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Athens Acropolis   Athens

Athens Acropolis, Athens

 57 Reviews  It’s on all those annoying lists of ‘places you must see before you die’ but the city’s centrepiece, the Parthenon, and the Acropolis, the rocky hill on which it stands, really do live up to the hype.... 

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Fira Town   Santorini Island

Fira Town, Santorini Island

 14 Reviews  We arrived nearly midnight here at Fira. It was dark and there were locals leading us to the bus that takes everyone to the little town called Fira. We got on the bus and packed with young students so... 

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Towns and Villages   Crete Island

Towns and Villages, Crete Island

 11 Reviews  Bali is a small, picturesque village between Heraklion and Rethymno. People go there usually when they buy the whole package (flight, hotel, food etc) Bali used to be a fisherman village, but now... 

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City overview   Thessaloniki

City overview, Thessaloniki

 14 Reviews  this tip is not about a "favourite thing" nor a "fondest memory". it is only here to give you a link to this website http://www.thessaloniki360.com an excellent work that gives 360 degree images of... 

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Museums   Ioannina

Museums, Ioannina

 9 Reviews  You shouldn't miss the VRELLIS WAX MUSEUM! If you have heard of Madam Tysseu's museum in London then you'll get to know that its only Greek counterpart are to be found in Ioannina! But in contrast... 

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Ancient Civalisations   Prefecture of Heraklion

Ancient Civalisations, Prefecture of Heraklion

 2 Reviews  Faistos, 63 km south of Irakleio, was the second biggest administrative, economical and religious city of minoan Crete. The excavations by Italian archaeologists in 1900 gave away the history of the... 

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Plaka   Athens

Plaka, Athens

 23 Reviews  Starting at the foot of the Acropolis, the old area of Plaka is a maze of narrow, cobble-stoned, medieval streets that twist through ancient sites, tourist-packed squares and lovely Byzantine... 

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Oia Village   Santorini Island

Oia Village, Santorini Island

 13 Reviews  Our accommodation was in Firostafani Village only 10 minutes walk from Fira Town. It would have been easy to remain in this comfort zone and have a memorable holiday on Santorini , however we made the... 

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Exploring Cities   Crete Island

Exploring Cities, Crete Island

 22 Reviews  Chania (Hania) is the capital of the Prefecture of the same name and the second biggest town in Crete, with a population of 60.000 inhabitants. As for me Chania is one of the nicest towns in Crete... 

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Upper (old) city (Ano Poli)   Thessaloniki

Upper (old) city (Ano Poli), Thessaloniki

 5 Reviews  Take a long walk at the Old Town It's one the pretiest areas of Thessaloniki. With old houses, small alleys and a beautiful view its worth it. Especially when you realise that you are totally lost but... 

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Lake and island   Ioannina

Lake and island, Ioannina

 3 Reviews  visit the ISLET ON THE LAKE. A Very picturesque place. Frequent boat departures from 'molos' (every half an hour during the summer). You can visit the house where Ali-Pasha's killing and decapitation... 

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Exploring Towns and Cities   Prefecture of Heraklion

Exploring Towns and Cities, Prefecture of Heraklion

 2 Reviews  Matala is still charming, although the beach is full of tourists, even at the end of October... About one hour by car south of Irakleio, you may feel how hippies in 1960's were enjoying their lifes...... 

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City Scenes   Athens

City Scenes, Athens

 19 Reviews  Time schedule is posted here: http://www.sunshine-express.gr/ The train departs from Ermou Street, which is at the bottom of the Square. The departure point is in front of Geniki Bank, across the... 

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Beachs   Santorini Island

Beachs, Santorini Island

 12 Reviews  The photo I place in my tip is to show you on the map where the most popular beaches of Santorini are found. My fondest memory was the beauty of the island, its architecture, but to be honest being a... 

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Beaches   Crete Island

Beaches, Crete Island

 10 Reviews  While staying in Stalis although the beach there is not bad I prefer sissi , sissi is a very picturesque village and a lot of boat trips come here and stop for a swim and lunch. we drove the short... 

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Food and Drink   Thessaloniki

Food and Drink, Thessaloniki

 9 Reviews  Usually the Greeks dont have a breakfast at home but most of them every morning eat bougatsa (a pastry constiting of custard, cheese, or minced meat filling between layers of phyllo)accompanied with... 

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Castle/Old town   Ioannina

Castle/Old town, Ioannina

 2 Reviews  A Stroll Around the Frourio: The Walled Old Town & Citadel / For many of the centuries that Ioannina fell under the occupation of foreign conquerors, city walls enclosed all the most important... 

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Athens Museums and Galleries   Athens

Athens Museums and Galleries, Athens

 30 Reviews  This small museum is situated on the Acropolis, just next to the Parthenon. It contains finds from the Holy Rock. The exhibits are put chronologically. You'll see the characteristic Kouri and Kores,... 

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Nea Kameni - The Volcano   Santorini Island

Nea Kameni - The Volcano, Santorini Island

 11 Reviews  The present-day funny shape of the island is created by a huge eruption of the ancient supervulcano, which dates back more than three thousand years. The 30-40 kilometers high eruption cloud was seen... 

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Exploring the Island   Crete Island

Exploring the Island, Crete Island

 17 Reviews   Cretean spring is beautiful. After months of bad weather, relative cold and rains the plants burst with life. Crete becomes a blooming place and the fresh greens give a great shade against strong... 

