| The beautiful Greek Islands have everything a traveler could possibly want, gorgeous beaches and nature, countless historic sites and nightlife like few other places on earth, which has made it the prime summer playground for European youngsters. The Greek kitchen offers many lovely specialties and if you are willing to try new things you will surely have many unforgettable culinary experiences. It is easy to just get lazy and lay on the beach all day long, but try and take a trip into the center of the islands, this is where you will discover true Greek life in rural villages and towns. Greeks are very friendly and will often welcome you into their homes and perhaps offer you a glass of ouzo.
The contrast between different islands, even groups of Greek islands is enormous. Some volcanic and in late summer, brutally dry, others lush and green.
If one island is all you can manage - Crete has the greatest variety and contrasts embodied in the largest of all the Greek islands.
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| Mykonos Island is a wonderful place in Greece. |  |
| Santoroni Island is in Greece. |  |
| Santorini is one of the prettiest places on the planet: Inspirational-office-poster pretty. Only better, because once you step off the Flying Dolphin express boat, you aren't forced to read platitudes written in copy under boldfaced words like "Courage" or "Fortitude." No, Santorini doesn't force you to do anything except marvel in the location. The city clings like coral, a whitewashed... |  |
| Athens is a city of overwhelming size, which nonetheless has a smallish downtown area.
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| The Ionian Islands are located in the Ionian Sea, west of the Greek mainland, and are more populated and lush. The largest, most populated and tourist friendly ones are Cephalonia, Corfu, Lefkada and Zakynthos. Corfu has a beautiful and fertile countryside offering a nice contrast to the busy nightlife. Lefkada’s incredible blue water and golden beaches make the island an ideal destination for... |
| Hydra, pronounced like 'he-draw,' (a sort of 'Dick and Jane' description of art class) is a tranquil little isle near the peloponesas. If you don't have time to drink in the more southernly Cyclades islands, than Hydra is a perfect apéritif, an ouzo to augment your olympic odyssey. Hydra is a tiny island, with a population of only 2000 people, located 1.5 hours from Piraeus port by Flying... |  |
| On your Cycladic kaleidescope tour, round out Ios' excess, Santorini's vistas, and Mykonos' nightlife with an upbeat but mellow stop in Naxos. Naxos as you might remember from Western Traditions seminar, is the island where Theseus escapes to after slaying the minotaur. Everyone remembers the minotaur slaying, it is what happend next that is a bit foggy. One version has it that Theseus comes... |  |
| Skiathos is only 46 sq km, but many people choose to return for their holidays year after year for the simple fact that it has amongst the best beaches of the Greek islands, a large variety of taverns, bars and places to stay and the fact that it is absolutely gorgeous.It is a lush, green island with over 60 beaches and depending on where you stay, you can have a quiet, relaxing holiday or a more... |  |
| Glyfada (Greek: Γλυφάδα) is one of the most elegant and expensive areas in Greece, situated in the southern parts of the Athens Metropolitan Area. The City of Glyfada stretches out from the foot of the Hymettus mountain and reaches out to embrace the Saronic Gulf. It is the largest of Athens' southern suburbs. The fashion-conscious area is known in Greece for its upmarket cafes, well-known... |  |
| Unfortunately, most people's idea of this beautiful Greek isle is convoluted by the rotten, shameless-blush of the island's biggest backpacker destination. Homer would tell us that the Pink Palace is where "Rosy fingered dawn" came to die. Corfu is so much more than the home of the Pink Palace, but it often seems hard to remind people of that obvious truth. The palace begins casting its net... |  |
| Paros joins the other Cycladic islands of: Santorini, Naxos, Ios, and Mykonos as one of Greece's more popular travel destinations. It is among the larger of the islands with 120 km coastline and is located roughly halfway between Santorini and Athens. Paros has a nicely appointed 72km road that circles the island, allowing for easy day trips by visitors on rented scooters. Explore the many... |  |
| On the top of the Mount Athos peninsula and at a distance of 120km away from the airport of Thessalonica lies Ouranoupolis, the Gate of Mount Athos. Ouranoupolis is a divine landscape, combining mountainous and sea beauties, promising unforgettable holidays, especially for the travellers seeking the relaxation, away from the stress of the town. The village seems to be a serene portrait which... |  |
| Excess extremists, the Sybarites were an 8th C. B.C. clan of Greek hedonists that worshiped luxury and decadence. Blessed by a confluence of geographic and historic luck, they quickly established a trading network that gave them enormous wealth. These early Greeks were said to honor their finest chefs as other poli honored their Olympic heroes. The original 'foodies' the Sybarites shunned... |  |
| Ios is an anthill of excess. Remember in Pinocchio how there was one island where all the bad boys and girls went to be naughty? A place of anti-Disney, bacchanalian extremes, a "what happens in Pleasure Island stays in Pleasure Island" mantra? Well, you too can partake in such a terrestrial morality play, and your stage is set in Ios, Greece. The whitewashed city walls pile on top of each... |  |
| -MOUNT ATHOS PILGRIMS INFORMATION. Mount Athos, known in Greece as the Holy Mountain (Άγιον Όρος), is a peninsula in Halkidiki, north Greece containing 20 monasteries. Although the peninsula of Mount Athos is part of Greece, it enjoys certain autonomy. The region is governed by the "Holy community" under the ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Only men are permitted to enter Mount Athos. The... |
| Located in the north-western corner of Greece at 850 metres above sea level and surrounded by mountains, the Prespa Lakes region is a natural park of great significance due to its biodiversity and endemic species. Prespa is a transboundary park shared between Greece, Albania and fYR of Macedonia. The main features of the region are the two lakes, that also gives the name to the area: Macro... |  |
| Crete is the largest Greek island, Heraklion is the capital but the main tourist areas are Chania and Rhetymno. There is a little of everything here, from the paradise beaches at Efalonissi to a big city vibe in Chania to history at the fabled ruins of Knossos, the center of the ancient Minoan civilization that attract hoards of tourists each year. Old men sitting in the shade of olive trees... |
| The Aegean Islands are in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and the mainland. These islands are rocky and scarcely inhabited. Rhodes was previously home to the Colossus of Rhodes, a statue considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World but unfortunately was destroyed in the 600s. Kos is the birthplace of Hippokrates, the father of Medical Science; today it is where young Europeans come to party... |
| The island of Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλληνία; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά; Italian: Cefalonia), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of 350 sq. miles. It is also the larger of the two islands forming the Kefalonia and Ithaka Prefecture, and contains eight of the prefecture's nine... |
| Gymnasium is a Greek word that means-naked house, and before they had gymnasiums, shoot, even before they had houses, they had naked, and they had somewhere to be, and that place was outside. It was from that simple nudist premise that the Olympics were born. Nothing says naked like the original Olympics. In ancient Olympia, Greece, home to the gods, and the first Olympic games, we find a... |  |
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