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But most people will want to explore the pretty little streets full of jewellery and art shops, fashion boutiques, bars and restaurants for which it has been known since the 1960s when actresses Brigitte Bardot and Grace Kelly were regular visitors.

There’s a day in Athens when the ship stops at Piraeus, where there’s a Metro line straight into the city about 20 minutes’ walk from the cruise terminal.

See the Acropolis and the new Acropolis Museum or just wander around the shopping streets of La Plaka nearby.

Katakolon is the final call, on the Greek Peloponnese mainland and a coach ride away from Mount Olympia and the original site of the ancient Olympic games.