Greek Islands in 7 Days — 7 days

Athens, Santorini, Crete and Rhodes. Day-by-day itinerary: Athens; Athens → Santorini; Santorini; Crete.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Athens

• 09:00 — Arrival at Athens ATH
• 14:00 — Acropolis + Parthenon — Athens
• 18:00 — Monastiraki + Plaka — street souvlaki — Athens
• 21:00 — Hotel with an Acropolis view

Day 2 — Athens → Santorini

• 11:00 — Flight ATH → Santorini JTR (45 min)
• 14:00 — Hotel in Oia with an infinity pool — Oia
• 17:00 — Oia village — the legendary sunset — Oia
• 21:00 — Dinner of grilled fish + volcanic wine

Day 3 — Santorini

• 09:00 — Hike Fira → Oia (10 km) — Santorini
• 14:00 — Red Beach (Kokkini) + Black Beach (Perissa) — Santorini
• 17:00 — Caldera cruise at sunset — Santorini

Day 4 — Crete

• 09:00 — Flight Santorini → Heraklion, Crete (40 min)
• 11:30 — Palace of Knossos — Minoan civilisation — Crete
• 15:00 — Elafonisi beach — pink sand — Crete
• 20:00 — Hotel in Heraklion

Day 5 — Samaria Gorge

• 07:00 — Samaria Gorge (16 km, about 6h walk) — Western Crete
• Walk to the taverna — Western Crete → Agia Roumeli
• 16:00 — Taverna in Agia Roumeli village — Agia Roumeli
• 18:00 — Boat to Hora Sfakion
• 21:00 — Hotel in Chania

Day 6 — Rhodes

• 10:00 — Flight Crete → Rhodes (1h)
• 12:30 — UNESCO Old Town of Rhodes — medieval ramparts — Rhodes
• 15:00 — Street of the Knights + Palace of the Grand Master — Rhodes
• Bus to Lindos — Rhodes → Lindos
• 18:00 — Lindos beach — acropolis above the sea — Lindos
• 21:00 — Hotel in Rhodes Old Town

Day 7 — Rhodes & Departure

• 09:00 — Elli beach — last swim — Rhodes
• 12:00 — Meze + retsina — last Greek meal
• 14:00 — Taxi → Rhodes Airport RHO
• 17:30 — Return flight from Rhodes