Ready to go back already!
My wife and I just got back from celebrating our honeymoon in Greece. It absolutely blew our (very high) expectations away! Started with 2 nights in Athens, on to Naxos for 3 nights then Santorini for 3 nights before heading back to Athens for the last night.
It was our first time visiting so we stuck to the major tourist spots in Athens. Acropolis, museum, arch of Hadrian, Panathenaic stadium, temple of Zeus, etc. One of the highlights for me was going to the top of Philopappos Hill to take in the sunrise. Man, Athens likes to sleep because the streets, sidewalks and even the hill was almost completely deserted. 10/10.
Read to many horror stories about the ferries. Had zero issue for 3 ferries we took. Showed up early, paid attention and got off without a problem. Def recommend a car service for pickup to/from hotel to as close as you can get to the ferry gate.
Naxos was exactly what we needed after planning a wedding for the last year. Plaka Beach (TOKU beach bar was our go to spot). It was like 30 euros for a set of sun beds, food/drinks were great, plenty of shade. Awesome sunset dinner views right in the sand. Explored Chora for half a day and wished we had more time there.
Santorini. Much like the ferry horror stories, I was a little worried about staying in Oia. Thankfully the spot we stayed at had our bags covered so the nightmare of lugging 3 suitcases down never ending stairs vanished. I knew there were stairs, and even more stairs but wasn’t prepared for the slip. That’s on me. Wore shoes with a much better grip for the remainder of the stay. Otherwise, it was perfect! Yes, there are a lot of influencer types but none of that affected our stay in the slightest. Just walk right through their photo shoot in the middle of the walkway and keep doing your thing. Make dinner reservations ahead of time with a good sunset view and you can easily avoid the massive crowds at the typical spots. Stop by those spots before or after and you won’t have any issues. Highly recommend also doing a catamaran cruise!
Ended our trip in Athens getting tattoos to celebrate our marriage and honeymoon!
All in all, it was honestly the perfect honeymoon. I feel like we did so much and saw so many things but barely even began to scratch the surface of what Greece has to offer. Will definitely not be our last trip there!
Happy to answer any questions! Cheers.
Edit: adding my itinerary for those asking
https://docs.google.com/document/d/112a0HTMcEOsr\_HK0yzCYnog6xKOM1heocqPSI6Tf3tI/edit?usp=drivesdk