Nine must-do highlights of Corfu, Greece
Corfu is a large island with a huge amount to see and experience.
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Greece's most beautiful seaside town (on the mainland)
An excellent escape for travellers looking for the joys of coastal Greece without the crowds.
Spinalonga might just be the strangest ruin in Greece
It's a head-spinning destination in a country more associated with islands of whitewashed villages, hedonistic beaches and ruins far more ancient.
Eye-wincingly magnificent views from top of the world's deepest gorge
It's the hardest walk so far – six hours and 45 minutes in all, if you must know – but also the most rewarding.
The nowhere island in Greece that's all the lovelier for it
Sometimes the most touching travel experiences are the ones you least expect. Brian Johnston encounters St Mavra on a cruise visit to Zakynthos island in Greece.
Good looking with exemplary service
What do Mykonos' hottest hotels have in common? The family that runs them.
The Greek islands' lesser-known gem
It's an ill wind that doesn't blow you somewhere good in Greece's Cyclades islands
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Rich in history and mythology, Greece is much more than its spectacular islands, for whom most is an introduction to this multi layered country. Unsurpassed vistas greets visitors at the edge of island Santorini. On the mainland it's rocky mountains, monasteries perched atop pinnacles, or the famed Acropolis ruins at the centre of its capital. Don't forget to try crumbling feta, spanikopita or souvlaki.
