{"id":1302325,"date":"2026-09-26T18:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302325"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:33:32","slug":"greece","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1301190,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Greece country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Greece","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"Six thousand islands, 227 of them inhabited, and a mainland most visitors skip entirely. Athens is cheaper than you think and the ferry network does the rest.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302327","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick an island | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac18 | Dorm bed, from\r\n6,000 | Islands, 227 inhabited\r\n\u20ac40 | Athens to Santorini by ferry\r\n300 | Days of sun a year","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"The islands are a system, not a list","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Greece is easy to get wrong by trying to see too much of it. The islands are grouped, the ferries run within groups far more often than between them, and hopping from Santorini to Corfu is a day of travel and a plane ticket rather than an afternoon boat.\r\n\r\nPick a group. The Cyclades \u2014 Santorini, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Milos \u2014 are the white-and-blue postcard and the busiest. The Dodecanese, off the Turkish coast, are quieter and cheaper. The Ionians are green rather than bare. Crete is big enough to be its own holiday.\r\n\r\nThe mainland is the underrated half. Athens has the Acropolis and the best food in the country for the money, Meteora's monasteries sit on rock pillars, and the Peloponnese has beaches with no one on them. Two weeks split between Athens, one island group and one mainland detour is the trip most people wish they had taken.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Greek. English is widely spoken in tourist areas\r\nCurrency | Euro (\u20ac)\r\nEmergency | 112\r\nTap water | Safe in Athens and most of the mainland; bottled on many islands\r\nTipping | 5\u201310% in restaurants, rounding up elsewhere\r\nFerries | Book ahead in July and August, especially with vehicles\r\nHow long to stay | Ten days for Athens and one island group, two weeks for more\r\nBest months | May, June, September and early October","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Ferries link the islands from Piraeus and Rafina, and domestic flights save whole days in summer.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Athens | Ancient ruins in the middle of a loud, modern, affordable city. Three days minimum, and better than its reputation. |  | 1302550 | Athens was awesome!!! I would definitely recommend! | \nThessaloniki | The second city, with the best food in Greece and a student nightlife that outlasts Athens. |  | 1302551 | This was my first trip to Thessaloniki and I was really happy to get to visit. Much calmer than Athens, the city was quieter but very beautiful, had a great deal of culture and its own style, and so many places to get delicious food. I will definitely return to see more museums! | \nChania | Crete's Venetian harbour town, with an old town of Ottoman and Jewish streets and the west of the island beyond it. |  | 1302552 | Loved Chania. The old city is so charming, as well as the old port that really has a charm (compared to Heraklion, especially). | \nHeraklion | Crete's working capital, with Knossos outside town and the best archaeological museum on any island. |  | 1302553 | A lot of the beaches are at least a 20-30 minute bus ride away, so know before you go that you may want to stay in a different town or rent a motorbike if beaches are your goal. The town itself is super cute and easily walkable. I enjoyed Heraklion because while a city, it was much more peaceful than Athen with a great view of the sea! | \nRhodes Town | A walled medieval city built by the Knights of St John, still lived in, at the top of a long island. |  | 1302554 |  | \nCorfu Town | Venetian, French and British in turn, with arcaded streets and two fortresses. |  | 1302555 |  | \nNafplio | The first capital of modern Greece: neoclassical, on a bay, two hours from Athens and often missed. |  | 1302556 |  | \nIoannina | On a lake in the mountains of Epirus, with an Ottoman citadel and the Zagori villages above it. |  | 1302557 |  | \nSantorini | The caldera views everyone has seen, and the prices that come with them. Stay in Oia only if someone else is paying. |  | 1302558 | There is no direction that you can look where you don't see beauty. Yes, parts are touristy, but I am a tourist! You can pick and choose. The food is unbelievably delicious in every singe place we went. | \nNaxos | The Cyclades without the mark-up: beaches, mountain villages and proper food. |  | 1302559 | We visited Naxos after a quick visit to Santorini. It was a perfect combination for our 2 island Greece adventure. We stayed in the area closest to