Favorite places in Greece?

[SingularityOne]

I'm visiting Greece from June 15th to June 25th. Where are your favorite experiences/locations to visit?

 

[nutroll]

I loved Aegina where Saint Nektarios' relics are. You might check out a series on Amazon Prime (assuming you have it) called "In Search Of Hidden Holy Sites" which shows a lot of really interesting things in Greece and turkey.

 

[prodromos]

The monasteries at Meteora are a must.
Thessaloniki has the highest density of churches in the world, plus if you venerate the myrrh streaming relics of St Demetrios, you can ask the one of the priests and they can give you some cotton wool which has been soaked in the myrrh.

 

[SingularityOne]

I loved Aegina where Saint Nektarios' relics are. You might check out a series on Amazon Prime (assuming you have it) called "In Search Of Hidden Holy Sites" which shows a lot of really interesting things in Greece and turkey.

Thank you, I’ll check Aegina out!

I’ll check this series too. I haven’t heard of it.

 

[SingularityOne]

The monasteries at Meteora are a must.
Thessaloniki has the highest density of churches in the world, plus if you venerate the myrrh streaming relics of St Demetrios, you can ask the one of the priests and they can give you some cotton wool which has been soaked in the myrrh.

I’ll check Meteora out! Thanks for the rec.

Where is St. Demetrios’ relics located at?

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

I went to Greece in 2017. Best places...

Athens (Parthenon, old agora area, plaka, national museum)

Delphi

Olympia

Corinth

Mycenae/Epidauros

Meteora

Nafpactos

Crete

 

[prodromos]

I’ll check Meteora out! Thanks for the rec.

Where is St. Demetrios’ relics located at?

In the Naos of St Demetrios

Church of St. Demetrios
Agiou Dimitriou
Thessaloniki 546 33
Greece
Google Maps

 

[ArmyMatt]

Thessoloniki should be on everyone's Greece bucket list.

 

[SingularityOne]

I went to Greece in 2017. Best places...

Athens (Parthenon, old agora area, plaka, national museum)

Delphi

Olympia

Corinth

Mycenae/Epidauros

Meteora

Nafpactos

Crete

I’ll check these places out, thanks!

 

[SingularityOne]

Thessoloniki should be on everyone's Greece bucket list.

Sweet, I’m planning on going!

 

[ArmyMatt]

Sweet, I’m planning on going!

nice!

 

[nutroll]

Mmm... Grease bucket....

 

[Silverback]

I'm visiting Greece from June 15th to June 25th. Where are your favorite experiences/locations to visit?

Crete, I was stationed there when I was in the Navy. It's a beautiful place, and for whatever the reason it has not suffered as bad from the financial crisis, as many other parts of the country. I would also take the ferry out to Santorini, which is where you will find the white houses, and blue roofs depicted in Greek tourist publications. A few cautions though, pick pocketing is rampant, and packs of stray dogs are also a problem throughout the Balkans as a whole. It would also be best if you did not mention "Turkey" while visiting, relations are not good right now. The other thing you will notice is graffiti covering everything, and a lot of beggars on the street. Lastly, although Greeks are proud of there Orthodox heritage, it is a very secular society, with church attendance much lower than in the United States. The wind is good though, as is the Horta!