Welcome at National Geographic Traveller UK Magazine April 2021 Issue

While we wait for the ongoing roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine to take effect — and the caveats that may or may not follow — we can be sure that many people will have an eye on Greece as soon as it’s safe to do so.
Around 3.5 million of us visited in 2019, a slight increase on previous years, and that trend would no doubt have continued were it not for the pandemic. But beyond the whitewashed villages and infinite blues of the islands, what of the mainland?
There are the walking trails of Mani, where goat hoofprints outnumber footprints; the hills of Central Macedonia, where fi gs, olives and grapes are all there for the picking; and the tranquil towns of the Peloponnese, where citrus trees scent Venetian-style town squares.
The Halkidiki peninsula is home to forested cliff s of such a distinctive Hellenic turquoise-green that you couldn’t be anywhere but Greece. And then there are the lo‹ y peaks of Northern Pindos National Park, where wild horses and brown bears can be spotted around alpine lakes; the temples and amphitheatre of Delphi; the sophistication of Thessaloniki; and the gastronomic delights of Athens.
So dive right into this issue’s cover story (p.58) and use it as inspiration for your future travels. Yamas!

PAT RIDDELL, EDITOR

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