the ferry dock and it was wonderful for walking to everything including St George beach, wonderful restaurants and shops, Temple of Apollo (great ant sunset) and the ferry dock. We did the #2 hike- Zeus Cave and to the top of Mt Zas. Very challenging but awesome! Great trip! | \nParos | Between Naxos and Mykonos in both geography and price. Good beaches, a decent night out. |  | 1302560 | I really liked Paros, very nice chilled island! Plenty to do, or you can just loaf on a beach, completely up to you. | \nMykonos | The expensive one: whitewashed lanes, a serious club scene, and Delos, an entire sacred island, offshore. |  | 1302561 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Greece does beaches and ruins better than anywhere, and a lot else besides.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Beach | teal | sunglasses | Six thousand islands' worth, of every kind. | A day on Milos's lunar coastline; Swim at Elafonissi in Crete; Beach-hop Naxos by scooter | Balos, Crete; Sarakiniko, Milos; Plaka, Naxos | Naxos; Paros; Crete | beach\nCulture | purple | culture | Three thousand years of it, and most of it outdoors. | Acropolis at opening time; Delphi as a day trip; Knossos outside Heraklion | The Acropolis; Delphi; Meteora | Athens; Thessaloniki | culture\nCity break | blue | city | Athens in three days, and cheaper than any comparable capital. | Acropolis Museum after the site; Rooftop bar at sunset; Souvlaki in Monastiraki | Plaka; Exarchia; Koukaki | Athens; Thessaloniki | city-break\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Mykonos prices or Thessaloniki prices. Choose carefully. | A bouzouki night; Beach clubs on Mykonos; Ladadika bars in Thessaloniki | Mykonos; Ios; Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki; Athens | nightlife\nAdventure | green | backpack | Gorges, volcanoes and more hiking than the beaches suggest. | Walk the Samaria Gorge; Climb Meteora at dawn; Hike Naxos's Mount Zas | Samaria Gorge; Meteora; Vikos Gorge | Crete; Athens | adventure\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Cheap, fresh and better on the mainland than the islands. | A \u20ac3.50 souvlaki; Mezze with ouzo in Thessaloniki; Cretan village lunch | Varvakios market, Athens; Modiano, Thessaloniki; Chania old town | Thessaloniki; Athens; Crete | food","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Greece","hw_hub_country_do_body":"The Acropolis is the one thing everyone does and the trick is timing: go at opening, around eight, or in the last two hours before closing. In July the rock hits 40\u00b0C by midday and there is no shade. The Acropolis alone costs \u20ac30 with timed entry, and the old combined ticket for the other Athens sites was withdrawn in 2025, so the Agora, Kerameikos and the rest are now paid separately.\r\n\r\nAway from Athens, Delphi and Meteora are the two mainland sights worth a night each rather than a rushed day trip. On the islands, the attraction is swimming, eating and a scooter \u2014 most of the Cyclades are small enough to circle in a day.\r\n\r\nCrete is the exception that needs planning: the Samaria Gorge is a sixteen-kilometre walk that takes a full day and a bus at either end, and it is the best hike in the country.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Acropolis timing | Open at 08:00 or go late. Midday in summer is brutal\r\nAcropolis ticket | \u20ac30, timed entry. Other sites are ticketed separately\r\nFree days | State sites free on the first Sunday of the month, November to March\r\nScooters | \u20ac20\u201325 a day on the islands, and the best way to see them","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Greece","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Greece","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Greek food is cheap if you eat where Greeks eat, and the divide is sharp. A souvlaki from a counter costs \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac4.50 and is a proper lunch. A taverna away from the harbour does a full meal with wine for \u20ac12 to \u20ac18. The same meal on a Santorini caldera terrace is \u20ac40 for the view.\r\n\r\nThessaloniki is the food city, with an Ottoman-influenced mezze culture and prices that undercut Athens. Crete has its own cuisine and is the one island where eating well is cheap.\r\n\r\nGreek breakfast barely exists \u2014 a coffee and a spinach pie from a bakery for \u20ac3 is the local version, and it is better than a hostel buffet.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Souvlaki | \u20ac3.50\u20134.50 and a genuine meal\r\nTaverna rule | Walk two streets back from the water. Half the price, better food\r\nBakeries | Spanakopita or tiropita, \u20ac1.50\u20132.50, the local breakfast\r\nHouse wine | Ordered by the half-litre, \u20ac4\u20137, usually fine","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Greece","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Greece","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Athens drinks late and outdoors. Psyrri and Exarchia are the neighbourhoods, drinks are \u20ac5 to \u20ac8, and the rooftop bars around Monastiraki charge a premium for an Acropolis view that is genuinely worth it once.