Greece is, of course, going through a tough time but most holidaymakers won't notice or experience the economic hardships that are affecting the country. Most of the islands are sheltered from it thanks to tourism, but you certainly feel it in the more deprived areas of the bigger towns and cities.

On the outskirts of Athens I visited a community where people live in converted shipping containers and queue for handouts of bread. The most heart-breaking thing I encountered, however, was an 83-year-old lady going through a dumpster. She had no money and her pension had been cut quite drastically. It was profoundly upsetting.

Again, as a tourist, you're unlikely to encounter the refugee crisis that is affecting places such as Lesbos Island, which is receiving enormous numbers every day.
It's an incredibly complex situation and many of those arriving have been through hell. read next here >>