Greece Travel

Greece Travel holds the travel articles of this site: the best Greek islands, the Cyclades and the Dodecanese, ancient Greek sites, temples, the Parthenon and the Oracle of Delphi, Greek food, coffee, desserts and wine regions, Greek traditions, festivals and dances, mountains, waterfalls and national parks, and the weather of Greece through the year. Each article answers the questions travellers ask in plain words and points to the tours that fit its subject. Multi-day trips across the country are on the Greece tours page.

Greek Islands near Athens

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Greek islands near Athens: Poros town with its clock tower on the hill above the harbour and yachts along the waterfront

Greek islands near Athens draw expert-led and small-group trips through the Saronic Gulf and the waters off Attica. Such trips link islands that lie close to the Greek capital. Salamis holds the Cave of Euripides, and Makronisos lies off the Attica coast. Kea keeps ancient Carthaea, while Kythnos has Vryokastro, Dryopida and Katafyki Cave. Euboea … Read more

Best Beaches in Greece

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Best beaches in Greece: Anthony Quinn Bay on Rhodes seen from the hillside above, with its rocky headland and small boats

Best beaches in Greece stretch from the Ionian Sea to the Dodecanese. The trips here are beach days, boat cruises and swims with local hosts across the country. The page covers Voidokilia, Kamari Bay, Vatsa Bay, Kalogria, Ftelia and Stoupa. It also covers Small Santa Maria, Skala Eresou, Laganas, Petani, Prasonisi, Faliraki and Gianiskari. Related … Read more

Temples in Greece

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Temples in Greece: the Doric Temple of Aphaia on Aegina, its columns rising from a stone terrace under a blue sky

Temples in Greece are the focus of small-group trips across Athens, Attica, Delphi, the Peloponnese and the islands. The answers below open with Athena’s Old Temple on the Acropolis and the moved Temple of Ares. Apollo Zoster, Artemis Amarynthia, Athena Pronaia and Aphrodite on Acrocorinth follow. Athena Alea at Tegea and the Corfu temples of … Read more

Ancient Greek Sites

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Ancient Greek sites: the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens, its Doric columns under a clear blue sky

Ancient Greek sites are the ruined cities, sanctuaries and theatres of the Greek past. Expert-led trips run from Athens, Nafplio and the cruise port of Katakolo. Among the sites are the Theatre of Dionysus, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Lycosura, Megalopolis and Kalaureia. Helike, Aigeira, Abae, Ptoion, Eleutherna and Gournia join them. Related pages cover … Read more

Greek Wine Regions

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Greek wine regions: low vines on pale volcanic soil near Megalochori on Santorini, with the caldera cliffs beyond

Greek wine regions are districts of Greece whose names appear on wine labels. Outings with a host to these areas take place on the Greek mainland and on the islands. The sections below cover Naousa, Goumenissa, Zitsa, Ampelonas, Maroneia and ancient Mende. They also cover the old island wines of Chios, Lesbos and Kos. A … Read more

Best Greek Islands

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Best Greek islands: the harbour of Symi, with colourful houses climbing the hill above the waterfront

Best Greek islands lie across the Aegean and Ionian seas. Outings with a host run there by land and sea. This overview starts in the Cyclades, with Naxos, Santorini, Mykonos, Paros and Milos. Ios, Sifnos, Andros, Syros, Tinos and Amorgos follow. It then turns to the Dodecanese, the North Aegean, the Ionian Sea, the Sporades … Read more

National Parks in Greece

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National parks in Greece: limestone cliffs of the Vikos Gorge above a forested valley floor

National parks in Greece guard mountains, river deltas, lagoons and seas, from Thrace to the Ionian Islands. Trips with a host run across the mainland and the islands. The answers start with the first park law and Laganas Bay. They go on to Alonnisos, the Missolonghi lagoons, the Axios Delta, Valia Calda, the Rodopi range … Read more