Greece Travel Guide

There are seven hills in Athens, the Acropolis is the most famous but Lycabettus is the tallest one. Oh, what sweet memories I have from this hill! I used to live in close distance so many times I went up there just for the sunset over the city. Don’t miss the chance and spend some hours to visit the hill. You can climp the stairs and follow the...

Mc Donalds nener had any chance in Greece, we have so many better fast food options (nothing can beat a good souvlaki) that it makes no sense to visit the famous Mc Donalds. There are even local similar places that offer the same food with McDonalds (burgers, salads, etc) but with much better quality (eg Goodys that use local products and have...

We lived in Fira but I wish we stayed in Oia! It is so beautiful and cute, that sometimes it doesn`t seem real. And of course it has an amazing sunsets and gathers a huge crowds to enjoy them. I do not know if it is better to live in Fira or Oia from practical point of view, but from aesthetic perspective it is definitely Oia!

Nikolas Tavern is popular with tourists and it is at the centre of Fira. We came here for Gyros. The tavern is on the pedestrian shopping alley of Erithrou Stavrou, around the corner from Hondos Centre. located right at the centre of Fira. The little eatery of Nikolas has been around for a half century, serving all sorts of homey creations from...

Walk around the streets of Rethimno is very nice especially in the evening when you can end your walk in one of the nice Greek taverns and restaurants. In the Old Town of Rethimno there are a lot of really nice taverns with the romantic atmosphere and it is really worth to drop by to have a dish or drink there. You can also see the 16th century...

Skewered pork meat, a traditional Greek dish. It is served with french fries and there is also chicken, lamb and swordfish souvlaki.Apart from the classic pork souvlaki, you can also try chicken or any other meat. One shop in Athens even serves ostrich souvlaki. All these variations were invented to provide a different taste, and also contain far...

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 condition. The entire island is a UNESCO site. I don't think it took more than 20 minutes to get there.

When you are at the beach (during the day) - keep your eye out for the people with the guest lists.... they will put you on the guest list which is usually discounted entry and usually gives you a free drink (& the drinks in mykonos ARE STRONG)))))!!! oh my!!! - its like 2-3 drinks in one & THEY ARE IN PAPER CUPS!!! haha OH - another tip... dont...

Agios Dimitrios is the most popular church in Thessaloniki. This large church is dedicated to Saint Demetrius, a Cristian martyr that is also the patron saint of Thessaloniki, locals believe that he protected their city with miraculous interventions during the several repeated attacks and sieges from Slavic people who moved into the Balkan area, no...

Nea Diagonios is a meat restaurant with special dishes gyros and soutzoukakia (BBQ meatballs). The service was really very good and the food is excellent. I tried Nea Diagonios salad with lettuce, greens, Italian cheese and pomegranate. For gold starters I chose tzatiki (very creamy) and eggplant salad. After one mouthwatering roast cheese came...

When staying in Pefkos there is only one road that leads to the beach,Taking this route you come to the Kelari pool bar,it is on your rightapprox 200 mtr down.The bar and its seating are open and casual and are dominated by the pool.Service is very friendly and quick,and the ambience is one of relaxed calm.The food is of a light lunch come snack...

Tasty greek food , there is indoor and outdoor tables. Pay for your meal in Euros or card. --This restaurant is in Sofokleous Sreet in the old town centre along with other eating places and bars.in Rhodes town.

We visited the market's bakery when we were passing through it, tryed the greek cheese pie or ( tyropita), otherwise the market is a great place to try fresh fish as well and buy spices and olive oil. There are many other traditional cretian handmade products, it is a must-see place.

I have visited Crete several times, and of all the restaurants I went to, I never tasted anything like Akrogiali´s Schrimp salad. The view speaks for itself, lying next to the beach, with complete wall windows, the restaurant is bright and you feel like sitting next to the water, even inside. The service is great.

1)planeThe expensive way is to fly through Athens (Aegean and Olympic have flights daily to Corfu) but you have to book way in advance for good prices. Check out for some great deals on charter flights from Europe too(London, Brussels, Paris, Germany etc)2)boat from mainland greeceThere are many boats from mainland Greece, some from Patras (the...

