Greece: the country where long ago – 500 BC – the idea of democracy first saw the light of day along with the arts and sciences – as well as the Olympic Games. Today, a very different country, it’s one of Europe’s major tourist destinations. Yet unlike other tourist destinations in the world today, it has retained its unique culture. Being a nation of islands has led to it avoiding the fate of much of Spain and Portugal. Travel out of season and travel by ferry and bus and the idyll of Greece is there to be experienced…..