# Overseas Holiday Planning 2026
## Overview
- **Countries (in order)**: Greece → Italy → France → Ireland.
- **Criteria**: Big-ticket historical + picturesque sites. Max 2 weeks/country. 3+ nights min per location. Minimal moves (clusters). Family (you, Cathy, Heidi21, David19, Andrew17)—adventures > luxury.
- **Status**: Early stage; checkpoint for later pickup.

## Greece (starting point)
**Top 8 Big-Tickets** (feasible clusters):
1. Athens Acropolis/Parthenon (4-5n).
2. Santorini Caldera (4n).
3. Meteora Monasteries (3n).
4. Delphi Oracle (3n or day).
5. Knossos Palace (Crete, 4n).
6. Rhodes Medieval Old Town (3-4n).
7. Ancient Olympia (Peloponnese, 4n w/Nafplio).
8. Nafplio (3n).

**Next**: Scrutinize/pick top fits, itineraries.

*Updated: 2026-04-19 09:00. Resume anytime.*