GREECE

Greece is made up of the mainland and thousands of islands. We focus on Crete, the biggest of them, and it’s large enough that it feels more like a small country than a holiday stop. A mountain spine runs along its length, with gorges cutting down to the Mediterranean on the south coast, villages tucked in between, and a north coast where most of the main towns are.

We came here when the days were getting colder and darker elsewhere, hoping to stretch the summer and enjoy a warmer autumn.