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Athens Acropolis Athens
437 Reviews The Temple of Erechtheum, built between 421 and 406 BC and possibly dedicated to the Greek hero, is not just another temple on the Acropolis; it is, in my opinion, the most beautiful of them all. The...
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Oia Village Santorini Island
146 Reviews Oia, is one of the most beautiful villages of the island, carved out of the cliffs and clinging to the edge. The architecture is amazing and is highlighted by the stark white of the buildings and the...
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Knossos Crete Island
53 Reviews Also known as Labyrinth or Knossos Palace,it is the largest Bronze Age Archaeological site on Crete and probably the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilisation and culture.The palace...
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Aghios Dimitrios church Thessaloniki
25 Reviews Agios Demitrios (Saint Dmitri) was a third century Christian scholar who was martyred by Galerius and whose ghost has apparently appeared at several key battlesites. The significance of Agios...
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Delos Island Mykonos
34 Reviews A must-see day trip from Mykonos is to take the boat to Delos, birthplace of Apollo and the largest city in the world at one point. Its history goes back to 3000 BC, and the remains are in excellent...
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Castle/Old town Ioannina
16 Reviews Ali Pasha, the pasha of Ioannina, known as an enlightened but also very cruel ruler. Lord Byron describing him had mixed feelings, noting the splendor of Ali's court and the Greek cultural revival in...
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Heraklion (City) Prefecture of Heraklion
15 Reviews Iraklion (Heraclio) is a proper working city where tourism is important but Greek life and business is the main order of the day. Fashion wear, technology shops and private and public offices can all...
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The changing of the Guard Athens
76 Reviews It was a grey cold day at the Syntagma square, but still, as every day at 11AM, the changing guard of the Parliament building went on. This ceremony is 24 times daily but the main one takes place each...
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Fira, Imerovigli and Firostefani Santorini Island
153 Reviews Fira is the main town on Santorini and a very pretty place. Part of the town is sitting on steep cliffs and there is a superb view of the bay from there. the town itself is small town greece at it's...
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Heraklion (City) Crete Island
47 Reviews The Venetians began construction of the city walls in 1462 and they took more than a century to complete. The walls are about 4km in length and of a triangular shape with seven bastions. The walls...
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White Tower (Lefkos Pyrghos) Thessaloniki
27 Reviews The white tower is certainly prominant here. It has been turned into a very effective museum. You clime uo to the various levels inside via the spiral staircase and eventually reach the top from where...
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Paradise Beach Mykonos
12 Reviews This place is AWESOME! It's a total scene from morning 'till night. The beach is pretty rocky, but you can rent a chair for the day. Don't e afraid to bargain low. They would ask for 4EUR/chair, and...
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Lake and island Ioannina
13 Reviews Lake Pamvotis has always been a popular fishing place. And Nisaki isle a quiet place for monks. But in the period of Ali Pasha's rule, the lake also became witness to his cruelty, when he ordered...
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Malia Prefecture of Heraklion
2 Reviews The palace found at Malia is the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos. It occupies 7500 square meters at the edge of a fertile valley near Hersonissos in Northern Crete. The...
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Lycabettus Hill Athens
64 Reviews Almost 1000 feet tall, this is the highest point in Athens and gives a 360 degree view. The ascent is by walking (45 minutes), bus, driving or funicular. At the summit is the 19C Chapel of Agios...
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Kamari and Perissa Santorini Island
61 Reviews What can I say about Perissa, well, it's very quiet and very laid back and it does have a camp site, a nice church, which is the largest Church on the Island. We took the bus from Fira to Parissa, and...
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Lasithi Prefecture Crete Island
52 Reviews Plaka is a popular little seaside village some 16kms. north of Aghios Nikolaos and 5kms from Elounda. Boat trips leave all three of these places (Plaka being the shortest crossing) to Spinalonga...
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Museums & Galleries Thessaloniki
40 Reviews Over 1000 years of social, secular life and religious rites are being displayed at this very interesting museum. It houses six permanent exhibitions of objects from the Early Byzantine period (300-700...
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Town of Hora Mykonos
18 Reviews The Kastro bar behind the Little Venice area in Mykonos town is a beautifully decorated place with a great view to the sea, serving quality coffee. We were caught in Mykonos on a rainy morning, which...
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Museums Ioannina
15 Reviews The museum is focused on Greek War of Independence in the 19th century. The most promoted scene form the museum's collection is the one with the slaughter in the monastery of Nisaki, in which also...
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Knossos Prefecture of Heraklion
3 Reviews Knossos Palace is the legendary site of Theseus fighting the Minotaur, Ariadne and her ball of string, Daedalus the architect and doomed Icarus of the wax wings: how many of us dream Minoan dreams and...
