My beach vacation in Greece was very much what I needed ... "Beachfront" doesn't necessarily mean you can just walk right out to the beach from your hotel, or at least not on Zakynthos.

It sits just two hours by ferry across the Aegean Sea from the ominous around-the-clock tremors on the island of Santorini, but Elafonissi in Greece has been named the world’s best beach by ...

You can get to Akrotiri via the KTEL bus from Fira then walk from the ancient site to the beach. KTEL buses don't go directly to Red Beach, so if you're not up for walking you'll need to get there ...