Fodor's Greek Islands: with Great Cruises & the Best of Athens (Full-color Travel Guide)
Language: English
Pages: 624
ISBN: 1101878029
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Fodor’s correspondents highlight the best of the Greek Islands, including Santorini's stunning caldera, Corfu's historic treasures, and Crete's Minoan ruins. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it’s your first trip or your fifth.
MUST-SEE ATTRACTIONS from Paros to Rhodes
PERFECT HOTELS for every budget
BEST RESTAURANTS to satisfy a range of tastes
GORGEOUS FEATURES on Greek cuisine and mythology
VALUABLE TIPS on when to go and ways to save
INSIDER PERSPECTIVE from local experts
COLOR PHOTOS AND MAPS to inspire and guide your trip
baklava or galaktoboureko (custard pie). In summer, the last port of call is the gelatopoleio (ice-cream parlor). Corfu produces wines mainly from Skopelitiko and Kakotrigis grapes, all drinkable and many excellent. Most tavernas have their own house wine, served in carafes or jugs, and usually this is a good choice. Bottled water can be bought everywhere—Corfu’s salty tap water is not one of its pleasures. Kali oreksi! (Bon appetit!) Restaurant prices are the average cost of a main course at
fourth-century Roman soldier-turned-Christian and the city’s patron saint. Legend has it that on Easter Sunday 1826 Minas appeared on horseback and dispersed a Turkish mob ready to slay the city’s Orthodox faithful. | Kyrillou Loukareos. Ayios Titos. A chapel to the left of the entrance contains St. Tito’s skull, set in a silver-and-gilt reliquary. Titus is credited with converting the islanders to Christianity in the 1st century AD on the instructions of St. Paul. Ayios Titos was founded in the
minutes, €69 to €121). Astra Airlines has daily flights to Samos from Thessaloniki (1 hour, €40 to €90). The Samos airport is 3 km (2 miles) from Pithagorio; taxis from the airport cost €15 to Vathi (the main town, also known as “Samos”) or €9 to Pithagorio. The main port of Samos is Vathi. Ferries from the Piraeus and the Cyclades usually stop at both Vathi and Karlovassi (Samos’s second port). During high season, there are usually seven weekly ferries from Pireaus (8 hours, €38); two to Chios
the small country’s GDP derived from tourism, philoxenia isn’t optional. The city is full of hotels, many of which were built in Greek tourism’s heyday in the 1960s and 1970s. In the years prior to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, financial incentives were provided to hoteliers to upgrade and renovate their facilities, to the effect that many hotels—such as the Athens Hilton—completely renovated themselves inside and out as they increased their range of services. But while prices have increased
with pieces of grilled octopus, home-cured olives, and other mezedes (appetizers). Much of the ancient city lies under the modern, although the world-famous ancient Temple of Aphaia looms over the entire island from its hilltop perch. Although some unattractive contemporary buildings (and some less well-preserved older ones) mar the harborscape, a number of well-preserved neoclassic buildings and village houses are found on the backstreets. Exploring Aegina Archaeological Museum. This small