1. The 46 Zagori Villages (Zagorochoria) & Vikos Gorge in Epirus
Tucked into the Pindus Mountains of northwestern Greece (Epirus), the 46 slate-roofed stone villages of Zagori—led by Monodendri, Aristi, and Mikro/Megalo Papingo—are linked by 18th-century arched Ottoman stone bridges spanning the turquoise Voidomatis River around the rim of Vikos Gorge, one of the deepest canyons on Earth relative to its width.
2. The Pelion Peninsula & Volos Tsipouradika in Thessaly
Between Athens and Thessaloniki, forested Mount Pelion plunges straight into both the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea. Stay in chestnut-shaded stone mansions in Makrinitsa or Tsagarada and swim at turquoise coves like Mylopotamos and Fakistra.
3. Monemvasia & the Stone Towers of the Mani in the Peloponnese
In the southern Peloponnese, walk across the single causeway into the car-free medieval sea rock of Monemvasia and drive the dramatic coastal loop of the Laconian Mani through Areopoli, Limeni, and Vathia.