Adventure Travel in Greece: Greek Bike Tours, Small Ship Cruises in the Aegean, and More

From small-ship Aegean cruises, to cycling tours of the quaint Greek countryside, we’ve got adventure travel in Greece covered!

Deep mountain gorges and untouched beaches aren’t the only reasons you think about “changing it up” with an adventure in Greece. Stunning architecture in vivid white and marine blue; traditional lifestyles reflecting a multitude of local cultures; warm, hospitable people; folk music; and savory seafood in seaside cafés are just a few others.

Some of the oldest European civilizations first developed on the Greek Islands (such as the Cycladic and Minoan), so you’ll find unique archeological sites, as well. In Argiroupolis on the island of Crete, for example, ancient ruins sit among spring-fed waterfalls. If your trip to Greece is a bicycle tour, your wheels could take you to an old, hidden, seaside monastery on the rocky Akrotiri Peninsula. Or pedal your way through the ridge-top village of Soúrva — with its spectacular views — and the quiet and traditional Mesklá below it in the Keritis Valley, where you’ll be surrounded by citrus groves. Or, take the whole family on an easygoing ride to the Aegean Sea.

If you’d rather the wind do the work, sail Greece’s ancient seas aboard the Sea Cloud, a four-mast ship well suited to a region where sailing has been the paradigm for centuries. Imagine standing on deck and watching the orchestrated, agile movements of the crew members as they go aloft in the web of riggings to hand-set thirty sails, much like sailors have been doing here for eons. Nothing could be further from your everyday life, and that’s where adventure should take you.

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