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The Temple of Olympian Zeus Athens
71 Reviews The Temple of Olympian Zeus - also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus - is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of...
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Volcano Santorini Island
58 Reviews Doesn’t the Caldera look lovely? What a romantic view. Ahhh… Wait! That is an active volcano that could explode at any moment and destroy large parts of Greece! It last erupted in 1950 and you can...
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Chania (City) Crete Island
43 Reviews With markets selling all kinds and qualities of leather goods and a really interesting indoor food market Chania Town is worth a visit just for the shopping. The harbour is beautiful with an old...
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Aristotelous square Thessaloniki
13 Reviews If you want to start getting to know Thessaloniki, start here at Aristoteles Square. It's the heart of the city, pulsating day and night. At the front, there is the sea, on the sides beautiful...
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The first trace of the city was discovered by French archaeologists after an eruption of the volcano in 1866. There are the ruins of Ancient Thira on a mountain between the beaches at Kamari an Perissa which are best visited at the early morning before the sun has become too hot.
I love history and especially archeology thats thats why i just had to visit this museum.It was a great experience to see things from the archeology books in the real!Like this statue the Spear thrower, we have talked about it at length during classes. To be so close now, that is were museums are all about i gues.
If you visit Greece in summer do not miss a performance of ancient tragedy either in Herodes Atticus odeon under Acropolis, or in epidaurus ancient theater! Performances are taken place every summer and are organized by 'Athens festival organization'. June-September in Herodium and July & August in Epidaurus (friday and saturday nights).You will not regret if you experience such a performance and you will thank me for your choice!
Just above the ruins at Delphi is a medium sized museum where you pay a small fee to enter. There you will find information about the ruins below and also unrelated artifacts. I recall it takes less than two hours to go through.
At the site of Epidaurus there are several interesting ruins. A site of religious significance, there are secular elements such as the theater as well which I found the most interesting. The theater at Epidaurus is famous for it's amazing acoustics, which is not overstated. I myself sang there and it was a very windy day and my friends could hear me all the way at the top, without amplification. It truly is an amazing place.
Mycenae is a fascinating place to spend several hours exploring the ancient ruins! The ancient ruins that currently stand are more than 3000 years old, although Mycenae was inhabited dating back to before 4000 BC. It's an incredible place to visit, like so many places in Greece... Imagine walking in the footsteps of the people of the Bible. For me such places were almost a religious pilgrimage. In my book Mycenae is a must see site in Greece.Ticketed entry- look for multiple site package deals if you do not take a tour. Hours of operation vary with season. Winter hours are from 8:30am to 3:00pm. Open every day except for Greek national and major religious holidays.
Ancient Corinth was really amazing. I felt the same reverence at Corinth that I felt at Mycenae- sort of a reverential awe for something so ancient and magnificent. The site of Corinth saw it's first inhabitants more than 5000 years ago, and the age of the ruins is representative of various periods. The excavation of Corinth still continues today.The archaeological artifacts from the site are contained in the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth on the same site. Admission is ticketed. Students get tickets at half price with ID.Open from 8am to 5pm daily except major holidays and closed the entire month of December.
The Treasure of Atreus is located across the street from the Mycenaen ruins and is another site not to be missed if you make the trek to Mycenae. Atreus is a tomb (I guess the entombed must have been really tall...) that dates to about 1250 BC. Because of the high visibility of this site, the treasures were long ago plundered, and all that remains is the structure itself.Open every day except Monday from 8:30am to 3:00pm.
Most of my trips started in Athens - and there are dozens of things to visit: the Acropolis, the Plaka, Lykavittos, Syndagma Square - well I NEVER felt boring while in Athens!One thing that made this huge city very special for me, was the fact, that I used to have friends living there - and this way you learn about a totally different Greece!For some impressions of "my" Athens, please have a look at my Athens page!.
If I had to elect a single island to see, Santorini would be the one. It has everything, but the walk on the volcano, the swim in thermal water, facing Thira at the edge of the cliffs, and the mules up and down to the harbour are memorable. Don't miss!
Grand Bretagne Hotel Athens Athens
17 Reviews and 640 Opinions Every visitor to Athens cannot fail to notice this huge hotel. It's right on Syntagma Square,...
Astra Apartments & Suites Santorini Island
1 Review and 404 Opinions My husband and I finished off our honeymoon at the Astra Apartments, an all-suite hotel. The website...
Marni Village Crete Island
1 Review and 220 Opinions Stayed in October 2006, and really have no complaints about the accomodation,Very friendly and...
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Q: Hi! Last holiday I had to give up on Greece but this year I ve decided to visit there. I am planning to go on mid-October , but I...
A: I have been to Athens during the winter months and it can sometimes be quite pleasant weatherwise but colder in the evenings even in October.. It is a capital city...
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