My husband and I went to Greece in October, 2000. It was a nice time to go, not crowded or too hot. The water was a bit rough, but we loved it. We are not tour group people, but we cruised the islands first for 7 days on a small ship. We then decided that, because we wanted to see a lot and did not want to drive on the mainland (boy are we glad we didn't) we would take a land tour. It was called "Chat Tours" and was fabulous. We stayed at very nice hotels, had a wonderful guide and it was very reasonable. I think it was about 4 days and then we spent time in Athens. We loved everything we did. Our least favorite island (which surprised us) was Mykonos. Santorini is beautiful. We liked the other Cyclades Islands also.

Have fun planning, Donna in Pittsburgh