From the windswept Cycladic and Dodecanese rock isles to 2 450 m Lefká Óri on Crete, summers are hot and dry, winters mild and stormy. Activities span Meltemi-powered wind- and kitesurf (Paros, Naxos), world-class tufa climbing on Kalymnos, blue-water sailing between volcanic calderas, Crete’s 16 km Samariá Gorge trek, canyoning in Aradéna, winter ski-tour days on Psiloritis and endless island-trail ultras overlooking azure seas.