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Sightseeing in Greece Ferrying about the Greek archipelago, cycling through the olive orchards, visiting an ancient temple or taking all of Greece in from an epic, legendary mountaintop (what isn’t epic and legendary in Greece?), you’ll find this mythical destination to be all it’s purported to be, and much, much more – a place replete with attractions, fit for lovers, backpackers or the entire family.
Starting out in Athens, it would only be seemly for you to pay tribute to the gods. The Olympian Temple of Zeus will do – in fact, it’s practically compulsory as this is the one Greek God you’ll want safely on your side. Just remember to spend lots and lots of time worshipping the sun – somehow related to Zeus, we’re sure – when ever you see a white sand beach at any point along the Greek coastline or magical islands – sunbathing and water sports will be compulsory. Meanwhile in Athens, however, stick to ancient architectural attractions – it’d be utterly offensive not to check out the Acropolis, or what’s left of it, and also obligatory to pay your respects to a whole host of deities at the Greek Parthenon in Athens.
The island of Crete is home to even more must-see sights. Take a ferry or even short flight to Crete and discover the natural beauty of the National Park at Samaria Gorge. But Crete is far from wild, natural attractions. The Knossos Palace is where the Minotaur psychologically tortured numerous epic heroes – much of the ruins of the complex labyrinth are still in existence today. Beware: there is something somewhat unsettling about visiting ruins which are so old and removed from our modern conceptions of what physical spaces and architecture should be composed of. Nevertheless, this is also the architectural structure of the mythological, narrative fabric of the Western World. In short the Knossos Palace is definitely a must-see attraction.
But Crete also has a dash of cosmopolitan charm and even overblown resort towns on the westerly end of the island. Rethymnon, one of the most elegant port cities, hearkens to the Italian cultivation with the Fortezza, a fortress from the 1500’s built in the burgeoning of the Venetian empire, a stunning architectural fusion of the Orient and the Occident.
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