If you’ve arrived a little late to this year’s Eurosummer, you’re probably thinking lounging by the beach and going for early-evening dips in the Med is already off the table. But is it? We’re fast approaching fall, suuuure, but having been to over 40 European countries at this point, I’ve learned how to trick the …

When you think Greek islands, chances are it’s probably Mykonos’ bustling waterfront hugged by an azure Aegean, or Santorini’s whitewashed, cliffside churches with blue domes. It’s the Greece of Mamma Mia, cave hotels that cost an arm-and-a-leg per night, and overpolished villages where you’re more likely to find a Hermès outlet than chatty yiayias gossiping …