Fodor's Greece, 9th Edition
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Fodor’s Greece
PLAN YOUR PERFECT TRIP
Full-color guide • Make your trip to the Greece unforgettable with 38 maps, 10 illustrated features, and 280 color photos.
Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Practical advice for getting around • Top experiences & attractions • Easy-to-read color regional maps
Explore Athens, Santorini, Corfu, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on Greece's fabulous food and wine, hippest nightclubs, and most beautiful beaches • Best island-hopping cruises, archaeological sites, and Cycladic villages
Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s Greece-based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Frequently updated to provide the latest information
PLAN YOUR PERFECT TRIP
Full-color guide • Make your trip to the Greece unforgettable with 38 maps, 10 illustrated features, and 280 color photos.
Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Practical advice for getting around • Top experiences & attractions • Easy-to-read color regional maps
Explore Athens, Santorini, Corfu, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on Greece's fabulous food and wine, hippest nightclubs, and most beautiful beaches • Best island-hopping cruises, archaeological sites, and Cycladic villages
Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s Greece-based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Frequently updated to provide the latest information
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Experience Greece............8
What’s New............10
What’s Where............12
Experience Planner............16
Island Finder Chart............18
Greece Today............20
Top Greece Attractions............22
Quintessential Greece............24
If You Like............26
Great Itineraries............28
When to Go............32
Chapter 2: Cruising the Greek Islands............41
Choosing Your Cruise............43
The Main Cruise Lines: Azamara to Windstar............45
Cruise Basics............70
Chapter 3: Athens............73
Welcome to Athens............74
Athens Planner............76
Getting Around............78
Exploring Athens............86
Where to Eat............128
Best Bets for Athens Dining............131
Landing a Seafood Feast, Greek Style............132
Where to Stay............149
Best Bets for Athens Lodging............151
Nightlife and the Arts............164
Shopping............172
Chapter 4: Attica, the Saronic Gulf Islands, and Delphi............181
Welcome to Attica, the Saronic Gulf Islands, and Delphi............182
Attica, the Saronic Gulf Islands, and Delphi Planner............184
Getting Around............186
Attica............189
The Saronic Gulf Islands............210
Delphi and Environs............237
Chapter 5: The Sporades............255
Welcome to The Sporades............256
The Sporades Planner............258
Getting Around............260
The Sporades’s Best Beaches............262
Skiathos............265
Skopelos............274
Skyros............282
Chapter 6: Epirus and Thessaly............293
Welcome to Epirus and Thessaly............294
Epirus and Thessaly Planner............296
Getting Around............298
Epirus............301
Thessaly............317
Chapter 7: Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia............329
Welcome to Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia............330
Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia Planner............332
Getting Around............334
Thessaloniki............337
Central Macedonia............358
Chapter 8: Corfu............373
Welcome to Corfu............374
Corfu Planner............376
Getting Around............378
Corfu Town............381
South Corfu............393
West-Central Corfu............397
Chapter 9: The Peloponnese............403
Welcome to The Peloponnese............404
The Peloponnese Planner............406
Getting Around............408
Argolid and Corinthiad............414
Arcadia to Olympia............433
The Mani............449
Chapter 10: The Cyclades............465
Welcome to The Cyclades............466
The Cyclades Planner............468
Getting Around............470
The Cyclades’s Best Beaches............472
Mykonos and Delos............476
Tinos............499
Naxos............515
Paros and Antiparos............528
Santorini (Thira) ............542
Folegandros............564
Sifnos............568
Chapter 11: Crete............577
Welcome to Crete............578
Crete Planner............580
Getting Around............582
Crete’s Best Beaches............586
Eastern Crete............589
Western Crete............614
Chapter 12: Rhodes and the Dodecanese............629
Welcome to Rhodes and the Dodecanese............630
Rhodes and the Dodecanese Planner............632
Getting Around............634
Rhodes and the Dodecanese’s Best Beaches............636
Rhodes............639
Symi............657
Kos............663
Patmos............669
Chapter 13: The Northern Aegean Islands............675
Welcome to The Northern Aegean Islands............676
The Northern Aegean Islands Planner............678
Getting Around............680
The Northern Aegean’s Best Beaches............682
Lesbos............685
Chios............696
Samos............706
Greek Vocabulary............715
Travel Smart Greece............723
Index............758
About Our Writers............775
Greece in Focus
Greece: The Great Beach Quest............34
Ascent to Glory: The Acropolis............88
Greek by Design............175
Eat Like a Greek............222
Nearer to Heaven: The Meteora Monastaries............320
Ancient Olympia: Let the Games Begin! ............440
Mykonos After Dark............488
Myth’Behavin: Greece’s Gods and Heroes............501
Santorini: The Lost Atlantis? ............546
The March of Greek History............601
Nectar of the Gods............643
Maps
Acropolis, Plaka, Anafiotika, and Monastiraki............112–113
Central Athens, Syntagma Square, Kolonaki, and Exarchia............116–117
Where to Eat in Athens............136–137
Where to Stay in Athens ............152–153
Attica............189
Saronic Gulf Islands............211
Delphi and Environs............238
