Greece is a good replacement for the usual Egypt and Turkey. We find out which hotels and resorts in Greece are most suitable for families with children, as well as talk about prices for tours in 2021 and reviews of tourists.
Greece is a wonderful country with three turquoise seas and gorgeous beaches. Rest here has a lot of advantages - cultural and natural attractions, good family-oriented hotels, friendly local population. During the crisis, the pricing policy of Greece has become much more flexible; in many hotels, children under 12-14 years old stay free of charge. If we compare prices for tours (including all-inclusive), then holidays in Greece can be considered one of the cheapest in the summer season of 2021.
Features of rest in Greece with a child
What to do on vacation for children? Greece is well suited for active, cultural and educational holidays with children. Kids will be happy to wallow in warm water, and schoolchildren will be able to go on interesting excursions and see the monuments of ancient culture, which they have heard about from ancient Greek mythology. They also have a great opportunity to go snorkeling, sailing, windsurfing and scuba diving.
It should be remembered that children's animation in Greek hotels it is not organized in all - the availability of this service should be clarified separately. Usually children have fun on beaches, amusement parks or water parks. Crete has a Botanical Garden and Aquarium, while Athens has a planetarium and a zoo. Almost every resort town has museums and monuments of the most ancient civilization, so a vacation in Greece with children cannot be called boring.
All inclusive system not very common in Greece, but there are such hotels - we will describe them below. Usually tourists take boarding or half board. It's a good idea to save on cost by using the early booking service or by purchasing a hot tour.
Greek cuisine extremely tasty, abundant in vegetables, cheese, meat and fish. The dishes do not add as many spices and spices as is customary in Asia, and children eat with great pleasure.
Visa in 2021 it is quite easy to obtain (this is one of the simplest Schengen visas).
Where is the best place to relax in Greece with children
According to reviews, most often for families with children in Greece, people choose the islands of Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Kos, the Halkidiki peninsula and the Peloponnese. Let's find out what each resort is and choose the one where it is best to relax with a child.
Halkidiki is famous for its luxurious sandy beaches with golden sand and pine forests. Good family hotels are located in Kassandra and Sithonia. Sithonia is more suitable for families, Kassandra is more suitable for active youth. There are many good beaches on the peninsula - Neos Marmaros and Tripotamos in Sithonia, Kalogria, Kovios and Kastri in Nikiti, Fourka, Sykia and others.
Crete is the most popular resort for families with children in Greece. The island also has the longest beach season. There are water parks. The best beaches for children in Crete are Schisma Beach in Elounda with a playground and a teen club, Damnoni in Rethymno, Elafonisi in Chania, Keratokampos in Heraklion. See: the best beaches in Crete →
The best family resorts in Rhodes are Kolymbia, Lindos and Faliraki, the latter has a large water park. In general, the part of Rhodes, washed by the Mediterranean Sea, is more suitable for kids - there are good sandy beaches, there is almost no wind and waves. The best beach on the island is Lindos.
According to reviews, the beaches of Corfu are great for family holidays in Greece - for example, Roda or Agios Gordios. The latter is located in a closed bay with vineyards and olive groves. There is always calm water, a gentle entrance and the purest fine sand, so there is no need to worry about children.
Find out about the best hotels in Corfu for families with children.
The island of Kos is a small cozy island with small beaches; rest here is calm and not at all expensive. Warm water and shallow sandy beaches at the resorts of Marmari and Tingaki, but sometimes waves rise there. And the cleanest and transparent water is in Kefalos, the beach itself is sand with small pebbles, but the water here is slightly colder than in other parts of the island.
On the Peloponnese Tolo beach in Argolis is recognized as one of the best - sandy shallow water, a wide coastal strip. Good conditions for children's recreation are created on the beaches of Corinthia - the sandy shores of Loutraki and Xylokastro and the pebble beach of Sykia are considered the best.
Find out more about the best resorts in Greece.
Best hotels in Greece for families with children - 2021
There are many hotels in Greece designed for families with little ones. Among the most suitable, tourists named hotels in the middle price segment. We have selected several hotels for families with children in Greece, which, according to tourists' reviews, are the best.
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Grecotel Creta Palace 5 * (Crete, Rethymno)
One of the best hotels for families with children in Greece, according to reviews. It is located next to the sandy beach of Rethymno. On its territory there are several restaurants, a spa center, a gym, swimming pools, paddling pools and water slides, and its own private beach. Tourists noted the high level of organization of children's leisure time, a good menu, a spacious beach and a good location.
Mitsis Faliraki Beach 4 * (Rhodes, Faliraki)
The hotel is located on the famous Faliraki Beach and is an all-inclusive hotel. According to reviews, the hotel provides quality services, corresponds to four stars and stated prices. There are swimming pools, restaurants, spas, tennis courts, a good kids club with animation, a great beach. Vacationers practice aerobics, beach soccer, table tennis, horse riding and water sports.
Stella Palace Resort & Spa 5 * (Crete, Hersonissos)
Another hotel that tourists rated as the most suitable for families with children in Greece and working on an all-inclusive basis. It is located on the private beach of Analipsi. There are several swimming pools on the territory, including 3 children's, 2 tennis courts. Nice kids animation and a special kids menu. At leisure, you can play basketball, badminton, aerobics, next to the hotel is the Cretan Park "Labyrinth" and the Aquarium.
Sani Beach 5 * (Kassandra, Halkidiki)
The hotel is located at Cape Sani on the shores of the Aegean Sea near the beach with pine trees. On the territory there are beautiful pools, a spa center, restaurants, children's animators work. Among the entertainment - mountain biking and water sports. TOP 10 hotels for children in Halkidiki →
In Greece, renting villas and apartments by the sea is widespread - housing of this type can be found on the well-known service Airbnb.ru.
Prices for tours to Greece - 2021. All inclusive vacation
Last Minute Tours look for the best prices on Onlinetours (1-3% discounts for our readers) and Level.Travel - they compare offers from 130 tour operators. You can buy a ticket online, which is very convenient.
Tours to Greece are usually inexpensive. For example, sometimes you can find all-inclusive tours for only 20 thousand rubles for two! Holidays with children will cost a little more (usually by 20-30%).
For the summer of 2021, the cheapest tours departing from Moscow cost from 30 thousand rubles for three people (2 adults, 1 child) for 7 nights.
If you want to relax in Greece with children on an all-inclusive basis, then be prepared to pay a slightly larger amount for the tour - from 40 thousand rubles for three for 7 nights (hotels from 2 * and above, there are different resorts). As a rule, hotels using this system have services for children.
Prices for tours to Greece in 2021 with a departure from St. Petersburg are about the same as from Moscow, usually several thousand more. Inexpensively you can fly to rest in Greece and from many other cities of the European part of Russia.
Find out also about food prices in Greece.
It is better to go on vacation with children to Greece at the end of May, in June and in September (velvet season) - at this time the weather is most comfortable for kids. Also good in early October. In July and August, it is worth choosing the resorts of Northern Greece, where it is not so hot. However, if your main goal is acquaintance with the culture of the country, visiting attractions and excursions, as well as shopping, then it is better to go in September and October, when it is not so hot, there are much fewer tourists, prices are lower and sales begin. Spring months are also good.