\r\n\r\nThessaloniki has the student population and consequently the best value nightlife in the country \u2014 Ladadika and Valaoritou are full every night of the week in term time.\r\n\r\nThe islands split hard. Mykonos and Ios are international party destinations with prices to match \u2014 a beach club day can cost more than three days elsewhere. Naxos, Paros and Milos have bars and music without the mark-up, and Santorini is for sunsets rather than dancing.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Timing | Dinner at 22:00, bars after midnight, clubs from 02:00\r\nCheapest | Thessaloniki, by a distance, especially in term time\r\nMykonos | Beach clubs charge \u20ac20+ for a drink. Budget for it or avoid it\r\nRooftops | Athens rooftop bars, \u20ac10\u201314 a cocktail for the Acropolis view","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Greece","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Greece","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Ferries are the network. Piraeus, the port of Athens, serves most of the Aegean, and Rafina is closer for the northern Cyclades. Conventional ferries are cheap and slow; high-speed catamarans cost roughly double and halve the time. Athens to Santorini is five to eight hours depending which you take.\r\n\r\nBook ahead in July and August, when popular routes sell out, and check the operator rather than aggregators for the real timetable. Winter schedules thin dramatically and some routes stop entirely.\r\n\r\nOn the mainland, KTEL buses go everywhere cheaply and the Athens to Thessaloniki train takes about four hours. Domestic flights from Athens to the bigger islands are often no more expensive than the fast ferry.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Ferry ports | Piraeus for most islands, Rafina for the northern Cyclades\r\nFast vs slow | Catamarans halve the time and roughly double the fare\r\nBook ahead | July and August sell out on popular routes\r\nWinter | Schedules thin out and some island routes stop entirely","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Greece","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Greece costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Greece is one of the cheaper countries in the eurozone until you reach the famous islands. Athens dorms start around \u20ac18 and the city is genuinely inexpensive to eat and drink in. Naxos, Paros and Crete stay reasonable. Santorini and Mykonos in August are among the most expensive places in Europe.\r\n\r\nFerries are the budget line to plan for. Athens to Santorini runs \u20ac40 to \u20ac80 each way depending on speed and season, and island hopping across a group adds up faster than the beds.\r\n\r\nThe seasonal swing is extreme. The same Paros dorm is \u20ac18 in May and \u20ac45 in August, for the same weather two weeks either side of it.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac18 in Athens, \u20ac40+ on Santorini in August\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac45\u201360 on the mainland, \u20ac70\u2013100 on the famous islands\r\nFerries | \u20ac40\u201380 Athens to Santorini, each way\r\nShoulder season | May and September cost roughly half of August","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Greece","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Greece","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Greece is a safe country with low violent crime. Athens has pickpockets on the metro line from the airport and around Omonia and Monastiraki, which is ordinary city caution rather than a reason for concern.\r\n\r\nThe real risks are environmental. Summer heat regularly passes 40\u00b0C and the Acropolis has closed at midday during heatwaves; wildfires are a genuine seasonal hazard on the mainland and larger islands, and the emergency alert system sends warnings by SMS. Take them seriously.\r\n\r\nScooters cause more traveller injuries here than anything else. Many rentals are not insured for riders without a proper licence, roads are gravelly, and hospitals on small islands are limited. Wear the helmet and check what your insurance actually covers.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 112\r\nHeat | Over 40\u00b0C in July and August. Sites can close at midday\r\nWildfires | A real summer risk. Heed the 112 SMS alerts\r\nScooters | The most common cause of traveller injury. Check licence and insurance","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Greece is in the Schengen area. EU citizens need an ID card only. UK, US, Canadian and Australian passport holders get 90 days in any 180 across the whole zone, counted together rather than per country.\r\n\r\nPassports need three months' validity beyond departure and must have been issued within the last ten years.