Athens Travel Guide: The Complete Guide to Greece's Capital
Acropolis at sunrise, Plaka old town, National Archaeological Museum, and Monastiraki street food: with honest practical advice on what to skip.
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Practical guides to Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, the ancient sites, and every corner of Greece: with accurate pricing, honest hotel picks, and real things to do.
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Acropolis at sunrise, Plaka old town, National Archaeological Museum, and Monastiraki street food: with honest practical advice on what to skip.
Chania guide: western Crete's most beautiful city. The Venetian harbour and lighthouse, the layered Old Town, and day trips to Balos and Elafonisi.
Temple of Apollo, the Oracle's sacred spring, the charioteer bronze in the museum, and valley views: Greece's most dramatic archaeological site.
Halkidiki travel guide: beaches, monasteries, and the three peninsulas of Kassandra, Sithonia, and Athos. The mainland alternative to the Greek islands.
Heraklion guide: Crete's capital. The Venetian harbour, Koules Fortress, and the Archaeological Museum, with Knossos a short bus ride away.
Lake Pamvotis island where Ali Pasha was killed, the kastro Byzantine Museum, and day trips to Vikos Gorge: the deepest canyon in the world.
Island Guides
Temple of Aphaia rivals the Parthenon in condition, Perdika fishing village, Greece's pistachio capital, and 40 minutes by ferry from Athens.
Corfu Old Town UNESCO forts, Liston arcades, Paleokastritsa bay, and the most architecturally rich history of any Greek island: with good beaches.
Minoan palaces at Knossos, the 16km Samaria Gorge, palm-lined Vai beach, and mountain villages: five distinct regions on Greece's largest island.
Whitewashed villages, caldera sunsets, and 24 inhabited islands from Santorini to Naxos: how to plan a Cyclades island hop without overpaying.
Dodecanese island guide: Rhodes, Kos, Patmos, Symi, Karpathos, Kastellorizo. Ferry routes, best time to visit, hotels from €50/night.
Guide to Folegandros: cliffside Chora, the hilltop Panagia church, boat-access Katergo Beach, Ano Meria village. The Cyclades' best-kept secret.
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