Athens Vacations, Private Tours and Villas

Come for the ruins. Stay for the long lunch.

Everyone arrives with a list of temples. What people talk about afterwards is the ferry at dusk, the taverna with four tables, the swim before breakfast. We plan for both, and we know which order they belong in.

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Discover Athens: Private Tours, Experiences & Custom Travel

Visit and explore Athens, with Italy Vacation Specialists multi-country tour options.

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Greece Through Our Eyes

Photographed during our own travels and research, these images follow the journey through Greece, from the first view of the landscape to the small details that give the place its character.

Italy Vacation Specialists offers Greece and Italy Custom Trips

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Where Greece begins and ends Towns we know by name

A few of the places we know well in Greece: Athens Santorini Mykonos Crete Delphi Corfu Nafplio , and plenty more

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