80 Greece Instagram Captions: Santorini, the Greek Islands and Athens

White houses, blue domes, a sunset that makes a whole village go quiet, and a plate of feta the size of your head: Greece was made for Instagram. Between island hopping, Naxos and Crete (and Sabina’s trip to Santorini before we started travelling together), we’ve had plenty of practice. Here are our favourite Greece captions, with Santorini and island captions, funny ones, Greek words with translations and the best hashtags.

Short Greece Captions

1. Greece is the word.
2. Island time.
3. Blue and white and all right.
4. Opa! 🇬🇷
5. Living the Greek life.
6. Feta things are coming.
7. Aegean blues.
8. Sun-kissed in Greece.
9. Ferry tale life.
10. Postcards from the Cyclades.
11. Greek summer forever.
12. Salt, sun and souvlaki.
13. Mamma Mia, here we go again.
14. Whitewashed and wonderful.
15. Greece, you have my heart.

Santorini Captions

1. Oia, oh my.
2. Blue domes and golden sunsets.
3. Santorini sunsets are worth the crowds.
4. The most famous sunset in the world, and it still delivered.
5. Caldera views for days.
6. Life is better in Santorini.
7. Cliffside and carefree.
8. Painted in blue and white.
9. When the whole village claps for the sunset.
10. Santorini, you’re unreal.
11. Black sand, blue sea.
12. Sunset sailing in the caldera. ⛵

See it from the water on a Santorini sunset catamaran cruise, which is the best way to dodge the Oia crowds. More ideas in our 85+ Santorini captions. It’s number 11 on our list of the best sunset locations in the world.

Greek Island Captions

1. Island hopping is my cardio.
2. One island is never enough.
3. Next stop: another island.
4. Ferry rides and sea breezes.
5. Naxos, you hidden gem.
6. Portara sunsets on Naxos.
7. Crete, you have it all.
8. Mykonos nights, Paros days.
9. Tiny chapels and big blue seas.
10. Life moves slower on the islands.
11. Beach, nap, taverna, repeat.
12. Somewhere in the Cyclades, without a care.

Planning to hop? Read our 15 Greek island hopping tips, things to do in Naxos and places to visit in Crete.

Athens Captions

1. Ancient views, modern memories.
2. Acropolis now.
3. Where democracy (and gyros) began.
4. Athens: old soul, young heart.
5. Rooftop views of the Parthenon.
6. History on every corner.

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Greek Food Captions

1. Feta is a food group.
2. Gyros, please and thank you.
3. Tzatziki for breakfast? Why not.
4. Olive you, Greece. 🫒
5. Seafood by the sea.
6. Ouzo o’clock.
7. Greek salad, Greek sun.
8. Baklava and chill.
9. A taverna with a view is the best kind of taverna.
10. Calories don’t count on Greek islands.

Romantic Greece Captions

1. You, me and a Santorini sunset.
2. Falling in love in the Aegean.
3. Our Greek love story.
4. Sunset kisses in Oia.
5. Blue skies, blue seas and you.
6. Every island is better with you.
7. Island hopping with my favourite person.
8. Greece looks good on us.

Funny Greece Captions and Puns

1. Feta late than never.
2. Oh my Greek-ness.
3. Just here for the gyros, honestly.
4. I’m on a Greek-cation.
5. Greece is the word, and the word is “more feta”.
6. This is my Mamma Mia era.
7. Olive my troubles are gone.
8. I came for the ruins. I stayed for the souvlaki.

Greek Words for Captions (With Translations)

1. Yassas / Yia sou: hello (formal / informal)
2. Efharisto: thank you
3. Opa!: an exclamation of joy or celebration
4. Yamas!: cheers!
5. Kalimera: good morning
6. Kalinikta: good night
7. Siga siga: slowly, slowly (the island way of life)
8. Agapi mou: my love
9. Philoxenia: Greek hospitality, literally “love of strangers”

Best Greece Hashtags

#greece #visitgreece #greecetravel #greekislands #cyclades #santorini #oia #mykonos #naxos #paros #crete #athens #acropolis #aegean #islandhopping #greeksummer #greecelover #ig_greece #greekfood #mammamia

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Steve and Sabina

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