport. From Dubrovnik and/or Cavtat, you can take a day trip into beautiful Montenegro. Or you could fly to Split, spend the night, then ferry to the tiny island of Vis for 3 nights, then back to Split for a bus ride to Dubrovnik or Cavtat, spend 4 nights and fly home from there. There are many, many other options. You might want to do a little research on these and see what looks most appealing.