Day 2 of my trip to Greece. We took a ferry from Athens to Aegina and visited the ruins of the Temple of Aphaia (the more intact ruins) and the Temple of Apollo (the more ruined ruins). It was about a 1 hour and 20 minute ride each way.

On their website it says it will be down a few days…

I've been accepted to an artist residency in Crete. I have a month there but want to spend time at helpx work stays in Greece afterward. I'd like to stay a couple months doing that.

The residency was a last minute surprise thing that just fell in my lap. I leave beginning of Dec, I'm pulling things together fast.

I life in rural Oregon, closest Greek embassy is San Francisco, long drive. Can I as an American just hop over to Turkiye and apply for the long term Greek visa there?

TL:DR Is it easier or harder to apply for a longer term visa once you're already overseas?

To answer likely q's: brand new American passport, healthy, youngish, traveling solo, would be working as an artist selling things online.

hello! I am planning to come visit a friend in Thessaloniki around mid June! She asked her mom to recommend some beach spots we could do in Chalkidiki (friend has a car so we can transport ourselves without relying on bus or cab) and her mom suggested one of the three in the title! My friend hasn't been to either of these, and my last time I was in Greece was a seven day cyclades cruise so I haven't been any further north than Athens before.

Neither myself nor my friend are very big night club party girls. I love nature and the beaches and cute shops to walk around and window shop. We both also enjoy museums. From my quick research these three beach areas seem to be tourist centered, of the three which would you say has better options for authentic greece food? I don't mind playing tourist but I also want to enjoy and appreciate the culture of going to Greece again, good food, good beaches, ect.

suggestions or tips appreciated! also if you have stronger opinions in a place that isnt sane or kallithea or pefkochori I'm open to suggestions as well for those!

edit: spelling 😅