We went for Spring Break last March, and it was wonderful! The weather was lovely, and there were no crowds.

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Anonymous wrote:It makes me sad how far Americans have to travel for culture. Flying 10+ hours each way for a week is not normal.

But we must travel to immerse ourselves in other cultures. And our kids just love learning about other countries. And we’d look like big losers if we don’t go somewhere interesting.

Anonymous wrote:dcum is the worst. This thread, man....

Seriously. Acting like if you can't go to Greece for at least 17 days, it's not worth the time is crazy. My family are great travelers. Flying 10 hours doesn't bother us. We're able to rally and get on with our vacation the next day. And, while immersing yourselves in culture might be shat some people want, others don't mind just hitting the highlights.

Anonymous wrote:It’s a long way for a week. We were there for three months there is so much to do.

Agree. You can immerse yourselves into the culture better if you stay for even 17 days. That's only 10 over a week.

dcum is the worst. This thread, man....

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Anonymous wrote:It makes me sad how far Americans have to travel for culture. Flying 10+ hours each way for a week is not normal.

What does this post even mean? Why isn't it normal? How else would you get to a place like Greece from DC other than flying?

Right. But it’s just sad that Americans live so far from real culture. That was my point.

Would love a detailed description of what you define as "real culture"

Europe apparently.

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Anonymous wrote:It makes me sad how far Americans have to travel for culture. Flying 10+ hours each way for a week is not normal.

What does this post even mean? Why isn't it normal? How else would you get to a place like Greece from DC other than flying?

Right. But it’s just sad that Americans live so far from real culture. That was my point.

Would love a detailed description of what you define as "real culture"

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Anonymous wrote:It makes me sad how far Americans have to travel for culture. Flying 10+ hours each way for a week is not normal.

What does this post even mean? Why isn't it normal? How else would you get to a place like Greece from DC other than flying?

Right. But it’s just sad that Americans live so far from real culture. That was my point.

Anonymous wrote:It makes me sad how far Americans have to travel for culture. Flying 10+ hours each way for a week is not normal.

What does this post even mean? Why isn't it normal? How else would you get to a place like Greece from DC other than flying?

We went to Greece for spring break last year with kids 9, 11 & 14. It was fabulous! We did do a cruise because we took my mobility challenged mil but we spent a few days in Athens and had a great time. My kids are also into mythology and were fascinated by everything. The acropolis was busy but most of the other things we did were not packed and there were people there but we didn’t have to wait in long lines etc. The weather was beautiful, in the 70s most days.
If you can use ferries to get to a few other spots I’d recommend that. We were all Charles by Thessaloniki which we didn’t expect but the museum at Vergina is incredible - it’s where the family of Alexander the Great is buried - and the town has a lot of interesting history. My eldest was fascinated and ended up doing history research project on the Treaty of Lausanne because of what she learned about it from our tour guide. If you can get to Corinth that is also a fascinating place as is Delphi which we did as a day trip from Athens. Our cruise didn’t stop at any small islands - in addition to where I mentioned we went to Ephesus, Rhodes, Cyprus and Crete. We were there the last week of March/beginning of April and felt it was really the ideal time to go.

It makes me sad how far Americans have to travel for culture. Flying 10+ hours each way for a week is not normal.

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Anonymous wrote:I've found a points deal on tickets to Athens for spring break. Has anyone done spring break in Greece (Athens and maybe one island) with kids? I have a few questions:

1. Did your kids enjoy it? Did they get bored after a few museums/historic sites?

2. Were things open in the off season?

3. Any off-beat places to see or go?

My kids (ages DS14, DD14, DS11, DS7) are heavy into mythology, older three are reading the graphic novel versions of Iliad and Odyssey, two of them are obsessed with Epic: The Musical, older three read and loved all the Percy Jackson books, younger loves Hercules movie, etc. DS14 and DS11 have been asking to go to Greece. DH has been and loved it as a kid and adult. But, I can't seem to get excited about it. So looking for any inspiration.

I've considered going in the summer but my kids don't love beaches, other than snorkeling, so thought spring break might be better to avoid crowds and heat.

We looked into Greece a few years ago for our spring break in mid march, and decided against, because it sounded like it was going to be quite brisk still, and the islands were not going to be open in any material way. We spoke to a friend from athens who thought it would not be a good idea. He said a trip to the islands then would be no fun, and while he was trying to really talk up athens, it sounded like a couple days of ancient wonders, and the city itself didn't sound particularly charming. Both DH and I put a solid week of time into trying to get excited about it, did our research, explored what we could do, and ultimately both admitted it didn't sound like a fun trip in march.

Oh you’re one of those people who like islands more than history. Yeah, good you didn’t go.

OP literally said they were looking at the islands, dumba**.

How rude. I was talking about the PP who couldn’t get excited about Athens and decided not to go because the islands weren’t open yet.

Greece in April will be beautiful!

There's a ton to do for kids in Athens. We stayed in a great airbnb a few years ago in Plaka and walked to lots of restaurants, museums, shops, etc. Everything in Athens will be open in April.

The Athens Riveria is ~ 30 mins from the city with a few nice resorts if you wanted to split the trip up and do half in the city and half with a beach/pool. (Four Seasons, The Margi, other options depending on your budget). Cape Sounion is another 30 minutes drive and is an incredible temple with views out over the sea.

Crete would probably be warm enough in April. It's a huge island and has a large residential population, so I think everything would be open. Chania is beautiful. My kids would love something like this! https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/chqlc-domes-zeen-chania-a-luxury-collection-resort-crete/overview/

Bigger islands like Paros, Naxos, or Corfu could also be a good choice.

We went for spring break last year. We really enjoyed it. We just did one island. One thing to keep in mind is that, if you book a short term rental on an island, you often need to bring your own food from the mainland, unless you are eating at restaurants the whole time.

The weather was good and we had a fun time. I don't regret it.