Halkidiki: The Greece Pride
Halkidiki can be found in the northern area of Greece, close to Macedonia, being composed of three arms: Kassandra, Sithonia and Aghios Oros, where you can also find the Athos Mountain. Kassandra and Sithonia are the most developed, but Athos is recognized for the 20 monasteries, being an attraction for millions of pilgrims every year. [...]
Traditions And Modernism: Crete Vacation
Crete is the most southern Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It is the largest Greek island and has a coastal line of 1000 km. Although the relief of the island is dominated by mountains, the charming beaches and the welcoming people attract more than two millions tourists each year. The majority of the tourist’s [...]
Monodendri, Greece
Monodendri is the starting point for several hikes in and around Vikos Gorge, the deepest gorge in the world according to the Guinness Book. Although we didn’t research Guinness’ definition of “deep”, we suspect it’s the ratio between vertical drop and width, since the depth alone is only a fraction of the vertical of the [...]
Kalambaka, Greece
Meteora is a spiritual and scenic area where 14th century monasteries perch precariously atop rocky outcrops. 5 monasteries continue to be inhabited. Each are open to the public 5 or 6 days of the week. GETTING THERE Kalambaka, the town at the foot of the Meteora cliffs, has a daily bus and train service to [...]
Santorini Island, Greece
With its pure white buildings against a deep blue ocean, Santorini is the southern-most island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. Located 10 hours away from the mainland by ferry, the island is remote enough to detour visits by hoards of weekend tour groups, yet it has all the amenities any traveler could [...]
Corfu Island, Greece
Corfu is not the largest but with over then 100.000 inhabitants it is the most important island in the Ionian region.Together with Rhodos and Kreta is it one of the most visited and touristic islands. The rich abundant vegetation and greenery gives it an exotic and attractive beauty. Cultural the island is a mix up [...]
Skopelos Island, Greece
The largest island in the Sporades group, Skopelos has less sparkle than neighboring overcrowded Skiathos. The beaches are not as good (most pebble), there is less sightseeing, and fortunately the main town has far less going on. Even so, it is an attractive island – covered in pine forests and (thanks to flatter terrain) more [...]
Samos Island, Greece
A large island just to the north of the Dodecanese, Samos is known for its tree-clad slopes, a scattering of reasonable sand beaches, and is the top end of a lot of visitors. The island was one of the most important in the ancient world and particularly noted as the center of learning. This reputation [...]
Lesbos Island, Greece
The third largest Greek island, Lesbos is more popular with locals rather than with foreign holiday-makers. Thanks to good olive oil and ouzo brewing industries, the island is economically self-sufficient, with little need to develop tourism. There is a lot to discover on this island but this is somewhat intimidated anyway by the size of [...]
Thasos Island, Greece
A large, beautiful island tucked against the northern Aegean seaboard. Thasos is the most northerly island in Greece. Mountainous and green; with over half of its surface covered with cedar, oak and pine forests ( now crisscrossed with bull-dozed fire gaps to keep any forest fires under control) and fringed with good sandy beaches, the [...]
