Prepare to be dazzled by turquoise seas, azure skies and brilliant white villages clinging to the coast as centuries of spectacular beaty bask under the Aegean sun.  Stroll through villages brimming with local color and watch eye-popping sunsets as you relax over a glass of local wine.  Marvel at painstaking excavations and the stunning monuments that have survived the ages in Greece, home of the world’s first direct democracy.  Featuring: Four days on Crete (Rethymnon, Knossos, Chania), Four days on Santorini (Fira, Ia) and two days in Athens. Enjoy enrichment discussions with local experts, a visit with a family at their winery and an opportunity to meet local residents at learn what life in Greece is like at the Meet the People forum.