Greece Tourist Traps

 
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  • The cruise ship. The curse of Santorini.
      The cruise ship. The curse of Santorini.
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  • Yes, it's a sunset
      Yes, it's a sunset
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  • All fine and dandy, but the cocktail cost 9 euro
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  • this is the best view you can see from a boat
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Taxis   Athens

Taxis, Athens

 26 Reviews  To put it bluntly they are ba#%$^%&'s Rude, over bearing, arrogant, and out to prise every cent out of you they can. I found it best by far to NOT ask a price or bargin, but just to get in and get... 

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Sunset in Oia   Santorini Island

Sunset in Oia, Santorini Island

 5 Reviews  The sunsets in Santorini are awsome! However because of the crowds of people it is hard to enjoy them. The alleys are filled and people are found standing for hours waiting for the moment the sun... 

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Excursion's   Crete Island

Excursion's, Crete Island

 3 Reviews  One of the best excursions you can do while in Crete is visiting the old Venetian Castle Island of Spinalonga. It is a short sail accross the lively town of Agios Nikolaos and the village of Elounda... 

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Taxi fares   Thessaloniki

Taxi fares, Thessaloniki

 7 Reviews  I live in Thessaloniki and I have to warn you that taxi drivers are RUDE and they will try to cheat you, they will tell you to pay more than the real fair. Do not trust them cause they r trying to... 

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Plaka   Athens

Plaka, Athens

 12 Reviews  This is a scam that I foud multiple times on Athens. If you are eating at a restaurant, the waiter will open a large bottle of water and put it on your table. Then will charge you for it, even if you... 

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Cruises   Santorini Island

Cruises, Santorini Island

 2 Reviews  Since the volcano has no main crater, which would make a tour more spectacular, we have decided to take a ride just around Nea Kameni. However, most of the trips were offered only in package, where... 

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Popular Places   Crete Island

Popular Places, Crete Island

 5 Reviews   Usually most popular Cretean beaches are overcrowded in full season. This sometimes can make sunbathing and/or swimming annoying and tiring. Try and find less popular beaches. Ask locals -... 

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Overpriced restaurants   Athens

Overpriced restaurants, Athens

 6 Reviews  Many restaurants pretend that they have made a mistake and they over charge your bill. They do it purposely because usually people don't check and pay what they have been asked. If you see that you... 

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Cable Car   Santorini Island

Cable Car, Santorini Island

 2 Reviews  We showed up at the Cable car at 11am, we neeed to catch our boat for the day. We waited in the steaming heat for about one hour and a half. The boat wasnt going to wait for us as there was another... 

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Acropolis   Athens

Acropolis, Athens

 5 Reviews  Actually I would not consider all acropolis as a tourist trap, just northern slope and Parthenon. I arrived to visit it at 10 am, not so early but also not so late and it was not a public holiday. No... 

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A lot of the tourist shops are...

by MrGQ

A lot of the tourist shops are a tourist trap. Your best bet is go a bit more inland near ythe smaller towns. They tend to have more original goods at a much cheaper price.Also only in Greece as far as I know where the waiters main job is not to bring you food but to bring you to the resturant! How? By almost garbing you through the neck and wrestling inside and tying you up to the chair! :)Well not all resturants but a lot in the tourist area are fairly aggressive. So avoid the resturants in tourist area and you will get more ''original'' Greek food and much better and more friendly service!

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On our way back to Athens...

by aeroarce

On our way back to Athens from Trikala on the regular stop at a service station in the middle of the trip, the driver left for athens without advise leaving 4 passengers (me on the list). So please, be sure that you control who is your driver and when is him leaving, he could leave and never care if is loosing someone on the way.

As far as we were concerned...

by SESM

As far as we were concerned Mykonos was one big tourist trap -- beautiful, picturesque, etc. but crowded with tourists, over priced (compared to other islands). For younger single folks, gay and straight, it probably is a gas given the night life and 'adult' beaches.

Previously I had read from...

by luvtotravel

Previously I had read from internet that on Aegina Island there are 'golden sand beaches', the same was written about Perdika, the small town where we stayed. Well, maybe we were blind, but we really didn't find any sandy beaches, however it was an interesting experience to go swimming on rocks - and the water was cristal clear, so all in all, it was a lovely place.

Preferably do sight seeing...

by antonela

Preferably do sight seeing yourself, most organized bus tours, are expensive, and take you to tourist traps like the sound and light shouw at the Acropolisor some uninteresting restaurant at the Plaka in Athens.

In Pythagorian, the tourist...

by ClareMich

In Pythagorian, the tourist boat trips. Be very careful when booking them, check out the day before how many people appear to be in the boat when it sets off. Whilst I was there on 1 occasion a woman fell overboard on a night trip, she was saved and taken to hospital. This was due to overcrowding on the boat.On another occasion, there was a very bad storm and the boat still set sail. It got caught in the storm and just about everyone was sea sick. The boat couldnt dock to the storm passed so everyone had to ride it out.Just keep your wits about you when booking any boat trips.

Generally for females, just...

by Radix2

Generally for females, just beware of the normal night-club scene. A highly developed code of picking up exists (it has a name being Kamarki or fishing).hehe - enjoy, but don't expect everything said whilst 'fishing' to be true ;-)

This tip applies to anyone who...

by whitecliff

This tip applies to anyone who is booked on a package tour through there travel agent.When you get to your chosen destination(this includes Greece)you will be asked to attend a welcome meeting.Those who have been through this will know what im talking about.The reps will start to talk about saftey,things to see,things not to see etc,etc,etc,then they get down to the nitty gritty which is(EXCURSIONS).I feel quite strongly about this subject because some holiday reps do have the tendency to pressurise the holiday makers into booking one or more excursions through them,its a little bit like the old time share tactics.What im basically saying is the holiday rep is on a commission(bonus)for every excursion they sell.Im not saying this is wrong coz they are only trying to make a living like everybody else but sometimes this can be well over the top.If you are a first timer when it comes to...

When on Santorini I was eating...

by iandsmith

When on Santorini I was eating at a restaurant in Thera. I ordered my dish and they brought me bread beforehand which happened often in Turkey where I had been previously. This time however they charged me for it which really upset me because it was crappy bread to boot!

Of which islands and places do...

by cra-c-kree

Of which islands and places do you think of, when you think of Greece? .... OK, don´t go there, choose authentic, smaller villages for your stay. The longer the distance to the next airport, the better! Go out for dinner, to be sure to get authentic (delicious) food.

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