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Where For What

1 = Not its strong point (or little) ; 2 = Fairly good (or some) ; 3 = Very good
These ratings, based on the encyclopaedic experience of aeons, are provided by Colin Murison Small* and are also the basis of our surprisingly innovative recommendation sister site: Which Greek Island? * His decision is final though you may appeal to the Greek Tourist Office.

ATHENS, ARGOLID, ARGO-SARONIC

 

Remote-
ness

Picturesque villages

Walking terrain

Sandy beaches

Good for small children

Good for teenagers

Good for motley group

Archaeo-
logical & other sites

Boat trips to other islands

Night life

Easy walking to taverna[s]

Angistri 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3
Hydra 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3
P.Cheli 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Spetsai 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Tolon 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Nauplion - - - - - - - - - - -

CYCLADES

 

Remote-
ness

Picturesque villages

Walking terrain

Sandy beaches

Good for small children

Good for teenagers

Good for motley group

Archaeo-
logical & other sites

Boat trips to other islands

Night life

Easy walking to taverna[s]

Amorgos 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 3
Antiparos 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 3
Donoussa 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3
Folegandros 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 3
Iraklia 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3
Kea 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2
Koufonissia 1 1 1 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 3
Kythnos 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 3
Mykonos 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Naxos 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
Paros 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
Santorini 1 3 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
Schoin'ssa 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
Serifos 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 3
Sifnos 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3

EAST AEGEAN

 

Remote-
ness

Picturesque villages

Walking terrain

Sandy beaches

Good for small children

Good for teenagers

Good for motley group

Archaeo-
logical & other sites

Boat trips to other islands

Night life

Easy walking to taverna[s]

Chios 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
Fourni 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 1 3
Samos 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 1

CRETE

 

Remote-
ness

Picturesque villages

Walking terrain

Sandy beaches

Good for small children

Good for teenagers

Good for motley group

Archaeo-
logical & other sites

Boat trips to other islands

Night life

Easy walking to taverna[s]

Ano Vouv 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2
Archanes 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 2
Chania 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 3
Elafonisi 1 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 1
Falasarna 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 3
Kountoura 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Loutro 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 3
Mochlos 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 3 2 1 3
Palekastro 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 1 2 2
Plakias 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1
Rethymnon 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 1
Rodakino 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 2
Xerokampos 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 2
Zaros 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2

DODECANESE

 

Remote-
ness

Picturesque villages

Walking terrain

Sandy beaches

Good for small children

Good for teenagers

Good for motley group

Archaeo-
logical & other sites

Boat trips to other islands

Night life

Easy walking to taverna[s]

Halki 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3
Kalymnos 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
Kastel'zon 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 3
Leros 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 2
Lipsi 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 2 3
Nisyros 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3
Patmos 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
Rhodes 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Symi 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3
Tilos 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 3