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Holidays in Greece  -  Travel information Greece  -  Greece Holidays.

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


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, tour operators, travel guides, transport / travelling to greece, yachting

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Camping & Caravanning

  -  Camp sites Greece
Looking for a nice camp site or a great camping holiday? You're in good hands with Suncamp holidays! Whether you want to reserve a camping pitch or a fully equipped static caravan, tent, chalet or bungalow, you can do it quickly and easily on this website.

 Camping in Greece
 Eurocampings  -  ACSI International Camping Guide

Car Hire Greece

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: Athens, Chalkidiki, Corfu, Chios, Crete, Eretria, Kalamata, Kallithea, Karpathos, Kavala Airport, Kefalonia, Kos, Lefkada, Lesvos, Myconos, Paros, Patras, Preveza Airport, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Skiathos, Syros, Thassos, Thessaloniki and Zakynthos.

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 
From Enhanced Hertz Driving Directions to Emergency Roadside Assistance, check out the many reasons why Hertz is #1 in Car Rental

Holiday Homes / Apartments

 Bungalow.net  -  Holiday homes Greece 

Interhome  -  Holiday homes Greece
Corfu, Crete, Cyclades, Kefalonia, Lefkada, Paxos, Peloponnese, Rhodes
All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.

James Villas  -  Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays
Greek Islands.

 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.
 Homelidays  -  vacation rentals - holidays rental

Hotels Greece

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

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

  

  
Hotels in Aidisos, Athens, Euboea Island, Iraklio, Kefalos, Marathon, Rhodes, Vavrona.

Hostels / Budget Accommodations Greece

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

 TFTHostels  -  Search all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  -  Cheap Holidays & Package Holidays
Greek destinations Jet2holidays : Corfu, Crete, Kos, and Rhodes. From chilled traditional villages to lively modern resorts both offer sun-drenched beaches, crystal blue seas, beautiful scenery and fascinating history.
Whether you indulge in the traditional plate-smashing or enjoy a few Ouzo's in the rustic tavernas - Greece has everything you desire.

Travelsphere  
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays

Sovereign Premium Holidays [ ATOL 230 ]  -  Flexible Luxury Holidays Greece
Corfu Hotels, Crete Hotels, Halkidiki Hotels, Kefalonia Hotels, Kos Hotels, Mykonos Hotels, Peloponnese Hotels, Rhodes Hotels, Santorini Hotels, Villas in Greece. Sovereign is a specialist tour operator with more than 30 years experience.

Thomas Cook 
Destinations in Greece : Athens, Corfu, Crete, Halkidiki, Kefalonia, Kos, Lefkas, Parga, Rhodes, Santorini, Skiathos, Thassos and Zante.

Page & Moy 
Activity Holidays, Christmas & New Year, Events, Holidays by Air, Holidays by Coach, Rail Holidays, Resort Holidays, River Cruises, Short Breaks, Touring holidays. 

  The Adventure Company   -  leading tour operator with over 200 adventure holidays
Adventurecompany.co.uk is the leading specialist of Family Adventure Holidays with infant adventures, teenage departures and single parent holidays.

Olympic Holidays 
Alonissos, Corfu, Crete, Halki, Halkidiki, Ios, Ithaca, Kalymnos, Kefalonia, Kos, Lefkada, Mykonos, Paxos, Parga, Peloponnese, Rhodes, Santorini, Skiathis, Skopelos, Sivota, Symi, Suros and Zakybthos.



  James Villas   -  Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

 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
 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
 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 Greece / Related books

 Dorling Kindersley  -   

Jumbogo 
jumboGo.co.uk is one of the leading Internet book shops for travel guides, maps and language phrase books. Did you know that jumboGo.co.uk offers books and maps from all well known publishers like e.g. Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Footprint, Cicerone, AA and many more.

Travel Guides Greece [ amazon.co.uk ]

Transport / How do I travel to Greece

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

 

Singapore Airlines  -  direct flights from London to Athens

 KLM UK  -  Flight tickets Greece

 Airline Tickets Greece / Bargain Flights 
Cheap flight tickets Greece, price comparison possible.

 Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE)  -  Greek Railways

 Online Maps of Greece [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library -  Map Collection Europe ]
 Maps International  -  Maps of Greece  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.

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 Mediteranean 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 Yachtsales & Charters in Athens
Offers yacht sales and charters. Includes listing of yachts for sale, brief descriptions, and prices.


Links 

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

 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, Dilos, Donousa, Folegandros, Herakleia, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Koufonisia, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos , Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Serifos, Shoinousa, Sifnos, Sikinos, Syros, Thira, Tinos
 Dodecanes Islands
Agathonisi, Arkoi, Astypalaia, Chalki, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kastelorizo, Kos, Lipsoi, Nisyros, Patmos, Pserimos, Rhodes, Symi, Telendos, Tilos
 Epirus / Ipirus  -  mountainous area  -  winter sports 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 in Epirus: 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 Island, Thessaloniki
 Peloponnesos
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 Thessaly: 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 Thrace : Evros, Rodopi, Xanthi and Samothraki Island
 Sporades
Islands of Sporades : Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros
 Radio & TV  -  Greek Radio/Greek tv

Cuisine  -  Greek Foods / Recipes

 Greek Cookery: 300 Traditional Recipes  -  Chrissa Paradissis
Every country has its own sense of taste and its own manner of cooking. A culinary review offers proof that the concoctions of each and every ethnic group bear the stamp of the Greek art of cooking. This book will be a valuable helpmate and a source of inspiration for the contemporary homemaker. In it you will find not only hundreds of tasty recipes, but co-ordinated suggestions for delightful, impressive menus, a feast of main dishes and luscious dessert ideas, with step-by-step instructions so that you can cook them easily and correctly, and work real miracles in your kitchen. Recipes are organised in the traditional categories. When leafing through this book, you may notice the amazing true-to-life illustrations, which will help make your table a thing of beauty. At the end of the book you will also find helpful hints and advice.
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

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, Culture & 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
 Epidaurus Festival  -  Ancient Greek Theatre
 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
 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.

Web Portal / Greek Search Engine / Directory

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

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