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White Tower (Lefkos Pyrgos)   Thessaloniki

White Tower (Lefkos Pyrgos), Thessaloniki

 8 Reviews  There are three floors inside the White Tower, their shape is circular. You can see in a few minutes some such byzantine icons. Thessaloniki is the richest city of Greece in byzantine temples, Agios... 

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Cave of Perama   Ioannina

Cave of Perama, Ioannina

 1 Review  visit PERAMA CAVE (located in the homonymous village, 4 km north of the city of Ioannina) The Cave was incidentaly discovered during the Greek-Italian war of 1940 by a resident of the village who was... 

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Panathenaic Stadium   Athens

Panathenaic Stadium, Athens

 11 Reviews  This Stadium is called "KALIMARMARON" which means "Beautiful marble stadium". It was built in the 4th century BC. It has been restored twice and its capacity is 70.000 spectators. In 1896 the first... 

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History of Crete   Crete Island

History of Crete, Crete Island

 8 Reviews  Crete was the centre of Europe's most ancient civilisation, the Minoan. Though early Cretan history is surrounded by legends (such as those of King Minos; Theseus and the Minotaur; and Daedalus and... 

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Aristotelous square   Thessaloniki

Aristotelous square, Thessaloniki

 6 Reviews  Aristotelous square is just beautiful. It's full of cafes and shops and the best place to meet friends..it's a large square that connects the bigest street in Thessaloniki, 'Egnatia Odo' with the sea... 

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ATHENS IN GREECE : It's a...

by Nice_Girl

ATHENS IN GREECE : It's a town, with cars, pollution and noise. Because of its geographical situation and the establishment of half of the greek industry at Pireus, pollution is very high (the nefos, cloud of pollution from Pireus, stay here all year long...). Then, in summer, with heat, it's nearly unbearable.However, we can stay here some days to see antics monuments like Acropolis, and visit museums (like the national archaeological museum), the district of Plaka, the national garden (an indispensable haven of greenery), the Lycabet Mount...

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Greece and its islands has...

by Nice_Girl

Greece and its islands has many historical and archaeological sites. Minoan civilisation, Ionian one, Doric one, Graeco-Roman one, Venitian invasion, Turkish occupation... shaped its landscape, and let many ruins. KNOSSOS IN CRETE : According to the legend, Cnossos was the palace of the king Minos. In reality (historically), it's a palace of bronze age (2600-1100 BC), that we called 'minoan age' too. After some excavations at the end of XIXth century, the palace was nearly fully excavated during the first part of XXth century by Sir Arthur Evans, who reconstructed some buildings. If some scientists doubt some of its reconstructions, they all recognize he brought important knowledges about the minoan civilisation.

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Biggest island of Greece,...

by Nice_Girl

Biggest island of Greece, CRETE is the most diversified too : cities without a lot of charm (Iraklion), cities with a lot of charm (Hania, Rethymno), small lost villages (sometimes deserted), archaeological ant ancient sites (Knossos, Kato Zakros...), very touristics seaside resorts (Hersonissos, Malia...), contrasted landscapes (sea, mountains), Venitian fortresses, Turkish minarets... If you go to Greece only once, go to Crete. Tourism is certainly very developed (very very developed in summer), but there's not a long way to do to be alone.I love this island...

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GREEK FOOD is probably one of...

by Nice_Girl

GREEK FOOD is probably one of the best in the world. Rich and simple, olive oil and mixed herbs enhance this mediterranean food. Feta (ewe's cheese) is used in many recipes. A famous one is 'tiropita', a sort of ewe's cheese pie. Cheese pie are consumed by greek people for breakfast. Apple pie with cinnamon and sugar are very tasty and also eaten by greek people for breakfast. These pies are sold in 'bakery' with others specialties like spinach pie and white bread with grains. During Easter time, special breads and cookies are cooked to be offered with tinted eggs in red. Greece has a generous tradition for Easter, entire lambs are cooked to be shared with every people of the village.

Rent a bike and drive around...

by Irene_Ng

Rent a bike and drive around the islands. Any island will do. The blue ocean and the blue sky. It is so blue that will make me cry.Feta cheese!! I have Greek salad even for breakfast which loaded with feta cheese and olive. May be that's why it is so good.

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Just relax and enjoy the laid...

by peteyjim

Just relax and enjoy the laid back atmosphere... Have a beer and some Tzatziki and bread, while watching everyone do their thing around you. See the above. We had a few drinks in Mykonos Port while waiting for our ferry.

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Visit the archaelogical sites....

by Sprig

Visit the archaelogical sites. There is so much history here. We loved just driving around the Islands. It was very clean and the people were very nice. We were there in June and there were flowers everywhere.

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Either the booze cruises, or...

by hangovergirl

Either the booze cruises, or the sky surfer - wicked!! My best memory is from my 21st birthday in Falaraki, swinging high in the sky on the sky surfer - twice!! Basically a sleeping bag on a string, you get hoisted into the air, and then dropped about 200 feet, swinging just inches from the ground. Best experiance, without a doubt.

Visit the Acropolis. Mostly...

by RuthLuvsPaul

Visit the Acropolis. Mostly because it is so famous & really what Athens is so well know for. This photo was taken on the Acropolis with the city of Athens in the background. We are facing the Parthenon.

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visit the Plaka. This is an...

by RuthLuvsPaul

visit the Plaka. This is an older area of Athens & is filled with little cobbled streets that you think of when someone mentions Greece. It is a nice retreat from the large, grey city centre of Athens. The restaurants are fabulous & although most of the souvenir stores start to look the same after a while, you can find some great purchases! Al fresco lobster dinner in the Plaka for 12,500 drachma! It took 1&1/2 hours to eat & was delicious!

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