Santorini, Kerkyra, Monemvasia..Greek islands, which should I make a must?

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the_lipsiot

Can I make a suggestion ?

Santorini is very beautiful, but is a relatively long way from anywhere else - so you could get stranded here in April if the weather changes.

If you go to Rhodes, you can get the Dodecanese Express catamaran (very fast, very comfortable, quite cheap, and very reliable) which runs from here all the way up the Dodecanese to Patmos and then all the way back again. There is also the slower and smellier Nissos Kalymnos car ferry which sails in just about any weather, plus the hydrofoils, etc.

By doing this, you can take in many very interesting islands. The catamaran (from Rhodes) stops at,

Symi (sometimes)
Kos
Kalymnos
Leros
Lipsi (sometimes)
Patmos

Please see attached link 1 for a 2005 schedule and link 2 for information on other ferries working in the Dodecanese.

By doing this you can get to see 7 very different islands without wasting a lot of time in travelling between them.

mario_rew

it depends on what ur looking for... monemvasia, NOT an island, but it is a veryu picturesque village, with a lot of things to see in the vicinity, and a really nice natural environement..

now, for in island, i would propose Alonisos.. it is not very well known by foreign people, but it is well known among greeks... it is said to have the crearest sea in the aegean that's why the monachus monachus seals, make it their home... and indeed i remember the clearest waters i have ever seen!!

lianna066

Kefalonia is amazing.

dino

well you have to set your priorities first.First decide which area of Greece you`d like to visit most ! All destinations you mentioned are great in their own way.If you visit in April choose one of the bigger locations...

johnny cee

the lipsi has got the best answer but the ferryboat is relaxing.
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xenos

monemvasia
its a place you never forget

anna

Santorini

ngiapapa

If you have time, visit all of them, they are wonderful!
If you have limited time, concentrate on the islands of the Aegean Sea, like Santorini, Paros, Naxos which are rather close to each other...

Have a nice trip!

Shogun

Santorini. The pictures you see don't do it justice.

Depy greece!!

monemvasia is not really an island but i have been there and i know it was perfect. i haven't been to the other islands but I've heard they are nice too. monemvasia is picturesque and it used to be a fortress. the view of the wall is outstanding. so is the the view to the sea from the wall. there is a small village in it. i liked it very much when i went there. i suggest you to visit monemvasia. especially at summer it is the best holiday destination

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