Best time to visit Greece
From sea-breezy islands to snow-capped peaks and sun-baked plains, Greece offers a panoply of climates to suit everyone.![]()
The best time of year to visit Greece is summer (July to September) with idyllic weather for island-hopping, small ship cruising or hiking in cooler mountain landscapes. Archaeological sites, as well as beaches islands and walking trails, are less busy in spring (April to June) and autumn (October and November), and the weather is often blissful. These months are also the best time of year to visit Greece for hiking on, islands such as Santorini and Crete. Spring means wildflowers, while autumn colour is augmented by harvests – from wine and olives to wild mushrooms. April to October is the best time for sailing in Greece.
Greece, month by month
Our Greece Holidays
Greece cycling holiday, archaeology tour
Discover Greek history and the Greek seaside beauty by bike!
From
€470 to €820
8 days
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Naxos and the small Cyclades walking holiday, Greece
Walk and discover Naxos and the unspoilt Small Cyclades
From
£896 to £996
10 days
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Liveaboard diving and sailing holiday in Greece
Combine a sailing and diving adventure in the Greek islands
From
£730 to £879
7 days
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Cyclades sailing & walking holiday in Greece
Combine a sailing & hiking adventure around the Cyclades
From
£726 to £797
7 days
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Greece walking holiday, Kythnos
Hiking holiday on Kythnos, a beautiful Greek island in the Cyclades group
From
€495
6 days
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Our top Greece Holiday
Archaeology holiday in Greece
A small-group archaeology tour of Greece
From
€1390
8 days
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What happens when in Greece
Chantel Kyriakopoulou-Beuvink from our supplier Natural Greece explains why she believes Easter is the best time to visit Greece – especially Crete: “The celebration of Orthodox Easter (Pascha) in Crete lets you participate in magnificent festivities unchanged for centuries! Hear hymns while the scent of incense accompanies the Good Friday procession. Next day feel the eerie atmosphere at midnight when everyone holds candles, waiting for church bells announcing Christ’s resurrection. Next comes fireworks in the church square, followed by Easter eggs and eating “Margaritsa” soup! Celebrate like you have never done before, with traditional dance, music - and roasted lamb on the spit!”
Festivals & events in Greece
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Athens and Epidaurus Festival (June-August)
Every summer, Greece celebrates its role as birthplace of Western theatre with performances at historic venues – most famously, the magnificent ancient theatre at Epidaurus but also the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on the Acropolis. It's a unique chance to see plays by Sophocles, Aeschylus, Aristophanes and Euripides staged where they were first performed 2,500 years ago.
More about Greece
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