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Holidays Aegean Islands   -   Travel information Aegean Islands.

**  East Aegean Islands : Agios Efstratios, Antipsara, Chios, Lesvos, Limnos, Psara, Samos
**  North Aegean Islands : Samothraki and Thassos
**  Crete
**  Cyclades
**  Dodecanese Islands or Southern Sporades
**  Northern Sporades Islands : Alonissos, Skíathos, Skopelos, Skyros, Lesbos, Límnos
**  Saronic Islands: Aegina, Hydra, Poros, Spetses

Eastern Aegean Sea Islands, although mountainous and green, along with the long beaches, make them ideal for hiking. This group is the less frequented of the Greek seas but not the less interesting.


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Car Rentals

   
Holiday Autos is the world's largest online car rental broker with fully inclusive car rental.

  Sixt   -    
Pick-Up Station / Return Station : Chios, Crete, Lesvos, Myconos, Paros, Samos, Santorini, Skiathos, Thassos.

Holiday Homes / Apartments 

   -   Holiday Cottages in Greece
Crete, Chios, Cycladen, Lesbos.

 Interhome    -   Holiday homes
All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.

  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.

  Holiday-rentals.co.uk 
Alonissos, Astipalea, Chios, Cyclades, Euboa, Evia, Ikaria, Kalymnos, Kos, Leros, Lesbos, Rhodes, Samos, Skiathos, Skopelos, Symi, Thasos, Tilos

Hotels Aegean Islands

  Booking  -  North Aegean Islands
Hotels in Sámos, Karfás, Chíos, Marathókampos, Míthimna, Melínta, Vrontádos, Kalámion, Megás Limniónas, Kerveli, Pétra, Kokkári.

  -   Hotels in Greece
Ebookers is a leading pan-European online travel agency specialising in worldwide travel.

Hostels

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see are offering realtime prices and availability. 

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Thomas Cook  

Olympic Holidays  

 

  Cosmos Tourama    -   Mediterranean cruises
o   Greek Odyssey & Three Continents Cruise
Explore the highlights of mainland Greece before taking in Turkey, Israel, Egypt and Crete on an exciting Three Continents Cruise.
o   Greek Odyssey + Golden Fleece Greek Islands & Turkey Cruise (inside cabin)
Admire the fascinating ancient and modern marvels of Greece before joining a seven night cruise around the beautiful Greek Islands and Turkish coast.

  Amathus Holidays
Crete, Corfu, Rhodes & Symi, Skiathos / Skopelos & Alonissos, Santorini, Mykonos, Zakynthos, Cephallonia, Halkidiki & Thessalonica, Peloponnese, Attiki & Athens and Kos.
  Andante Travels   -   Archaeology and Ancient History Tours
A.o. Crete: Minoan Civilisation, The Peloponnese: Archaeology in the land of Homer's heroes, Mycenae, Athens & Delphi - an introduction to the Ancient Greeks



