Southern Crete I enjoyed when we went and the Samaria Gorge though much to busy is still worth walking down. If you walk quickly at the beginning you can lose most of the crowds and then stroll and enjoy. The caves at Matala still wreak of urine but it was nice to go down to the Mermaid cafe and have a bottle of wine. Stayed in Plakias when it was really quite small and used to enjoy sitting watching the buzzards and vultures disappearing on the thermals in the morning over breakfast and walking the hills around - it's probably very built up now. Stayed in Palaeochora (sp?) and enjoyed that a lot, very friendly very family and the whole centre of the town shuts at night so people can eat and play and chat - lovely. Chania is also worth a visit.

Enjoyed the Peloponnese a couple of years ago and had a good holiday there - gradually getting more commercialised and probably spoilt. I spent a really enjoyable lunchtime up in the hills practicing my incredibly limited Greek with the locals. There was a builder who I chatted to (he spoke much better English of course) who - once he realised I wasn't interested in buying a house - gave me his views on how toursim was an economic necessity but would partially destroy the community. Sad. Great walking in the hills and some very pretty places.

Did NOT enjoy Zakynthos apart from the famous view with the incredible coloured sea and the wrecked boat. Saw no turtles which were probably trampled underfoot by the clubbers in the town next door. Aprt from I found a bar with a guitar and used to go and swap songs and tunes with the owner over a few beers.

My wife did the islands 30+ years ago and loved them though many have now changed.