The Mediterranean coast and islands — Greece's Aegean, Croatia's Dalmatian coast and Italy's Amalfi — the birthplace of Western civilisation and its most beautiful shoreline.
The Mediterranean coast and islands — the birthplace of Western civilisation and still one of the most beautiful inhabited coastlines on Earth.
Greece's Aegean island-hopping, Croatia's Dalmatian coast, Italy's Amalfi and Cinque Terre, plus Sicily, Malta and Cyprus, form a summer circuit of extraordinary natural and historical wealth. The ancient sites here — Athens and Delphi, the Roman ruins, Split's Diocletian's Palace, Syracuse — are the most significant surviving monuments of Western antiquity, and you walk straight through them.
Family-run since 1974, Cooee designs Mediterranean trips that pace the sun, the sea and the ruins — ferries and old towns, long lunches and blue water — so the region unfolds at exactly the right speed.
Aegean and Adriatic, antiquity and island life — combine two on one unforgettable summer loop.
Cyclades · Dodecanese · Ionian
Santorini's caldera, Mykonos's windmills, and a hundred quieter islands reached by an afternoon ferry.
Split · Hvar · Dubrovnik
Positano · Ravello · Capri
Naples · Pompeii · Matera · Puglia
Acropolis · Delphi · Olympia
Aegean · Adriatic · Tyrrhenian
The moments that define a Southern European summer.
Ferry from Athens to Santorini and Mykonos, then quieter Naxos or Milos — the blue-and-white Aegean at its best.
May – OctWalk the 14th-century walls above the Adriatic, then ferry to Hvar and Korčula.
May – SepPositano's cliffs, Ravello's gardens and a boat to Capri's Blue Grotto.
Apr – OctThe Parthenon and the Acropolis Museum at 8am, before the heat and the crowds arrive.
Year-roundA classic is to combine Greece and Croatia — fly into Athens, island-hop the Cyclades for a week, fly to Split, drive the Dalmatian coast to Dubrovnik and fly home. Sixteen days covers the two finest Adriatic and Aegean coastlines in one loop. See our itineraries guide.
May, June, September and October are ideal — warm seas, open ferries and fewer crowds than the July–August peak. September keeps sea temperatures at 24–26°C with the summer rush gone. High summer is hot and busy but has the fullest ferry timetables. See our best time to visit guide.
Very — the Greek, Croatian and Italian ferry networks are frequent, affordable and part of the pleasure. Book popular summer routes (Athens–Santorini, Split–Hvar) a few weeks ahead, travel light, and leave room for unplanned stops. See our Europe guide.
No — all three are in the Schengen Area, so Australians travel visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the whole region. Croatia joined Schengen and adopted the Euro in 2023. See our getting there & visas guide.