April - June (Spring)

Just about everyone agrees that spring is one of the best times to visit Greece (fall being the other). This way, you`ll avoid the summer high season, with its inflated prices, hordes of tourists and high temperatures. This is also a great time to visit if you are interested in hiking and being outside in nature. As spring slowly warms up, April is still uncertain, though superb for wild flowers (more than you could have imagined), green landscapes and photography; by May the weather is more settled and predictable. You`ll be able to go mostly anywhere in the country and not have to fight crowds. Beaches in particular are much easier to enjoy during the spring because of the lack of crowds although the sea is still a little cool for swimming.

Something to consider if you are coming to Greece in the spring: During Easter week, nearly every hotel room outside of Athens is booked well in advance by city Greeks who head to the country to celebrate Greece`s most important holiday. Many sites and museums are closed Good Friday, Easter Saturday, and Easter Sunday, while many shops close on Good Friday and Easter Saturday. And when St. George`s Day (usually celebrated Apr 23) falls in Lent, it is celebrated on the Monday after Easter Sunday, which just prolongs the Easter break.

Events and Festivals

- Easter - The most important festival of the Greek Orthodox Church. It starts 7 weeks before Easter Sunday and comes to its peak the Holy Week.

- April 23rd, The feast of Saint George (Agios Georgios) - The feast celebrates the Knight who killed the Dragon.

- May 1st, Labor Day

- May/June, The Day of the Holy Spirit - The feast takes place 40-50 days after Easter. It celebrates the day that the Holy Spirit presented to the Apostles and asked them to teach Christianity to the world.