Tarmac Travel: Greece

At the summit at the heart of the city of Athens stands the Acropolis, and at the heart of that stands the Parthenon, a crumbling landmark, whose economical architectural elegance has set the style of classicism through the ages. Walk down to the amphitheatre at night and attend an ancient opera. Then descend to the contrasting bustle of the streets below before taking a boat to a nearby island whose whitewashed houses rise on the sweeping rock faces against Homer's "wine dark" sea, and whose people will captivate you with their spirit.