Crete

Courtesy Ammos, James Bedford
Cretan cuisine is distinct from traditional Greek fare, though fresh local ingredients reign supreme. Perhaps the most famous dish is dakos, a tomato salad with olive oil, oregano, barley rusks and soft feta cheese.
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Santorini
Almost otherworldly in its dramatic beauty, Santorini is all about the simple pleasures of summer in Greece: sun, sand and the obligatory evening aperitif. The Aegean island is a caldera, with steep cliffs and towns dotting the upper ridge. Its...
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London
London cherishes its duality: it fully embraces history and stiff upper lip traditions alongside the cutting-edge and the new, whether through its clubby residential five star hotels, its dynamic art and architecture or its buzzy theater and restaurant scenes. This...
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Athens
With roots going back to the Neolithic age, Athens in classical times was a breeding ground for ideas that shaped Western civilization. Today, the city that has been regarded as little more than a stopover destination for decades is undergoing...