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With pretty villages, lush forests and hidden beaches, the area where Mount Pelion drops into the sea has a sprinkling of small pensions - or guesthouses - rather than big hotels. Greeks come here to ski in the winter and to swim in the summer.
For some dramatic mountain and lake scenery, head to Epirus in northern Greece, where you can stay in a lodge in the heart of the Zagori region, visiting cheese farms and vineyards as well as quaint villages with medieval arched stone bridges spanning babbling rivers.
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But there are compensations later. The beaches of Agios Ioannis are beautifully clear, fronted by a succession of tavernas.
Chris, desperate to check the financial markets (his mobile phone is a constant feature on our walks), is delighted by the hotel wi-fi, while I provide a bit of visual contrast on the beach — a pallid interloper surrounded by bronzed Greeks.
Blaming my inadequate footwear rather than lack of fitness, SKIATHOS THESSALONIKI TAXI I struggle on — and soon the prospect of a lunch of Pelion sausage in peppers and aubergine and a Mythos beer has lubricated my joints. By this stage my blisters are less of a problem than the fact that my knees no longer seem to be functioning.
Inntravel has a ten-night walking trip in September starting in Athens, including B&B but not flights, from £1,095pp (inntravel.co.uk). On volcanic Milos, explore the lunar landscape and soft sandy beaches along a shoreline that also features sea caves.
Tucked away near the bottom of the peninsula is Citta dei Nicliani, a rustic but chic hotel in a restored 18th Century tower, with just seven rooms plus two new interconnecting suites in a separate building.
It is there that he is believed to have proposed to have proposed to his now-fiancée Carrie Symonds (pictured together) Mr Johnson has opted for luxury overseas holidays in the past, including spending Christmas in the Caribbean island of Mustique.
Bees and bubbles may sound like an unusual combination, but that's exactly what's in store if you sign up for this beekeeping course in Carmarthenshire, which is based at a vineyard famous for its sparkling wine.
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In the protected wetlands of Ahla Valley, this collection of 14 cottages lies between a white-sand beach on a secluded bay and a rockpool fed by a waterfall. Built from stone, wood and river reeds, with white and earthy interiors, the cottages make the perfect base to get away from it all. For a similar eco-village in the wilderness feel, try Onar on Andros, just a couple of hours by ferry from Athens.
There are superb sea views, too, from rooms at Pedi Beach Hotel, which is right on a pebbly beach in the pretty village. A week's B&B costs from £1,059pp, with flights and transfers (Sunvil also runs holidays to Ikaria in the Aegean, which is one of the world's Blue Zones - places where people live the longest as a result of their healthy diet and easy-going lifestyle.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are both set to shun foreign holidays this summer and instead favour 'staycations' in the UK, sources suggest. Pictured: Mr Johnson on holiday on the Greek island of Trikeri in 2016 - when he was Foreign Secretary
In between these two, poor reading of the directions (again) causes us to accidentally climb a hill that must surely be known locally as the Greek Matterhorn. Our night is spent in the wonderfully quirky Lost Unicorn Hotel in Tsagarada. This early 19th-century building is full of telescopes, books and prints, while outside you can take tea or drinks in the hotel's own treehouse.
There are sunloungers and shade at the rocky shore, UBER VOLOS or it's a five-minute drive to a sandy beach. Here, a group of 19 individually owned and decorated villas are available for ALONISSOS ATHENS TAXI hire, each with sea views. A network of footpaths weaves among the lemon and olive trees - it's a mile-and-a-half hike to the village of Spartia.
Take in the imposing Chora town on a rocky hill on Serifos, SKOPELOS ATHENS TAXI and the vineyards and olive groves of Sifnos, Pelion taxi service where trails lead to little monasteries or a medieval fortified village (be sure to try the local speciality of mastelo - goat or lamb marinated in red wine and cooked in ceramic pots). Why settle for one island when you could squeeze in lots more?
