We’re done here in Greece. I’ve, as usual, covered the trip extensively in my blog. The name of my blog site is in my bio here on the RS site. If you can’t find it, PM me and I’ll send it to you.
But as to the questions I commonly see on here:
1) Is Naxos worth visiting in off-season? Yes! It’s pretty empty and many stores in the main town are closed, but walk over to the non-tourist area and it’s business as usual. There’s about 30% of the hotels operating and plenty of restaurants.
2) Santorini in March? A great time to come. About half the stores open, plenty of restaurants and it’s not crowded at all. (This is only for Fira). And it’s truly beautiful.
3) How many nights in Meteora and how many monasteries to see? Two nights works well if you’re coming in from Delphi. We saw all the monasteries but you could make do with Grand Meteroa and Varlaam. Go to Meteora - it’s totally worth the trip.
4)Gluten issues or food allergies? No problem here. Athens had gluten free options. Even in Delphi, there was a restaurant we ate at that marked its menu with the gluten free items. On Santorini last night, the waiter came to our table and asked us for any food allergies. At our hotel on Naxos, the owner has a gluten free niece, and every day at breakfast, she brought me my own gluten free quiche-type dish. This has been one of my easiest food allergy trips ever.
5) Ferry or plane to the islands? Seasickness? We traveled on the Blue Star ferries as they’re the best for avoiding seasickness. We were fine on them. Yesterday, on the route from Naxos to Santorini, all the other ferries were cancelled due to wind. But the Blue Star sailed the route and we were absolutely fine. I did not see anyone sick on the boat at all. The ferry ride is long from Athens though so we’re flying back.