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Hellenic Republic, former Kingdom of Greece

Holiday destinations in Greece : Aegean Islands, Argosaronic Islands, Central Greece, Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanese Islands, Ionian Islands, Epirus, Macedonia, Peloponnesos, Saronic Islands, Thessaly, Thrace, Sporades

Autonomous region: Ayion Oros - Mt. Athos

Greece is a peninsular and mountainous country situated in southeast Europe.
There are about 1400 islands of which about 170 are inhabited. The majority of the islands are scattered in the Aegean Sea between the Greek and Turkish coasts.

Capital City of Greece: Athens


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Camping & Caravanning

 Campings in Greece
 Eurocampings - ACSI International Camping Guide

Car Rental Greece

 Alamo - Luxury Discount Auto Rental Company
 Avis
 Budget Rent A Car
 Hertz

Lodgings in Greece.

Rental Homes / Vacation Rentals / Apartments

 CV Travel
The best staffed villas and hand picked hotels - on the most beautiful unspoiled islands in the Aegean and Ionian. Villas range from the sensationally stylish to delightfully simple - all on breathtaking coastline, many with private pools. Destinations: Corfu, Paxos, Ithaca, Spetses, Skopelos, Alonissos, Crete.

Hostels

 Hostelbookers.com  - Great Hostels, Free booking
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.
 IYHF - International Youth Hostel Federation

Hotels in Greece

 Booking - Hotels in Greece
Brochures of the hotels, room rates, hotel packages, special offers and last minutes, including real-time booking facilities.
 Expedia.com
 Hotels.com 

More Hotels? See Hotels 

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 Rail Europe - Rail Passes, Train Tickets & Schedules 
 Row International - Yacht charter in Greece




 Select Travel
 Topdeck Tours
They take you to the most amazing places in Europe, their experienced tour leaders are the best in the business, and will help create the perfect atmosphere for a great holiday. Topdeck Tours encourage individuality, and the fun just flows naturally.
 VAX VacationAccess - A Better Way To Book - Athens

Travel Guides Greece / Related books

Books about Greece [ Amazon.com ]

Frommer's Greece
by John S. Bowman (Author), Sherry Marker (Author), Rebecca Tobin (Author)
Paperback: 658 pages; Publisher: Frommer's; 5th edition (November 7, 2005); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0764598317; ISBN-13: 978-0764598319
Lonely Planet Greece by Paul Hellander (Author), Kate Armstrong (Author)
Paperback: 772 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 7 edition (March 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1740597508; ISBN-13: 978-1740597500
Greece Athens and the Mainland - by DK Publishing (Author)
Paperback: 352 pages; Publisher: DK Travel; Rev Upd edition (January 15, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0756626365
Greek Islands - by DK Publishing (Author)
Turtleback: 408 pages; Publisher: DK Travel; Rev Upd edition (January 15, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0756626372

Transport / How do I travel to Greece

 Athens Airport
 Other airports: Corfu Ioanis Kapodistrias, Dimokritos, Heraklion, Kos, Mykonos, Rhodes Diagores International, Santorini, Skiathos and Thessaloniki.

 Olympic Airways - flights to Greece

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights / Cheap flight - flight tickets Athens and more

 Online Maps Greece [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection Europe  ]

Yachting

 Yachting Greece
From our Dodekanese Islands Base in Kos island you can visit the rest of the Dodekanese islands, Patmos island, Leros island, Kalymnos island, Rhodes island, Astypalea island, Nisyros island, Symi island, Tilos island , Halki island, Karpathos island, Kassos island, Agathonisi island, Arki island, Lipsi island, Pserimos island, Ro island
 BoatAgency.com
Specializing in motor or sail yacht and rental for Mediterranean destinations and Greece. Includes listing of yachts for sale with brief description and prices.
 Golden Sails - Yacht chartering and brokerage in Athens.
Includes listing of boats for sale with prices and brief specifications
 Nikos Odysseas Papadakis - International Yacht sales & Charters in Athens
Offers yacht sales and charters. Includes listing of yachts for sale, brief descriptions, and prices.