Delphi............245
Skiathos and Skopelos............266
Skyros............284
Epirus and Thessaly............301
Central Macedonia............338
Exploring Thessaloniki ............341
Corfu Town............382
Southern and West Central Corfu............394
Argolid and Corinthiad............415
Nafplion............421
Mycenae............431
Achaea and Elis............434
Southern Peloponnese............438
Mykonos Town and Island............478
Delos............497
Tinos............507
Naxos............518
Paros and Antiparos............529
Santorini............550
Sifnos............568
Eastern Crete............590
Heraklion............595
Palace of Knossos............598
Western Crete............615
Rhodes............641
Symi and Kos............658
Lesbos............686
Chios and Samos............697
What’s New............10
What’s Where............12
Experience Planner............16
Island Finder Chart............18
Greece Today............20
Top Greece Attractions............22
Quintessential Greece............24
If You Like............26
Great Itineraries............28
When to Go............32
Chapter 2: Cruising the Greek Islands............41
Choosing Your Cruise............43
The Main Cruise Lines: Azamara to Windstar............45
Cruise Basics............70
Chapter 3: Athens............73
Welcome to Athens............74
Athens Planner............76
Getting Around............78
Exploring Athens............86
Where to Eat............128
Best Bets for Athens Dining............131
Landing a Seafood Feast, Greek Style............132
Where to Stay............149
Best Bets for Athens Lodging............151
Nightlife and the Arts............164
Shopping............172
Chapter 4: Attica, the Saronic Gulf Islands, and Delphi............181
Welcome to Attica, the Saronic Gulf Islands, and Delphi............182
Attica, the Saronic Gulf Islands, and Delphi Planner............184
Getting Around............186
Attica............189
The Saronic Gulf Islands............210
Delphi and Environs............237
Chapter 5: The Sporades............255
Welcome to The Sporades............256
The Sporades Planner............258
Getting Around............260
The Sporades’s Best Beaches............262
Skiathos............265
Skopelos............274
Skyros............282
Chapter 6: Epirus and Thessaly............293
Welcome to Epirus and Thessaly............294
Epirus and Thessaly Planner............296
Getting Around............298
Epirus............301
Thessaly............317
Chapter 7: Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia............329
Welcome to Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia............330
Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia Planner............332
Getting Around............334
Thessaloniki............337
Central Macedonia............358
Chapter 8: Corfu............373
Welcome to Corfu............374
Corfu Planner............376
Getting Around............378
Corfu Town............381
South Corfu............393
West-Central Corfu............397
Chapter 9: The Peloponnese............403
Welcome to The Peloponnese............404
The Peloponnese Planner............406
Getting Around............408
Argolid and Corinthiad............414
Arcadia to Olympia............433
The Mani............449
Chapter 10: The Cyclades............465
Welcome to The Cyclades............466
The Cyclades Planner............468
Getting Around............470
The Cyclades’s Best Beaches............472
Mykonos and Delos............476
Tinos............499
Naxos............515
Paros and Antiparos............528
Santorini (Thira) ............542
Folegandros............564
Sifnos............568
Chapter 11: Crete............577
Welcome to Crete............578
Crete Planner............580
Getting Around............582
Crete’s Best Beaches............586
Eastern Crete............589
Western Crete............614
Chapter 12: Rhodes and the Dodecanese............629
Welcome to Rhodes and the Dodecanese............630
Rhodes and the Dodecanese Planner............632
Getting Around............634
Rhodes and the Dodecanese’s Best Beaches............636
Rhodes............639
Symi............657
Kos............663
Patmos............669
Chapter 13: The Northern Aegean Islands............675
Welcome to The Northern Aegean Islands............676
The Northern Aegean Islands Planner............678
Getting Around............680
The Northern Aegean’s Best Beaches............682
Lesbos............685
Chios............696
Samos............706
Greek Vocabulary............715
Travel Smart Greece............723
Index............758
About Our Writers............775
Greece in Focus
Greece: The Great Beach Quest............34
Ascent to Glory: The Acropolis............88
Greek by Design............175
Eat Like a Greek............222
Nearer to Heaven: The Meteora Monastaries............320
Ancient Olympia: Let the Games Begin! ............440
Mykonos After Dark............488
Myth’Behavin: Greece’s Gods and Heroes............501
Santorini: The Lost Atlantis? ............546
The March of Greek History............601
Nectar of the Gods............643
Maps
Acropolis, Plaka, Anafiotika, and Monastiraki............112–113
Central Athens, Syntagma Square, Kolonaki, and Exarchia............116–117
Where to Eat in Athens............136–137
Where to Stay in Athens ............152–153
Attica............189
Saronic Gulf Islands............211
Delphi and Environs............238
Delphi............245
Skiathos and Skopelos............266
Skyros............284
Epirus and Thessaly............301
Central Macedonia............338
Exploring Thessaloniki ............341
Corfu Town............382
Southern and West Central Corfu............394
Argolid and Corinthiad............415
Nafplion............421
Mycenae............431
Achaea and Elis............434
Southern Peloponnese............438
Mykonos Town and Island............478
Delos............497
Tinos............507
Naxos............518
Paros and Antiparos............529
Santorini............550
Sifnos............568
Eastern Crete............590
Heraklion............595
Palace of Knossos............598
Western Crete............615
Rhodes............641
Symi and Kos............658
Lesbos............686
Chios and Samos............697