\r\n\r\nETIAS, the EU's pre-travel authorisation, has been delayed several times \u2014 check the official EU site rather than any article for the current position. Ferry companies ask for ID at boarding, so keep your passport accessible rather than packed.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Schengen | 90 days in any 180 across the whole zone\r\nPassport validity | Three months beyond departure, issued within ten years\r\nETIAS | Repeatedly delayed \u2014 check the official EU site\r\nFerries | ID checked at boarding. Keep it to hand","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Greece has a long season and a punishing peak. May, June, September and early October give you swimming weather without August prices or August heat.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Athens. The Cyclades are windier, Crete warmer and longer in season. The Meltemi wind blows hard through the Cyclades in July and August and cancels ferries.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 13 | 1 | Mild in Athens, most islands closed\r\nFebruary | 14 | 1 | Carnival, and the cheapest month in the capital\r\nMarch | 16 | 2 | Spring on the mainland. Ferries still limited\r\nApril | 20 | 3 | Orthodox Easter is the biggest week of the year\r\nMay | 25 | 3 | The best month. Sea swimmable, islands opening up\r\nJune | 30 | 4 | Hot, full ferry schedules, prices climbing\r\nJuly | 33 | 5 | Peak heat and peak prices. Meltemi winds in the Cyclades\r\nAugust | 33 | 5 | Greeks on holiday too. Book everything ahead\r\nSeptember | 29 | 4 | Warmest sea of the year and thinning crowds\r\nOctober | 24 | 2 | Excellent early on. Islands start closing mid-month\r\nNovember | 19 | 1 | Mainland only. Athens is pleasant and empty\r\nDecember | 15 | 2 | Athens at Christmas. Most islands shut","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, outside August and away from Santorini and Mykonos.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Excludes ferries, which are the big variable: \u20ac40\u201380 each way between Athens and the Cyclades, more for fast boats in August.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 28 | 26 | 6 | 14\r\nComfortable | 45 | 42 | 10 | 22","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Orthodox Easter is the one that changes the country entirely. The rest are worth timing around.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"greece","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Greece","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/greece\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Carnival | February or March | Patras \u00b7 Athens | Patras hosts one of Europe's largest carnivals, and almost no foreign visitors know about it. |  | \nOrthodox Easter | April or May | Nationwide | The biggest event of the Greek year, on a different date to Western Easter. Islands fill with Greeks, not tourists. |  | \nAthens Epidaurus Festival | June to August | Athens \u00b7 Epidaurus | Theatre and music, some of it in a 2,300-year-old amphitheatre. |  | \nAugust 15 | 15 August | Nationwide | Assumption Day. Ferries, beds and beaches at their absolute fullest. |  | \nOhi Day | 28 October | Nationwide | Parades and national holiday, and the unofficial end of the island season. |  | \nThessaloniki Film Festival | November | Thessaloniki | Ten days that fill the second city out of season. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Greece","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels across the mainland and islands, live from Hostelworld. Athens and Naxos offer the best value; Santorini the least.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Greece","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/greece\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"83","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Greece travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How many days do you need in Greece? | Ten days for Athens plus one island group, with three days in the city and the rest island-hopping inside a single group. Two weeks lets you add Crete or a mainland detour to Delphi and Meteora.\r\nWhich Greek islands should I visit? | Pick one group rather than crossing between them. The Cyclades \u2014 Naxos, Paros, Milos, Santorini \u2014 are the classic and best connected. The Dodecanese are quieter and cheaper. Crete is large enough to be a holiday on its own.\r\nIs Greece expensive? | The mainland is among the cheaper eurozone countries: Athens dorms from \u20ac18 and a day at \u20ac45 to \u20ac60. Santorini and Mykonos in August are a different country financially, at \u20ac70 to \u20ac100 a day or more.\r\nHow do the ferries work? | Most Aegean routes leave from Piraeus, with Rafina closer for the northern Cyclades. Slow ferries are cheap, catamarans are roughly double for half the time. Book ahead in July and August, and expect thinner schedules in winter.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Greece? | May, June, September and early October. The sea is warmest in September, the crowds are thinner and prices are roughly half of August. 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