Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa: The Greek Islands

On the Greek Islands we get familiar with the ferries as we island hop the Aegean. Sun-drenched, upscale and exotic, Santorini sits on the rim of an ancient, but still active, volcano. At one end of the island the archeological site at Akrotiri uncovers a city frozen in time by the volcano's eruption 3,600 years ago. The island of Naxos offers serenity, a low-keyed pace and bargain accommodations. It's massive marble quarries and kouros sculptures were the toast of ancient Greece.

Submission | October 12, 2007