Greece with a baby - 10 days

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Hello
My husband and I are visiting Greece during mid October this year, with our baby- she will be 15 months then! We have 10 full days excluding flying in and out of Athens.

  1. Any tips on travelling with a little one?

  2. Our interests are architecture (I am an architect), food, wine and some layed back activity with our girl. We do intend taking it easy to coordinate her nap times, so she can rest. Any suggestions based on our interests in Greece?

  3. Any suggestion on which island would be ideal with a baby? Santorini?

  4. Also we were thinking of renting an apartment verses a hotel. Unless you know of a kid friendly place in Athens (need a microwave and fridge- maybe laundry).

  5. Lastly, since we will have relatively more luggage with the baby, does it make sense to make more day trips from one location or move around since we have to manage her naps in the afternoon? She is a very light sleeper.

Thanks in advance!

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A couple of points:

Most people insist on a Greek Island no matter what. Why an island? Mainland offers tons of nice and usually more "real" places.
Mid-October is already off-season for many islands, towards the end of season on some. Weather can go either way.
In case of a rainy day I would prefer to be on an area where there is something to do or see. Maybe not a one horse town that gets extremely busy on summer due to a nice beach.
Having a baby I would prefer a place that is relatively flat or at least offers some nice pedestrianized streets, squares and maybe nice waterfront promenade to use a stroller and take it easy, rather than carrying the baby up and down steep hills or trying to manage on rough cobblestoned streets.
In general been home or been half of the globe away than home doesn't make much difference for a child of this age. Following a daily routine is more important and settling in a location might be easier than moving around. But depending on specifics, there migth be some compromise and if you wish you could arrange sort of a road trip too. Each baby adapts differently on a trip and even same baby might behave differently on each trip. Is your baby comfortable on public transport? Will she nap while traveling on a car? Are you willing to hire a car first of all?

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