  ATG Oxford   -   Quality Walking & Cycling holidays in Greece
  Bridge Travel   -   short breaks in Athens
  Filoxenia  -  mainland including Peloponnese and unusual islands
Particularly skilled at finding villas for small and larger parties, at fly-drives and seeking out small family run hotels, arranging honeymoons as well as leader led tours for walking, painting, archaeology, botany and other special interests and holidays for those with special needs.
  Greek Sun Holidays 
Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanes  Mainland, North East Aegean and Sporades.
  Hidden Greece
What makes them special?  Thirty-something special places, for a start: amongst their 35-ish destinations they feature whole islands which hardly see a tourist as well as hidden gems the others seem to have overlooked on the bigger islands. Their holidays are tailor-made, but at package prices, so you feel special too.
  Inntravel Holidays   -   walking  -  Crete, Pelion and Samos
  Laskarina Holidays 
Sporades, North East Aegean, North Dodecanese, South Dodecanese.
  Libra Holidays   -   package holidays Greece
  Olympic Holidays  -  Tel: 0870 429 4141
Their teams on the Greek Islands, have a wealth of experience, local knowledge and expertise which, together with an individual touch, will ensure that your Olympic holiday will be a holiday to remember.
  SunIsle Holidays 
Planning to take your summer holidays in Greece? - With Sunisle you can create your Greek holiday to meet your exact requirements choosing any of the Ionian Islands of Corfu, Zante, Kefalonia, Lefkada, Paxos or Kea . Choose from their full selection of quality studios, apartments and villas in Greece and your perfect Greek holiday is ready to go!
  Travel a la Carte   -   high-quality self-catering holidays
TalC offer villa holidays in the Ionian Islands of Corfu and Paxos, the Dodecanese islands of Halki and Symi and the Sporades island of Skiathos: to find out more, explore their interactive brochure and see what they have to offer? You can travel from a variety of UK airports or, for those outside the UK, there is the choice of villa rental only.
  Voyages of Discovery   -   Specialist Cruise Operator
Sail from Venice through the Adriatic and visit the famous Croatian city of Split. In the Ionian Sea explore Corfu before discovering the sleepy port of Katakolon, from where you visit ancient Olympia. Kalamata is Their  gateway to the antiquities of the Peloponnese. In the Aegean, the volcanic island of Santorini awaits you before a visit to Athens as the city celebrates hosting the modern Olympics. Finally, sail through the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara to Istanbul, 'Gateway to the East'

Travel Guides Aegean Islands/ Related books

  Travel Guides Aegean Islands   [ amazon.co.uk ]

  Greece, Athens and the Mainland (Eyewitness Travel Guides)   -   by Marc Dubin
Cutaways of landmarks help lead the visitor in the footsteps of the gods. This travel guide features mythology , history, flora and fauna, and town-by-town information on everything from food to festivals
Hardcover 352 pages (March 4, 2004); Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
  Greek Islands (Eyewitness Travel Guides)   -   by Marc S. Dubin
From Corfu to Kos or Crete, this travel guide to the Greek Islands features cutaway maps and 3D models to help the traveller get the most from their trip.
Paperback 400 pages (March 4, 2004); Publisher: Dorling Kindersley

  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

Transport / How do I get to the Aegean Islands

  Athens Airport   -   Eleftherios Venizelos international airport 

A domestic flight network links Athens with 25 domestic airports. Greece's main air terminals are Eleftherios Venizelos international airport in Athens and Thessaloniki's Macedonia airport. Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Cos, Lesbos, and Alexandroupolis also have international airports.  
  
  Ebookers   -    
Book cheap flights to Athens at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  KLM UK   -   Flight tickets Athens

  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights  
Price comparison possible

  Ferries in Greece   -   Ferries to the Aegean Islands


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  Travel Insurance   -   travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

