Balkanology :: Explore Southeast EuropeDisclaimer: These pages are not actively maintained, and some of the practical information on the site is out of date. I am working on a new version of the site that will focus more on my photos and memories of travel in Southeast Europe, and less on practical details that too easily become obsolete. In the meantime, please treat the information here with caution.
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
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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.
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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.
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Greek National Tourism Organisation
Standard official guide to sights and accommodation.
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Greek National Tourism Organisation
Standard official guide to sights and accommodation.
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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
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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.
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Greek Ferries
Database covering both domestic and international ferry routes, with online booking.
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KTEL
This site formerly had timetables for buses throughout Greece. Unfortunately this service has been withdrawn, and replaced with a premium-rate phone service available in Greek only - a strange situation for a country with significant earnings from foreign tourism. This makes advance planning of bus journeys in Greece rather difficult. The gap is partially filled by websites run by provincial KTEL organisations, local authorities, and local tourist organisations, each of which provides information about a small subset of bus routes. There is a very useful list of these sites on the Living in Greece site.
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Olympic Airlines
Athens International Airport
From the Travel Pages
48 hours in Athens
The Independent, 19 June 2010Insider's guide to the northern and central mainland
The Telegraph, 16 February 2009The 10 best campsites in Greece
The Sunday Times, 13 July 200848 hours in Athens
The Independent, 17 May 2008Complete Greek in the Peloponnese
The Sunday Times, 02 April 2008Walking in Greece without the crowds (Mount Pelion)
The Times, 08 July 2006Thessaloniki: Past and Present
The Independent, 11 June 2006Athens: A Modern Marvel
The Independent, 11 June 2006Sex, lies and Helen of Troy (Peloponnese)
The Times, 01 October 2005A den of iniquity (Thessaloniki)
The Independent, 30 April 2005Shepherd's delight (Vikos Gorge)
The Guardian, 16 October 2004The Peloponnese: Fit for the Gods
The Sunday Times, 14 March 2004A road untravelled (Thraki/Thrace)
The Independent, 09 August 2003Into the heart of Byzantium: a journey to Mt Athos
Travel IntelligenceThessaloniki and the Meaning of Transience
Travel Intelligence
Background
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Kathimerini.com
Online edition of Greece's English-language newspaper.