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 Travel Insurance 

 GNTO - Greek National Tourist Organization

 Athens - Capital City Greece

 Eagean Islands
Agios Efstratios, Chios, Ikaria, Lesbos , Limnos, Oinousses, Psara and Samos
 Central Greece
Aitoloakarnania, Attika, Evia, Evritania, Fokida, Fthiotida and Viotia prefectures.
 Crete
Prefectures on Crete: Chania, Lasithi, Heraklio and Rethymno
 Cyclades - Island hopping
Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos, Donousa, Folegandros, Herakleia, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Koufonisia, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Serifos, Shoinousa, Sifnos, Sikinos, Syros, Thira and Tinos.
 Dodecanes Islands
Agathonisi, Arkoi, Astypalaia, Chalki, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kastelorizo, Kos, Lipsoi, Nisyros, Patmos, Pserimos, Rhodes, Symi, Telendos, Tilos
 Epirus / Ipirus - mountanous area - winter sport possible
Rugged area. Dominated by the Pindos range and divided in four areas: West, East, North and South.
North Epirus includes the main Pindos mountains with the peaks of Smólikas (2637 meters), Gamíla, Gramós and Astraka. It also includes the beautiful Víkos Gorge, a must for hikers in the summer and winter.
West Epirus includes Igoumenítsa, the main port of entry for those arriving by ferry from Italy. In addition, here we find unexplored beaches (yes, they do exist in Greece) and plenty of camping opportunities.
East Epirus includes Ioáninna, the capital, as well as Métsovo, and other beautiful towns and villages. The Katára pass (at 1705 meters) is also here which is being slowly replaced by a tunnel to the detriment of the wild life that exists in the area.
South Epirus includes the low lying areas and towns such as Préveza and Arta as well as famous Párga.
Epiros is a very hard and cold environment in the winter and most of the villages get cut off from supplies. The only communication is with helicopters and every winter, Greece is full of stories about these villages.
Prefectures: Arta, Ioannina, Preveza and Thesprotia
 Ionian Islands
Antikythira, Antipaxi, Corfu, Erikoussa, Ithaca, Kefalonia, Kythira, Lefkas, Mathraki, Othoni, Paxi, Zakhyntos
 Macedonia
Second largest prefecture in Greece and its capital, Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece.
The beautiful Prespa lakes are one of Europes most important bird sanctuaries and Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece. Thessaloniki is rich in culture and is perhaps the most entertaining city in Greece when it comes to nightlife and eating out and is the birthplace of some of Greece's finest musicians. The city of Kastoriaon lake Orestiada is concidered to be the countries most beautiful city by the Greeks themselves. The Halkidiki Peninsula with its three prongs of Kassandra, Sithonia and Mount Athos run from crowded tourist resorts to beautiful remote beaches all the way to simple monasticism.
Prefectures of Macedonia: Agio Oros, Chalkidiki, Drama, Florina, Grevena, Imathia, Kastoria, Kavala, Kilkis,Kozani, Pella, Pieria, Serres, Thasos Eiland, Thessaloniki
 Peloponnese 
Prefectures of the Peloponnese: Achaia, Argolida, Arkadia, Ilia, Korinthia, Laconia, Messinia
 Saronic Islands - southern suburbs of Attica
The islands of the Argosaronikos are a perfect solution for a weekend away from Athens [ for a long vacations as well ]. Despite their closeness to Athens, all these islands remain surprisingly traditional and each of the islands has its own flair and charm.
Agistri, Aegina, Hydra, Methana, Poros, Salamina, Spetses
 Thessaly 
Prefectures: Karditsa, Larisa, Magnisia and Trikala
 Thrace
Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and European Turkey. Thrace borders on three seas: the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
Prefectures: Evros, Rodopi, Xanthi and Samothraki Island.
 Sporades
Islands of Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros.

 Aegina / Akhaia - the closest island to Athens - Aegean Island
Aegina is located in the centre of the Argosaronic Gulf and is part of the Saronic Islands, along with the islands of Poros, Hydra and Spetses.
Aegina is full of pine and olive trees, picturesque villages, fine beaches and interesting archaeological monuments such as the beautiful Temple of Aphaia, built in the 5th century BC, and considered as the finest archaeological monument of the Saronic Gulf and the Aegean.
Aegina is also well-known thanks to the famous Greek writer, Nikos Kanzantzakis, who was in love with the island and stayed there to write the world-known Zorbas the Greek.
 Aitolia kai Akarnania - Central Greece
 Arcadia - Peloponnese 
 Argolis - Peloponnese
Prefecture with the most ancient monuments,the most ancient town in Greece, Argos, and the first capital, of the liberated from Turks Greece, Nafplio. Worth - seeing are some of the most picturesque landscapes of the country combined with the immutable tracks of its ancient history : beautiful beaches, castles, tombs, one of the best maintained pyramids in the world and the most ancient theatre with impecable acoustics, the theatre of ancient Epidauros.
Ancient Epidauros, Argos, Arkadiko, Asini, Asklepieion, Ermioni, Midea, Mycenae, Nafplio, New Epidauros, Porto Heli, Tirintha,
 Arcadia - Peleponnese
Distance from Athens: 165 km. Main areas are: Dimitsana, Leonidio, Megalopoli, Tripoli [ Regionalhauptstad ].
Great beaches and summer resorts like Tyros, Leonidio and Astros.
Destinations : Astros, Dimitsana, Vitina, Bytina, Ski center of Ostrakina, Lagadia, Dimitsana
 Arta - Ipirus
 Attiki - Central Greece
 Dhodhekanisos - Dodecanese Islands
 Drama - Macedonia
 Evritania - Central Greece
 Evros - Thraki
 Evvoia - Central Greece ??
 Florina - Macedonia
 Fokis - Central Greece ??
 Fthiotis - Central Greece
 Grevena - Macedonia
 Ilia - Peleponnese
 Imathia - Macedonia
 Ioannina - Ipirus
Nature [ Zagorohoria, lake of Ioanninon ] and history [ ancient theatre of Dodoni ]. Also the ski centre of Metsovo.
 Iraklion - Crete
 Kardhitsa - Thessalia
 Kastoria - Macedonia
 Kavala - Macedonia
 Kefallinia
 Kerkira = Korfu - Ionian Island
 Khalkidhiki - Macedonia
 Khania - Crete Island
 Khios - Aegean Island
 Kilkis - Macedonia
 Korinthia - Peleponnese
 Kozani - Macedonia
 Lakonia - Peleponnese
 Larisa - Thessalia
 Lasithi - Crete Island
 Magnisia - Thessalia
 Messinia - Peleponnese
 Pella - Macedonia
 Pieria - Macedonia
 Preveza - Ipirus
Clean beaches, great archaeological sites and breathtaking scenery.
 Rethimni
 Samos Island - Aegean Island
Samos is an island of the eastern Aegean Sea. It is only 1500 meters far from the coasts of Minor Asia, where Greek culture of ancient Ionia bloomed.
Island Samos combines extraordinary nature with culture which hasn't had any significant changes through centuries , along with a really long history and old traditions of the island and its sights.
 Serres
 Thesprotia - Ipirus
 Thessaloniki Municipality - Macedonia
 Trikala - Thessalia
 Xanthi - Thraki

