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Chabad has an awesome restaurant (and a cool chabad house) in Athens (Rated Number 2 of all restaurants in Athens on TA).
They also ship to all islands which you can warm up in your hotel. The food is awesome as as well!
Find them on facebook or on their website

Bunch of kosher travel related info here: http://koshergreece.com


Trip Reports: CS91's Santorini & Athens

Zaggurus TR: zagguru's


Sam28 TR Santorini : Sam28's


Athens:
Hotels
Hotel Grande Bretagne (Starwood)
King George Palace  (Starwood)
Both hotel's are right near each other, grand Bretagne is a little more upscale.
Both are walking distance to Chabad (Around 10 min) and to most of the action in Athens.
Other hotel's are a little further out of all the action.

Stuff to do
GOSTIJO kosher restaurant (They have a small grocery where you can get a variety of Israeli products) [See above]
Acropolis (Akropolis) and the Acropolis (Akropolis) Museum
Anafiotika (old town with some shopping)
Plaka 
Monastiraki
Panathenaic Stadium (Panathinaiko Stadio) first modern Olympics game.
Day trip to Delphi
Water-skiing in the Aegean Sea

Athens Chabad Pdf

Mykonos:
Hotels

Kosher
https://koshermykonos.com
[email protected]
+331 84 60 70 70

https://chabadmykonos.com/en

What to do


Santorini:
Hotels
There are only two options which take points.
1. Vedema, this hotel is in Megalochori, it is a little off the path (Not near the water) and you don't get the views you would expect in Santorini. (Not a great option, but if you want to stay with points, it is a nice hotel)
2. Mystique, rated as one of the best Starwood hotels in the world. Availability is almost impossible, because they only have 27 rooms. Never mind the shocking 70K Starwood points a night in high season. 

Stuff to do
Kamari Beach, there is a cliff there which has a nice jump into the ocean. (Please be careful!)
Red Beach
Hiking Trail Fira - Oia (You can take a Donkey which is quite freaky, or take a tram)
Sunset in Oia (A must do, to get away from the crowds go to Sun Spirit, it is near the windmill and has great views and not packed. They only serve drinks.)
Santorini Volcano, Hot Springs.
Rent a ATV go around the island (At your own risk, the drivers in Santorini are crazy!)
Highest point of the island near the town of Prygos. Awesome panoramic views of the whole island.

Rhodes
Hotels
Sheraton Rhodes, large resort very centrally located. nice pools.
https://chabadrhodes.com

« Last edited by UKinNYS on May 22, 2025, 05:33:19 PM »

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Re: Greece Master Thread
« Reply #1000 on: April 21, 2025, 12:46:34 PM »
Has anyone been to rhodes for shabbos, or crete for durring the week who can help me w a few questions?
Thanks!
Been to Rhodes for shabbos two years ago

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Re: Greece Master Thread
« Reply #1001 on: April 22, 2025, 03:10:45 AM »
Anyone know if this is a good hechsher place? Seems to check all the boxes (Glatt CY PY etc) but I cant find anything on the Hashgacha.

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Re: Greece Master Thread
« Reply #1004 on: May 26, 2025, 04:58:46 AM »
Hi. We live in Israel. Taking the family on a trip to Greece (Rhodes & Crete) this summer. 

Wondering about customs strictness in Rhodes? We'd like to bring a suitcase full of our own food. Can anybody comment from past experience if the Rhodes customs are particularly strict/likely to check our suitcase?  Any tips?

Thanks!

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Re: Greece Master Thread
« Reply #1005 on: May 29, 2025, 09:31:07 AM »
Anyone know if this is a good hechsher place? Seems to check all the boxes (Glatt CY PY etc) but I cant find anything on the Hashgacha.
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Re: Greece Master Thread
« Reply #1006 on: May 29, 2025, 10:52:50 AM »
Anyone know if this is a good hechsher place? Seems to check all the boxes (Glatt CY PY etc) but I cant find anything on the Hashgacha.

Here's what I heard from someone who knows him, he was able to tell me that he has good experience & systems in Hotels in Israel that are under his hashgacha, but that extending that to Greece is a different ballgame, for which he has no comment. 
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Re: Greece Master Thread
« Reply #1007 on: June 01, 2025, 02:04:31 PM »
I am going to Akti Imperial Deluxe Resort & Spa Dolce by Wyndham in the summer I am curious if anyone ever stayed there and what was their experience And is it too far from Chabad and is there anything nice to do in Rhodes?

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Re: Greece Master Thread
« Reply #1008 on: June 04, 2025, 04:20:56 PM »
Any recommendations for a nice hotel in Santorini with point redemption?

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Re: Greece Master Thread
« Reply #1009 on: June 12, 2025, 08:10:47 AM »
I am going to Akti Imperial Deluxe Resort & Spa Dolce by Wyndham in the summer I am curious if anyone ever stayed there and what was their experience And is it too far from Chabad and is there anything nice to do in Rhodes?
The one in Rhodes