Greece

Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, overlooking the Saronic Gulf southeast of Athens.

Here are several pages with pictures and some suggestions of what to do in Greece, both on the mainland and on the islands.

This page is just the introduction, with some logistical details about getting around. Then just below that are many links to pages with details on various regions of Greece and the islands.

When To Go

The "high season" for travel in Greece runs from the middle of June through August. Things get awfully busy and crowded, and this could be an unpleasant time to visit.

The best time to visit Greece are the "shoulder seasons", from late April until things get crazy in mid-June, and again starting in September until maybe the middle of October. The "low season" then runs from late October through the middle of April, and lots of places are closed and the inter-island ferries run much less frequently.

Getting Around

Greece is pretty easy to get around. Ferries around the Aegean are frequent, fast, and inexpensive. You need a little patience with the land tranportation, as the buses and trains can be infrequent and slow.

Be aware that the two bus stations in Athens are inconveniently located. The bus lines are not luxurious, but then you generally are not travelling too far. The trains are much more comfortable, if you're going somewhere they reach (e.g., Corinthia, or Olympia, but not Delphi).

As for island travel, the standard way to get around is on the ferries.

Ρετσινα, the resinated Greek wine.

Drink retsina while you're in Greece. Yeah, it's a little like wine with turpentine, but not too much so.

Retsina's unique flavor comes from an early practice of sealing wine amphorae with pine resin to prevent oxygen from reaching the wine and ruining it. Pliny the Elder wrote in his Natural History (14.124) recommending that resin be added to the fermenting must used to produce wine.

It's All Greek To Me!

It is not too difficult to deal with the language. Really. You will have an advantage if you happen to know any Russian or other East Slavic languages, as Saints Methodius and Cyril devised the Cyrillic alphabet using Greek as much as possible in the cases of similar sounds.

I have found a pretty good free Greek course on the net. Click here for the details and my study guide (under construction).

On to the pictures! Pick your destination:

Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω Greek language study guide
Athens and Cape Sounion	Meteora	Delphi
Mycenae	Tiryns	Santorini (Thira)
Mykonos	Ios	Paros
Other Islands — Patmos, Rhodes, Naxos, Samos	The Peloponnese — Corinthia and Olympia	Thessaloniki
Greek Food and Drink	Roadside Greek Orthodox shrines	Island hopping by ferry
Greek train travel	Greek bus travel	All the way back to the introduction
		How is the plumbing?
Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω Greek language study guide

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