

Food and wine tours tend to be small and friendly, giving an opportunity to chat with real Greeks - the tour leader, the shopkeepers - and taking you to tucked-away corners. Even during the financial crisis, Greeks still went out, met at cafes and restaurants, and had legendary food and wine - just, perhaps, less of it.Īnd this is the perfect way to escape the crowds.

The culture in this small Mediterranean country has long emphasized the importance of breaking bread and enjoying a bottle together. My best advice: Be like Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and good times. So, how do you spend a vacation here, without raging at the long lineups and general unpleasantness of sweltering afternoons spent jostling for a better photo?
