10 classic Greek Island tales

Which island to choose? I've been wondering that for 25 years - luckily we've run several fantastic articles since 2007 to help you decide.

Oh, that old one again. Well, actually Skopelos is the business says Matt Rudd. "If you do want to break the fabulous monotony of beach life, you can walk up into the forests, have a snoop around a hilltop chapel, spot birds – I don’t know. Some people even come to Skopelos on walking holidays. Weirdos."

Greece tipped for 2008 travel

According to the Telegraph, those who have in the past avoided Greece as a holiday spot due to high prices, 2008 is the "year to give it another chance".

Refurbished properties and exciting itineraries are among the grounds given for giving Greece a go.

Greece holiday planning guide

It's the sense of escaping to a slower, less stressful, more beautiful world that makes Greece such an excellent holiday destination. Even in the busiest islands and resorts, you know that you have only to bump down a nearby track or scramble over a low headland to find a hidden bay framed by an empty beach and a deep-blue, translucent sea. And if you want some distraction, you can always take a boat trip to another island, or head off and explore the nearest ruins.

Greek adventrue

For the next two days we visited all of the mysterious ruins and temples I had heard about all of my life. A path dubbed "The Archaeological Park" begins at Hadrian's Gate and winds up through the Acropolis. We dined along the trail at the bottom of the ancient Agora (market place) and watched the Parthenon change colors -- beige, then pink, then bright white -- as the setting sun cast its last rays upon it.