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Mainland Greece | Links

In contrast to most other countries covered by Balkanology, I have not investigated even a handful of the thousands of sites devoted to travel in Greece. If you need to know more, the first site listed (Greece Travel Guide) should point you in the right direction. Many of the more general sites listed in the Overview of the Balkans are also useful for planning a trip to Greece.

Travel Information

• Greece Travel Guide

  This personal site has hundreds of pages of advice about Greece (islands and mainland), together with articles on such topics as hiking in Delphi, Winter in Greece, and Greek Cinema. Beware: if you are considering a trip to Greece you may end up spending hours on this site.

• Greek Landscapes: A Photo Travel Guide to Greece

  Another site presenting one person's view of travel in Greece, combining practical advice with photos of the natural and cultural landscape.

• Greek National Tourism Organisation

  Standard official guide to sights and accommodation.

• Athens In Your Pocket

  This is one of IYP's newest ventures, but the format will be familiar to fans of their guides to Eastern Europe cities.

Transport and Practicalities

• OSE - Hellenic Railways Organisation

  Timetable and fare information for Greece's domestic trains. The site appears to undergo frequent redesigns, becoming a little more difficult to use each time.

• Greek Ferries

  Database covering both domestic and international ferry routes, with online booking.

• Athens International Airport

From the Travel Pages

• Insider's guide to the northern and central mainland

  The Telegraph, 16 February 2009

• The 10 best campsites in Greece

  The Sunday Times, 13 July 2008

• 48 hours in Athens

  The Independent, 17 May 2008

• Athens: A Modern Marvel

  The Independent, 11 June 2006

• Shepherd's delight (Vikos Gorge)

  The Guardian, 16 October 2004

Background

• Kathimerini.com

  Online edition of Greece's English-language newspaper.