Decades ago and before the E.U. came together, I liked going to Greece. Greece was quite poor so the dollar went very far there, which made it nice for folks from the USA visiting there. I'd go windsurfing, scuba diving, and there was a particular hole in the wall place in Athens where I like to order souflaki sandwiches. I'd go on long runs along the coast. It's likely that Greece has changed a lot under the E.U... and I'd be afraid that if I returned I'd lose all the good memories that I have. I never visited the ruins, though I scuba dived beneath one. I just never had an interest in seeing old structures that had fallen apart and then partially restored so tourists would have something to look at.