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Cyclades: the most typical islands of Greece

The Cyclades archipelago is a group of islands in Greece located in the Aegean Sea, between Attica and Eubea in the north-west, and the island of Crete in the south. The Cyclades islands are the islands that have the most ...

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Greece power plugs and sockets, telephones

GREECE DOCUMENTS Documents: For entry into Greece, the European citizen must have a passport or identity card. Even children and minors must have their own passport or their personal identity card. Driving license: To drive a rental car in Greece ...

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How to get to Greece: ferries and flights to Greece

FERRIES TO GREECE The most used means of getting to Greece are ferries. There are ferry connections from Italy, Cyprus and Turkey. How to get to Greece from Italy: Modern ferry ships make the connections between Greek and Italian ports. ...

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Kos: the island of Hippocrates and beaches

The island of Kos (290 sq km, 31,000 inhabitants) is located in the Aegean Sea, in the northern part of the Dodecanese archipelago. The island is located north of Nissyros and south of Kalymnos. The coast of Turkey is located ...

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Santorini: a volcano that exploded thousands of years ago

The island of Santorini (73 sq km, 13,600 inhabitants) is located in the Aegean Sea, in the southernmost part of the Cyclades archipelago. The island is located south of Ios and west of Anafi. The large island of Crete is ...

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Mykonos: the trendiest island in the Cyclades

Mykonos, Cyclades, Greece. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini.

The island of Mykonos (86 sq km, 9,400 inhabitants) is located in the Aegean Sea, in the central-northern part of the archipelago of the Cyclades islands. Located east of Syros, southeast of Tinos and north of Naxos and Paros. The ...

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Rhodes Citadel: The Fortress of the Knights of St. John

The island of Rhodes, which is the largest of the Dodecanese archipelago, is located in the southeastern Aegean a short distance from the Turkish coast. Rhodes is not just sea, nature and sun. The port of Rhodes town is rich ...

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Rhodes: the island of the Colossus

The island of Rhodes (1,400 sq km, 120,000 inhabitants) is located in the Aegean Sea, in the south-eastern part of the Dodecanese archipelago. This island is located north-east of the island of Karpathos and south-west of the coast of Turkey, ...

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How to get to Athens. Flights to Athens

HOW TO GET TO ATHENS: FLIGHTS AND AIRPORT Athens Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos Airport (ATH)) is the most important airport in Greece. Here most of the flights from abroad land, and from here the connections to the islands of the Hellenic ...

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Athens tourist attractions: what to see in Athens

The city of Athens is full of tourist attractions. The capital of Greece is known worldwide for the presence of the ancient Acropolis and the most famous Greek temple, the Parthenon, a majestic building built between 440 and 430 BC. ...

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Athens: one of the oldest cities in the world

Athens, the capital of Greece, is located in the province of Attica and its metropolitan area extends over much of the territory of Attica. The city is surrounded by the Egaleo, Parniths, Penteli and Imittos mountains. Together with its suburbs ...

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The east coast of Crete: Vai, Lasithi, Xerocambos

The most important center of the east coast of Crete is the town of Agios Nikolaos, located along the north-east coast in front of the Mirabello gulf. Just north of the city is the beautiful Venetian fortress of Spinalonga, built ...

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The west coast of Crete: Elafonissi and Paleochora

Crete, Greece. Author and Copyright Luca di Lalla

The west coast of the island of Crete boasts some of the most beautiful beaches on the island, including the wonderful Balos beach. THE BEACH OF ELAFONISSI Elafonissi (Elafónisos), perhaps the most beautiful sea in Crete, is a truly enchanting ...

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Knossos: the most important archaeological site in Crete

Knossos, Crete, Greece. Author and Copyright Luca di Lalla

The archaeological site of Knossos is located in the central part of the island of Crete about 5 km from Heráklion. The first palace was built around 2000 BC. and it seems destroyed by an earthquake around 1700 BC. Shortly ...

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Balos: the most spectacular beach in Crete

The lagoon of Balos, Crete, Greece. Author and Copyright Luca di Lalla

Balos beach is located near the Gramvousa peninsula. This peninsula is located at the northwestern end of the island of Crete, west of Kissamos and north of the town of Kalyviani. The peninsula is made up of craggy rocks that ...

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