Athens and Greek Island Travel and Holiday Guides.
Holidays to Greece and Greek Island Hopping holidays have been one of our favourite pastimes for years - hopefully our Greek Island and Athens holiday guides will be of use to potential visitors.
Athens Travel and Touring Guide. Holiday Guides and Information about travelling
to the Capital of Greece, visiting The Acropolis and Parthenon,
The Temple of Zeus and other ancient sites in and around Athens City; Also topics about the ports and ferries,
buses, the metro, Athens International Airport and a few ideas about the various accommodation
available in central Athens and price expectations.
Greek Island of Alonissos Holiday Guides - Alonissos is an excellent
choice for a holiday out on one of Greece's Islands - lots of beaches to be found some of which are really only reachable
on foot - but of course that makes them perfect for some peaceful naturist swimming and sunbathing. Alonissos
has excellent tavernas on offer - good food and inexpensive wine plus typical Greek Island freindliness.
Andros Greece Holiday Guide Situated in the Cyclades Island Group Andros is reached by
flying into Athens and then a ferry ride from Rafina to it's capital of Gavrio.
Andros in springtime is probably the most scenic Greek Island we have been too - full of streams,
springs, old buildings, churches, mills and wildlife - really excellent for sightseeing.
There are some excellent beaches on Andros which are often deserted as the island is
not visited by many tourists.
Crete Holiday Guide For a really scenic Greek Island holiday destination try Crete - it offers great sightseeing,
many lovely beaches, beautiful gorges, mountain tracks, ravines and trails - as
well as a lot of archaeological sites. We certainly think Crete food was the best
we have had on any Greek Island with a huge variety and choice of dishes on
offer and loads of vegetables too.
Greek Holiday Island of Kos Kos is one of the most popular holiday destinations within the
Greek Islands. Kos Island has many beaches around it's coastline varying from sandy to shingle.
One of the big features on Kos are the extensive archaeological sites castles.
Although fairly flat Kos has a mountainous bit located around Pyli and Zia where you find typical peaceful Greek
Island villages.
Holiday and Travel Guide for Kythnos Kythnos is a quiet, un-tourist affected
(well it certainly is if you discount August) Greek Island situated in the
Cyclades - if you like your Greek Holiday Islands to be peaceful and have some
tradition attached to them then Kythnos is a good choice - the villages of
Driopida and Hora are certainly very beautiful. The island is regularly served
by ferries both fast and not so fast via Pireaus.
Lefkada Vacation Guide Only just a Greek Island Ionian Lefkada (also known as Lefkas) is
easily reached by road or air - the island has no
airfield but is served by the military airport of Preveza on the mainland.
Lefkada has some really good wild beaches to enjoy out on the top side of it's western
coasts which are ideal for some swimming and sunbathing and ok for naturists too. The centre of the island is full
of lush vegetation and much cooler than the coasts in the Summer.
Greek Holiday Island of Lesvos Located in the Aegean Lesvos (or Lesbos) is the third largest Greek Island
measuring around 45kms wide and 70kms long. If we were offered a free
holiday to any of the islands mentioned on this page then a holiday in Lesbos would be our choice.
The walking, scenery, food, beaches and just the general island we found to be really great.
Lipsi Greece Holiday guide Lipsi - just what a Greek Island should be like. Lovely
harbour, good food + wine at the tavernas and the scenery in the villages and coastline
is excellent. No discos or nightclubs generating the rowdiness which sadly affects some Greece's
holiday islands. Easily reached if you are Island Hopping with ferries, cats and flying dolphins calling in
regularly the main problem about visiting Lipsi is to drag yourself away to continue your journey to another island..
Mykonos Town Guide. We have not actually taken a holiday on Mykonos yet - just stopped
several times in Mykonos Town whilst going elsewhere, so this is mostly just a selection of photographs taken around
Mykonos Town and the Port are whilst we killed some time waiting for our next ferry or our flight home.
Greek Holiday Island of Naxos Naxos is full of beautiful walled paths and moni-paths, pretty villages and excellent scenery.
The Island has loads of beaches of all varieties - from beaches with
facilities such as sunshades, sun beds and tavernas through to beautiful isolated
rugged beaches often with nothing on them except yourselves and maybe a goat or
two - where you can go natural swimming and sunbathing if you wish - Naxos really
is an excellent choice to pick for a Greek Island holiday.
Paros Greece Holiday Guide Paros is located just a few kilometres from Naxos and you have to take a ferry from Mykonos to
get to the island. You can walk round most of the island's coastline if you wish and of course visit
all sorts of beaches on the way - as usual on many Greek Islands the more remote ones are nice and quiet and easy to use
for naturism. Internally Paros has a lot of moni-paths and walled paths although some have fallen into neglect.
The main places visitors and holidaymakers stay at are Parikia, Lefkes and Naoussa.
Holidays on Patmos Greece The small Dodecanese Greek Island of Patmos is perfect to visit as part of an Island Hopping
itinerary as it lacks an airport and is not on the mass tourism itinerary. The island is
famous for it's Monastery of Evangelist and Apostle John the Theologian up in
Chora and also the Cave of the Apocalypse. Patmos is well served with large ferries as well as fast
catamarans and Dolphins.
