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 island is among the most important and popular tourist destinations in the Cyclades. The most […]
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 in history, an authentic open-air museum. The city and citadel of Rhodes are a popular […]
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, from which it is only about twenty kilometers away. The island is the largest in […]
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 archipelagos leave. Other important airports are those of Thessaloniki in Macedonia, the airport of Heraklion […]
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. The whole area of the acropolis is a complex of buildings without equal in the […]
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 and the nearby city of Piraeus, which is its port, Athens forms a metropolitan complex, […]
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 on an island in the bay. Another Venetian fortress is located in the town of […]
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 place for the transparency of the water and the pink reflections of the sand. This […]
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 after (1600 BC), a new, larger, building was built, which covered an area of about […]
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 plummet into the sea and is covered with flowers during flowering periods. On the northwestern […]
If you visit the island of Crete, the Samaria Gorge is a destination that cannot be missed. Bus excursions are organized from all parts of Crete. In addition, from Chania and Paleochora there is also a Ktel bus direct to Omalos. These excursions take tourists to the beginning of the path (Xiloscalo, at 1,000 meters […]
To get to the island of Crete you can take the ferry from Piraeus (but there is also a maritime connection from the port of Githion in the Peloponnese to that of Kastelli in Crete) or use the plane, usually stopping in Athens. Better the ferry with the car in tow or the plane with […]
The island of Crete is known for its many attractions. The best known are the sea and its beautiful beaches (Balos, Elafonissi, Falasarna, the palm beach of Vai, etc.). But the island is also famous for the interesting archaeological centers of Knossos, Phaistos, Agía Triáda, Malia, Gortyna, Kato Zakros, the necropolis of Fourní, the Archaeological […]
The island of Crete (Kriti), the largest island in Greece (8,261 sq km, over 620,000 inhabitants) and the fifth largest of the Mediterranean islands. This island is located in the Aegean Sea, and with its long and narrow shape separates this sea from the Libyan Sea. The island is mainly mountainous with mountain ranges that […]
The island of Santorini is located in the southern Aegean Sea, just north of the island of Crete, this small volcanic island has a Mediterranean-type climate and is very dry. The seasons are characterized by a long dry and hot summer season and a winter season with temperatures relatively mild but rainy. On Santorini, the […]