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The 76-year-old former half of Simon and Garfunkel had last month announced a farewell tour that will take him across North America and Europe, although New York was notably absent from his initial
Hire a boat to see the best bits, pottering around the coast to stop at Galazio beach, which is accessible only by water, and to marvel at the natural rock arch of Kamara. Better still, head over for lunch at one of the tavernas on Paxos's smaller, vine-covered neighbour, Antipaxos.
Revealing new dates, Simon said he will play on September 15 in nearby Newark, New Jersey, where he was born and spent his first few years, before concerts on September 20 and 21 in New York's Madison Squa
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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.
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. In the protected wetlands of Ahla Valley, best day trips Pelion this collection of 14 cottages lies between a white-sand beach on a secluded bay and a rockpool fed by a waterfall.
For some dramatic mountain and lake scenery, taxi from Pelion port to acropolis 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.
Tucked away near the bottom of the peninsula is Citta dei Nicliani, a rustic but chic hotel in a restored 18th Century tower, taxi service Meteora greece with just seven rooms plus two new interconnecting suites in a separate building.
There are sunloungers and shade at the rocky shore, or it's a five-minute drive to a sandy beach. Here, a group of 19 individually owned and decorated villas are available for hire, each with sea views. A network of footpaths weaves among the lemon and Pelion airport to city taxi cost olive trees - it's a mile-and-a-half hike to the village of Spartia.
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 best day trips Pelion easy-going lifestyle. There are superb sea views, too, from rooms at Pedi Beach Hotel, which is right on a pebbly beach in the pretty village.
While the monasteries are among the most-visited sites in mainland Greece, the company's guides use hidden trails known only to the locals that follow in the footsteps of the first monks who arrived in the area in medieval times.
A ferry ride away, Ithaca may be famous for being the home of the legendary hero Odysseus, but it is much sleepier than neighbouring Kefalonia. Stay on an organic olive oil farm on the island's shores, with just four eco-luxe villas on the seven-acre Levendis Estate.
With pretty villages, lush forests and hidden beaches, the area where Mount taxi service Pelion greece 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.
Swim in rocky coves a short drive away, and visit the Diros Caves - one is more than a mile long that can be explored during a 40-minute boat trip. A week's B&B costs from £647pp, excluding flights (cittadeinicliani.com).
Ionian Island Holidays has a number of villas in the area, including the simply furnished two-bed Villa Jason, with private pool in the village of Horto. A week-long trip, with flights, transfers and car hire, costs from £971pp (The tiny islands that will make a huge impression
The rugged Mani peninsula, the middle prong of the Peloponnese, is one of Greece's most isolated and starkly beautiful regions, with the Taygetus Mountains running down its spine. Its people claim direct descendancy from the ancient Spartans.
Take in the imposing Chora town on a rocky hill on Serifos, and the vineyards and olive groves of Sifnos, 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?
Tick off Serifos and cost of taxi in Pelion greece Sifnos, Naxos and Paros as well as the wild, mountainous island of Kythnos. You can also hire a catamaran complete with skipper and chef to sail round the less-well-known Cyclades.
Villa company Scott Williams has many properties on Paxos, taxi prices Katigiorgis greece including the simple stone Koulka House, with a pool, sleeping four in the hamlet of Kastanida on the west coast. A week in Koulka House costs from £830, excluding flights (Lunar landscapes - and island-hopping in style
