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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.
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 VOLOS LARISA KTEL soft sandy beaches along a shoreline that also features sea caves.
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
Built from stone, FREE NOW VOLOS 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, this collection of 14 cottages lies between a white-sand beach on a secluded bay and a rockpool fed by a waterfall.
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For some dramatic mountain and lake scenery, head to Epirus in northern Greece, VOLOS SERRES TAXI where you can stay in a lodge in the heart of the Zagori region, SKOPELOS ATHENS TAXI visiting cheese farms and vineyards as well as quaint villages with medieval arched stone bridges spanning babbling rivers.
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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 VOLOS IGOUMENITSA TAXI one island when you could squeeze in lots more?
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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.
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.
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A week's B&B costs from £1,255pp with flights and transfers (Also in the Cyclades, The Rooster has just opened on the under-the-radar island of Antiparos, offering a luxuriously contemporary take on an authentic Greek hotel. At night, dine on organic fresh produce from the vegetable garden. With 17 beautifully designed suites, villas and houses, it is an ideal place to relax, with plenty of privacy and UBER VOLOS space. Take a boat trip from the beach to explore the coast, which is scalloped by more than 70 beaches, or head inland on one of the networks of old shepherds' footpaths to explore this lush island which feels a touch more Scottish Highlands than Cyclades.
Tick off Serifos and Sifnos, SKIATHOS ATHENS TAXI 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.
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