Where is the best place to relax in Greece in June, July or August? Which resort to choose for a family vacation with children? Consider all the most attractive places with good beaches, where you can stay in a hotel with meals and services for a child, find out the weather conditions, find tours at affordable prices.
Prices for summer vacations in Greece depend on the season and drop at the end of the season. It will be more expensive on the islands due to their remoteness and the need to use additional transport.
Rest on the island of Mykonos is considered the most fashionable. Show business stars, politicians, many young people rest here. Mikonas stands for high service, emancipation and vibrant nightlife. The most expensive places are: Thessaloniki, Crete, Rhodes and Corfu, but even in these places you can find accommodation at affordable prices if you take care of it in advance.
Where to go to Greece youth?
The best resorts in Greece for young people on the islands and peninsula Halkidiki... People come here for good service and active tourism. There are a lot of young people, nightclubs, discos here. Available youth resorts include Hersonissos in Crete.
Islands Zakynthos, Rhodes and Santorini attracted by the unique nature, romantic atmosphere. There are dive clubs, water sports, rock climbing, fishing or honeymooning. The islands are covered with coniferous and cypress forests interspersed with orange and tangerine orchards.
Beach resorts
Greek resorts with a sandy beach are found almost everywhere. Exceptions are the few rocky or pebble beaches. For example, a small beach with huge boulders is located in Sithonia. The most beautiful beach "Myrtos", On the island of Kefalonia. It is covered with large snow-white pebbles and is one of the 10 best beaches in the world.
The beaches of Crete are distinguished. So the beach "Elafonisos"Is covered with pink sand, and the beach"Balos", In the bay of the same name, is known as the place where three seas merge: Cretan, Mediterranean and Ionian. Here you can distinguish about 14 shades of blue and green. In addition, the water temperature varies in different parts of the beach.
Where is the best place to relax in Greece with a child?
Optimal beach resorts
Where to go to Greece to relax with children primarily depends on the age of your child. So with young children, hotels or apartments on the first line, with parks and playgrounds are preferable. With shallow coastline and pools. Such hotels can be found on the peninsula Halkadiki, namely, near the beaches on Cassandra and Sithonia or at Peloponnese.
The islands, and there are more than 2000 of them - a place where you can go to Greece with a child in June, July or August, would be a great idea to spend a family vacation. They are located far from major cities and transport arteries. The islands have cleaner air and water.
It should be borne in mind that from the middle of June the holiday season begins and prices rise: for housing, food, service. Most Popular - Islands Corfu, Rhodes, Lemnos and Kefalonia.
Things to do?
For small children, parks and amusement parks with funny trains and carousels are suitable. Crete is suitable for families with older children. In the city of Chania, there is the Limnoupolis Water Park with an artificial river, in Heraklion, the Water Citi. In the town of Hersonissos, you can visit the Oceanarium. Dinosaur Park is popular with children; in addition to the dinosaurs themselves, there you can make "excavations" and visit the "hospital" of reptiles.
The largest water park "Waterland", one of the largest in the world, is located on the Halkidiki peninsula, 8 km from Thessaloniki. On the huge area of the water park there are water attractions, a river with waterfalls, lakes, restaurants and bars, sports grounds and a modern filter station. The cost of the visit is from 9 to 14 euros, depending on the age. Children under 4 years old can visit the water park for free. In Halkidiki, you can find accommodation for a family for any wallet in the mountains and on the coast. Some of the beaches of the peninsula have a blue flag.
Tours for families with children
Excursion rest
The resorts of Greece, where it is better to relax and make radial excursions, are large cities: Thessaloniki, Athens, Petra, Larissa.
Major islands:
- Crete,
- Santorini,
- Rhodes,
- Zakynthos,
- Kefalonia.
- Halkidiki Peninsula and Peloponnese.
- The island of Rhodes attracts with long clean beaches, nature and entertainment.
- Zakynthos - incredible views, beaches, small coves and grottoes.
Attractions visited (protected by UNESCO):
- Mount Olympus, Temple of Zeus near Thessaloniki
- Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens
- Meteora monasteries
- Ruins of the ancient city and the temple of Delphi
- Mycenae and ancient Corinth
- The palace of Knossos and the labyrinth of the Minotaur in Crete
- Monastery on Mount Athos. Important! The visit is possible for men only, upon prior request.
There are always good beaches near attractions, and hotels or apartments can be booked in advance for one or several days in case you are planning an independent trip. Important! To travel, Russians need a Schengen visa.
Choose an excursion
Resorts for retirees
The south of Greece is ideal for retirement holidays. It is in the south that the main health resorts of the country are located. It is best to rest from April to October inclusive, with the exception of the hottest and noisiest months: July and August.
- Mineral resort Loutraki... Wellness in thermal springs and radon baths can be combined with a beach holiday in Greece. The resort is located 80 km from Athens, where you can go with an excursion program or use it as an arrival / departure airport. Mineral springs come to the surface along the coast of the resort in a strip of 750 meters. Water can be drunk directly from springs or taken in a bath. Wellness centers with a range of various services are located in Loutraki.
- Island Euboea.Thermal resort Kamena Vourla... Ancient thermal springs and baths on the shores of the Gulf of Euboe. A quiet town that attracts SPA tourists primarily in Greece itself. Athens is 175 km away.
- Resort Vouliagmeni on the Athenian Riviera, suitable for the treatment and recovery of the whole family. At the same time, it is a beach and SPA resort around the Vouliagmeni thermal lake. A place with the purest mountain air saturated with the smell of pine and eucalyptus. The lake is inhabited by "peeling" fish Garras Rufa.
- Thessaloniki (accommodation in Thessaloniki).
- The island of Crete (Rethymno).
Shopping tours in Greece
Where to relax in Greece inexpensively?
In Greece, prices are quite democratic by European standards. Places where you can relax in Greece inexpensively can be found in resorts that are considered expensive. So the island of Rhodes belongs to the expensive resorts, but even there you can buy an inexpensive package tour with accommodation in apartments, a swimming pool and close to the beach. A 7-night trip to the island with a flight from Moscow will cost from 21 thousand rubles. This package includes a transfer to / from the airport and is designed for two people.
- Resort Paralia Katerini... Located on the Halkidiki peninsula near Thessaloniki. It is easy to get there, a large selection of hotels and apartments, beautiful sandy beaches, not crowded.
- Island Kos... Homeland of Hippocrates. Various beaches; from secluded coves, to kilometer-long white beaches and surfer beaches. Good infrastructure, thermal springs, varied housing.
Weather
Greece has a subtropical climate. You can rest all year round, there is no snow on the islands, it is warm enough. For budget travelers, there are seasons that are no worse than the main ones, but tours are much cheaper.In winter, the average is + 13 ° С, on many islands there are thermal springs. Comfortable for family holidays in May, June and September. You can swim in April, the water at this time warms up to + 19 ° C and until mid-October.
Where to relax in Greece in July and August? At the end of June, the air warms up to + 35 ° С, at this time we advise you to plan a vacation in the north of Greece - the island of Corfu. It is less hot on the coast due to the sea breeze. It almost never rains in summer, the rainy season starts in November.
