VISIT THE CRADLE OF CIVILISATION IN GREECE

Let guide Gabo Candal bring the past and present into focus on G Adventures’ Best of Greece tour. Spy Athens’ iconic Acropolis, then embark on a greatest hits tour of ancient Greece: the mountaintop monasteries of Meteora, the Temple of Apollo, the cobbles of Nafplio. Finish by hopping to Crete to spy Chania’s Old Town and hike the rugged Samariá Gorge NP, before boating to the blue-domed buildings of Santorini. Bliss. Who: G Adventures (0344 272 2060; gadventures.com) When: 5 May 2019 How long: 15 days How much: From £1,949 (excl flights)