Ionian Greek Island of Paxos Paxos has lots of trees and foliage and is reached
by hydrofoil or ferry only from Corfu. The island is tiny but does manage to pack in
plenty of small usually pebble beaches around it's coastline. The main towns are Lakka, Gaios and the small fishing
village of Logos. Paxos's harbours are amazingly
scenic - especially Gaios harbour where the views are stunning. There is also a little
information about visiting nearbye Anti-Paxos.
Greek Holiday Island of Samos Samos has excellent sandy
beaches, great scenery and good and reasonably priced food. The centre of Samos is mountainous with the highest point
at 4700 feet - however there are also several large and fertile plains - much of the island is
covered with vineyards. Samos is well placed on the Greek Ferry network and is a good choice for either a
holiday or as part of a Greek Island hopping trip.
Santorini - Thira Holiday Guide Santorini is located in the Greek Cyclades.
The way in which the island's shape has ended up following the massive volcanic eruption and subsequent
collapse of most of the island into the sea has left beautifully coloured high
cliffs etc. Santorini is amazingly scenic - not just the cliffs around Thira
which is built across the top and seemingly over the edge of these really high cliffs but
also throughout the island - it's a great Greek Island to go too for a holiday.
The Greek Cyclades - Serifos. Ideally placed as part of a Greek Island Hopping holiday
(it's on the main Piraeus ferry route which includes Kythnos, Syros and Sifnos
amongst others) the Greek Holiday Island of Serifos is just right for a few days of nice - if somewhat
expensive - food, the beautiful old Taxiarches Monastery and really scenic hill-top capital of Hora
for some sightseeing and Serifos Island has good beaches too.
Sifnos Greek Island Travel and Holiday Guide about Sifnos in the
Greek Cyclades. Sifnos is an excellent Greek Island to visit whilst perhaps on
a Greek Island Hopping Holiday. A planned three day stay ended up becoming 8 days instead. One of it's big advantages if you are
only there for a brief time is the island has an good bus service (so no car
hire expence)
The small Cyclades Island of Sikinos Greece is an almost deserted
Greek Island throughout most of the year and only gets somewhat busier in July and
August. Sikinos has some excellent mule and moni paths available for
anyone who likes really scenic and enjoyable walks. Out of the
peak holiday season this is one very laid back and peaceful island - certainly one Greek Island to consider
for at least a few days if you are out island hopping.
Skiathos Holiday and Travel Guide Our Skiathos is packed with photos and
information about this Greek Holiday Island's beaches, food costs, bus and taxis.
Skiathos is known for it's Banana beach and also as being noisy however the Island does
offer plenty of opportunity for anyone wanting a quieter time - it is simple to find a nice friendly
taverna along the coastal road. Skiathos has really lovely wild looking beaches to discover.
Skopelos Holiday Guide Skopelos is quiet especially in Spring
but gets busy in July and August when Italians + Greeks turn up for their summer holidays.
Skopelos can only be reached by hydrofoil or ferry from Sciathos - and with Alonissos only a short trip
away you can visit that island easily enough on a day trip. There are lots of beaches on Skopelos
(several of which are usually deserted and ok for naturists) but you may have to walk to them.
Symi Greek Island The Southern Dodecanese Greek Island of Symi (Simi) is located just a
few kilometres from Turkey and reached by fishing boat ferry or hydrofoil from Rhodes. Symi is remarkably
hilly especially the walk from the harbour up the famous Kali Strata before commencing the next even steeper climb to
get over the saddle and into the centre of the island. This latter climb is on a gorgeous
moni-path well populated by goats (which delight in throwing rocks at you).
Syros Greece Guide. Holiday and Travel Guides for the Greek Island of Syros.
With it's large shipyard and two hill-top Ermoupoli districts the island offers
a remarkable sight as you approach Syros by ferry. The island has a good bus
service which is ideal if you are island hopping and only stopping for a few
days (and so avoid car-hire expence to tour around).
Holiday Guide for Thassos Thassos is a small circular island with loads of sandy beaches to chose from including
the excellent naturist beach at Paradise Bay and the huge more family type beach at Golden Bay). There are
archaeological sites all over the place to be enjoyed including the Ancient Agora and Ancient Theatre at Limenas.
Evenings in Thassos Town involve a peaceful stroll along the harbour to one of the
tavernas - a good meal with lots of house wine and ouzos and then a wander to the Ancient
Agora to walk it off.
The following two Greek Island topics mostly contain photos:
We previously had a holiday on Rhodes Travel guide and did a lot of walking and sightseeing but we do
not have any digital photos from those days so there is not any extensive information on Rhodes or any walks descriptions. The Rhodes Old Town and Castle photos
are just from more recent times when we had to wait there for our hydrofoil whilst on our way and back to Symi.
Similarly with the above we have just a few photos and a little information about Corfu Greece
from when we were awaiting a ferry too and from Paxos. Therefore the photos are simply centred around Corfu Town
Whilst out on the islands or perhaps visiting during a Greek Island hopping holiday an excellent way to see everything is to take an hour or perhaps many hours walking trips out into the hills or around the coastlines - where you will often find old monasterys, churches and all sorts of things which are often fairly unreachable by car - and of course come across some beautiful isolated beaches. Our Greek Island Holiday Walks topic gives some ideas for such trips for more than 20 of Greece's Holiday Islands.
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