With its heady mix of myths and legends, culture and history, beautiful beaches and magnificent scenery, Greece is a perfect holiday destination to feed your mind as well as relax and energise your body.

With more than fourteen hundred islands scattered throughout the Aegean and Ionian Sea, there are a wide variety of holidays to choose from – sailing, walking, island hopping, adventure and cultural tours. If you’re looking for something a little bit different, or want to relax on beautiful beaches and swim in crystal clear waters, AITO operators will be able to find a holiday to suit.

• Walk the spectacular Samaria Gorge in Crete and enjoy beautiful scenery, wild flowers and see the endangered kri-kri goats.
• Be captivated by passionate opera, and wonderful Greek tragedies at the ancient Kourion amphitheatre on Cyprus, Aphrodite’s birthplace.
• Island-hop on a luxury yacht and discover the more remote and uninhabited of the lush Ionian islands, famed for their white sandy beaches, olive groves and turquoise waters.
• Learn the secrets of Greek cookery  and enjoy splendid food at traditional tavernas on the little South Dodecanese island of Symi.

Seek out Greece’s most authentic and unspoiled places. Discover the ancient sites that enrich the wonderfully varied landscapes of the Peloponnese, or explore the rugged coast and inland villages of western Crete.

The Peloponnese remains one of the undiscovered beauties of Greece and has a very distinctive feel. It is unspoiled and wild, rich in mythology and history, and, wherever you visit, you brush against a rich cultural fabric: ancient sites such as Olympia, extraordinary medieval castles and fortified towns. Above all, this is a region of spectacular scenery, with vast, sweeping sandy beaches, lush gorges and forested mountains that stretch far inland. Follow a country lane and you will discover  sleepy villages, friendly tavernas, and hidden corners that will surprise and delight you.

Crete was the birthplace of Europe’s earliest civilisation, the Minoans - Cretans are by nature also very generous people. This extraordinary island, with its enticing combination of mountains, glittering seas and ancient history, makes for a wonderfully varied holiday. Panoramic mountain trails, splendid Minoan palaces and old towns with Venetian mansions and forts.

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