  GNTO   -   Greek National Tourist Organization

East Aegean Islands

  Agios Efstratios   -   18 sea miles from Limnos, northwest of Lesvos
Small island between the islands of Limnos and Lesbos. For many years used as a place of exile. The beautiful island Velia [ opposite Alonitsi beach ] is worth visiting. Agios Efstratios Island is linked by boat with Limnos, Aghios Konstantinos, Kymi and Kavala. See Grecian.net.
  Antipsara [ Khios Prefecture ]   -   see Psara Island
Part of a group of islands covered with maquis and phrygana and few trees.
  Khios / Chios   -   Chios.gr   -   near the Turkish coast  -  southern Sporades
Volissos, Parparia, Chalandra, Afrodisia, Agio Galas, Nenitouria, Kourounia, Egrigoros, Leptopoda, Agiasmata, Keramos, Spartounta, Pispilounta, Potamia, Fyta, Kipouries, Pitios, Kardamyla, Amades, Viki, Kambia, Lagada, Sykiada, Vrondados, Karyes, Avgonyma, Anavatos, Sidirounta, Lithi, Elata, Vessa, Armolia, Pyrgi, Olympi, Mesta, Emborios, Komi, Kalamoti, Patrika, Nenita, Vouno, Kini, Kallimasia, Didima, Tholopotami, Katarraktis, Vavili, Vassileoniko, Ververato, Dafnonas, Chalkios, Zifias, Thymiana, Neochori, Karfas.
  Ikaria / Nikaria   -   Island in the Ikarian Sea [ Northeastern Aegean ]
Home of the mythical Ikaros. Here you will find wild beauty, breathtaking panoramas, clean mountain air, therapeutic hot springs, truly unspoiled seas and friendly people. The island, renowned for its wonder working therapeutic hot mineral springs and unequaled natural beauty. Municipalities : Agios Kirikos, Evdilos and Raches. The southern part of Ikaria is sheer, rugged, and sparsely vegetated and is separated from the northern part, which is flatter, has abundant vegetation and running waters, with a tall narrow mountain range - 'Atheras' [ highest-elevation 1048m ]. See Island Ikaria
  Lesvos   -   third largest Greek island and the seventh largest in the Mediterranean Sea
Lesvos has almost 200 miles) [ 350 km ] of coastline. Capital city is Mytilene, in the southeastern part of the island. The largest towns are Kalloni, Gera Villages, Plomari, Ayassos, Eresos and Molyvos [ ancient Mythymna ].
  Lemnos   -   Subprefecture lLmnos   -   Island in the northern Aegean
Lemnos is a very scenic island with amazing beaches, a nice climate, and wonderful places to visit. Part of prefecture of Lesvos. Chief towns: Myrina [ on the western coast ] and Moudros [ on the eastern shore of a large bay in the middle of the island ]. See for more Wikipedia
  Oinousses Island   -   2 km from Turkey and part of Khios   -   see Chios.gr
Oinousses / Oinoussais is a barren island some 5 km from the Greek island of Khios and west of Turkey as well as a community and a municipality.
  Psara Island   -   north-west of Khios
Part of an island cluster that encompasses seven islets, of which the largest is Psara. The smaller islands include Antipsara, uninhabited today, Kato Nisi, Aye Nikolaki, Daskalio, Prasonisi and Nisopoula. Psara has a small port linking to the island of Chios and other parts of Greece. See Chios.com or Chios.gr
  Samos
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.

North Aegean Islands

  Samothraki [ the name of name of the island means Thracian Samos. ]
The modern port town of Kamariotissa is on the north-west coast and provides ferry access to and from points in northern Greece such as Alexandroupoli and Kavala.  See Samothraki.gr [ Greek language ] or Samothraki  [ English language ]
  Thassos   -   in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace
See Thassos Island  or Go Thassos 

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  Radio & TV - Greek Radio/Greek tv

Cuisine -  Greek Recipes

  Greek Cookery: 300 Traditional Recipes   -   Chrissa Paradissis
Hardcover 208 pages (December 1, 1997);  Publisher: Efstathiadis Group,Greece;  Language: English;  ISBN: 9607436105

  Eat Greek toninght
If you love greek food and wish to enjoy it in the comfort of your own home, the recipe pages will fill your kitchen with the aromas of this delightful cuisine. Whether it's an exotic entree or your favourite appetizers. You can add your own greek recipes if you like.
  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

History of Greece

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, Culture & Entertainment

  Ancient Greek Music  - 
  Greek Music Links
  Hellenic Culture   -   Odysseus, web server 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

Web Portal / Greek Search Engine/ Directory

  Travel-to-Chios 
A site dedicated to all the touristic, historical, geographical and folkloric elements of the island of Chios. Explore our site to find travel information and hotels in Chios and other Islands in Northern Aegean such as Samos and Lesvos.
  Chios Χίος    -   Your Way to Chios 
  Chios Onlne 

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