 Spetses [ Saronic Island ]

 Magazine - Zenios Magazine
 Radio & TV - Greek Radio/Greek tv

Cuisine - Greek Foods / Greek Recipes

 Traditional Recipes Utah's Greek-Americans
Savor the richness of Greek culinary fare through this "hands-on" section of the Utah's Greek-Americans website. While you may have tried Greek cuisine in a restaurant, now is your opportunity to try baking honey -laced baklava, flaky cheese-filled triangles, or cooking aromatic stuffed grape leaves and souvlakia. To offer an example of the Greek Orthodox Easter feast tradition, a recipe for deep red-dyed eggs is also provided.

 Eat Greek toninght
 A Guide to Greek Food - by Matt Barrett
All you need to know about Greek eating and cooking and maybe more...
Retsina and Greek Wine, Ouzo, Sardeles Pastes, Souvlakia: The Source of Life, Patsa: Miracle Food of the Working Class, Cook Books, a few Recipes, Food Links, and more
 Greek Cookery: 300 Traditional Recipes  - Chrissa Paradissis
Hardcover 208 pages (December 1, 1997); Publisher: Efstathiadis Group,Greece; Language: English; ISBN: 9607436105

History of Greece

Independent in 1829 from the Ottoman Empire

Greece has a history stretching back more than 4.000 years. The people of the mainland, called Hellenes, organised great naval and military expeditions, and explored the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, going as far as the Atlantic Ocean and the Caucasus Mountains. One of those expeditions, the siege of Troy, is narrated in the first great European literary work, Homer's Iliad. Numerous Greek settlements were founded throughout the Mediterranean, Asia Minor and the coast of North Africa as a result of travels in search of new markets.

 Ancient Greece - history, mythology, art, culture and architecture

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Ancient Greek Music - 
This site contains all published fragments of Ancient Greek music which contain more than a few scattered notes. All of them are recorded under the use of tunings whose exact ratios have been transmitted to us by ancient theoreticians (of the Pythagorean school, most of them cited by Ptolemaios). Instruments and speed are chosen by the author. The exact sound depends on your hard- and software.
 Greek Music Links
 Rembetika Music
Rembetika music is the music of the Greek Underground. It originated in the hashish dens of Pireaus and Thessaloniki with the forced immigration of 2 million Greek refugees from Asia Minor. It evolved into Greek Popular Music.

 Hellenic Culture - Odysseus, webserver of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture
 Culture Guide Greece -
The e-magazine cultureguide.gr is a project operated by the scheme "Domain of Culture" of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Cultureguide.gr covers many cultural and artistic events and activities in Greece
Cultural Olympiad | Theatre | Music | Visual Arts | Dance | Cinema | Photography | Folk Art | Literature | Architecture | Cultural Heritage | Greece Abroad | Various Events | Olympic Cities

 Epidaurus Festival - Ancient Greek Theatre

Web Portal / Greek Search Engines / Greek Directories

 Go Greece
 Greekshops - travel guides, maps, etc.
 Grecomar
 Travel Greece.com
 Yahoo - Greece

Prefectures in Greece : Aitolia kai Akarnania, Akhaia, Argolis, Arkadhia, Arta, Attiki, Dhodhekanisos, Drama, Evritania, Evros, Evvoia, Florina, Fokis, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ilia, Imathia, Ioannina, Iraklion, Kardhitsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kerkira, Khalkidhiki, Khania, Khios, Kikladhes, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani, Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lesvos, Levkas, Magnisia, Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethimni, Rodhopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakinthos.


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