I took the ferry called "Zeus Palace" from Corfu to Ancona, Italy, because I thought Minoan Lines were a separate company which I had known from past travels on sea. As it turned out, Grimaldi Lines now manage Minoan - and from a past experience, I knew what that meant! The ferry was supposed to leave the port of Corfu at midnight, but it turned...

This monument was brought back to life by the 1933 earthquake.It is a Roman house in the Pompeiian style.The Italians rebuilt it and named it Casa Romana.At the time of my visit to Kos i found it was closed,Hopefully it may open in 2016i have seen pictures of the inside and it looks very good site to visitso i hope you have better luck than me.The...

While wondering the town center of KOS town,you treated to a great many wonderful sights and soundsThis leather shop gives you a third delight that of smell, you no its there with out seeing it.On entry to this world of Leather goods you are engulf by wonderful products of quality,ranging from handbags to suits and all manner between give it a...

When visiting the beautiful site of Dodona you may wish to go to museum of Archaeological studiesin Ioannina it is some few miles north of the site.The town itself is worthy of a visit and some pleasant sites to see.The picture i have below are some of the finds removed from DodonaTHE MUSEUM IS CLOSED MONDAYS ,Cost of entry is 1.5 euro.

Parga's castle is situated on the hill that overlooks the town,and has many splendid viewsof the town and the of the sea.The castle was built in the 11th c to protect the town from Pirates,and the Turks who were to occupy it in 1452.The following pictures are all views of the castle's interior.

We went to this restaurant twice on our holiday and were a party of 8. Food always lovely quality and all served together and hot. It is a traditional greek restaurant lovely atmosphere and great staff I had steak with garlic sauce also eaten were mousakka fish lamb and even a roast and all excellent taste and quality

This relatively small water park on the island of Zante is great for a day out. Enough to do to keep you occupied but not huge like other parks i've been to. Particulary enjoyed the slides in the photo even though one was fairly terrifying!! Be warned we saw a man nearly come off one slide but that was purely because he was messing about on the...

Nisaki (small island) is definitely a must do while you are at Ioannina. There are some small boats that come and go every 30’ (but less frequent in winter) so it’s an easy fun thing to do (the boat tickets is only 2e anyway). There is only one village on the island, dominating the area that the boat stops. The first thing you notice are the row...

This is by far the best restaurant we visited during our stay in Ioannina. Walking in we had a very warm welcome by Olga, the owner. The restaurant is very nice and cosy and also consists of a glass domed garden area which retractes in the summer. We visited the restaurant at about 21:00 and sat in the garden area so it was nice and cool. They had...

If you visit Kos dont miss to eat in El Paso Restaurant.You can eat authentic mexican food! We tasted tortillas into enchilladas, fajitas with spicy dips and it was so delicious! The food was excellent , the decoration too, multicolored chairs and tables and they took us in all customers to wear mexican hats so we felt like to be in Mexico we...

The three islands cruise on the Kalypso began at Mastichari harbour from where we sailed to the harbour town of Pothia in Kalymnos. We spent a couple of hours wandering around it, and were given lunch at a restaurant looking onto the harbour, after which we continued to the unnoccupied island of Plati where we dropped anchor and swam from the boat....

Food was ok but the owner, that old man is a fraud. Beware, he can tell you or write on table at the sidewalk one price and asks you to pay double or more. In my case, it was written that menu FOR TWO (1/2kg of fish and 1/2 kg of wine) costs 15 euro and I payed 34!! Of course, after that he deleted "for two" and left just "menu" but he forgot to...

Where do I begin? This town is just absolutely amazing! As soon as I saw the white washed cliffside buildings, I knew this was a traditional Greek island town, and that I was gonna like this place.Our guide gave us 3 hours in the town. She took us to the view point, than the group dispersed, and we had most of the streets to ourselves. You don't...

Kitron is a liqueur made with the leafs of a fruit similar to the lemon.There are three kinds of kitron. Taste a bit of each one of these to choose what to buy.In Chalki; a small village not far fron Naxos - Town there is an old distillery of this liqueur. Why not visit it?

Naxos is quite a big island. Sometimes the distances between one place and another are very far; so I think it is very useful to rent a bike.Have a look at the "warning or danger" tip I wrote. It is about fuel pumps on the island.