Trip IdeasFodor's Greece, 8th Edition
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About This Book
Even in mythic Greece, everything old is new again. While
ageless in the appeal of its ancient ruins and sunbelievable
beaches, Greece now has a hip and happening vibe. The
post-Olympic "European" country is burgeoning with luxe
resorts, hot restaurants, and sophisticated nightlife that
challenges the Zorba-era conceptions of the spartan Aegean. To
track all the buzz, this new edition comes newly loaded with photos,
magazine-like features on Greek style, and expanded island coverage.
If travelers want to find out where Zeus’s sky is faultlessly
azure, Poseidon’s sea warm, and Dionysus’s nightlife swinging
(especially in Mykonos’s discos), this is the one guidebook to buy.
● New photo-rich special sections on Greek culture, food, and
history include “Oppa!: How to Dance like Zorba,” “Ye Gods!:
Who’s Who in Greek Mythology,” and “Let the Games
Begin!: A Visit to Olympia.”
● New “Experience Greece” chapter highlights the top attractions,
the best beaches, practical itineraries, and tips for planning
your trip.
● New “Cruising the Greek Islands” chapter has reviews of every
major cruise line and itinerary sailing the Greek isles.
● Unique topographic, interactive maps of each region in Greece.
● Names of major cities, towns, and ports of call appear in English
and Greek.
ageless in the appeal of its ancient ruins and sunbelievable
beaches, Greece now has a hip and happening vibe. The
post-Olympic "European" country is burgeoning with luxe
resorts, hot restaurants, and sophisticated nightlife that
challenges the Zorba-era conceptions of the spartan Aegean. To
track all the buzz, this new edition comes newly loaded with photos,
magazine-like features on Greek style, and expanded island coverage.
If travelers want to find out where Zeus’s sky is faultlessly
azure, Poseidon’s sea warm, and Dionysus’s nightlife swinging
(especially in Mykonos’s discos), this is the one guidebook to buy.
● New photo-rich special sections on Greek culture, food, and
history include “Oppa!: How to Dance like Zorba,” “Ye Gods!:
Who’s Who in Greek Mythology,” and “Let the Games
Begin!: A Visit to Olympia.”
● New “Experience Greece” chapter highlights the top attractions,
the best beaches, practical itineraries, and tips for planning
your trip.
● New “Cruising the Greek Islands” chapter has reviews of every
major cruise line and itinerary sailing the Greek isles.
● Unique topographic, interactive maps of each region in Greece.
● Names of major cities, towns, and ports of call appear in English
and Greek.
Table of Contents
Greece
About This Book ............ 7
Chapter 1: Experience Greece ............ 9
What’s New ............ 10
What’s Where ............ 12
Greece Planner ............ 16
Greece Today ............ 18
Top Greece Attractions ............ 20
Quintessential Greece ............ 22
If You Like ............ 24
Sunbelievable!: Greece’s Top Beaches ............ 26
Living Like the Gods: Top Hotels ............ 28
Great Itineraries ............ 30
When to Go ............ 34
Chapter 2: Cruising the Greek Islands ............ 39
Choosing Your Cruise ............ 41
The Main Cruise Lines: Azamara to Windstar ............ 42
Cruise Basics ............ 68
Chapter 3 : Athens ............ 73
Exploring Athens ............ 79
Where to Eat ............ 125
Where to Stay ............ 143
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 154
Shopping ............ 160
Athens Essentials ............ 165
Chapter 4 : Attica, The Saronic Gulf & Delphi ............ 173
Welcome to Attica, The Saronic Gulf & Delphi ............ 174
Attica, The Saronic Gulf & Delphi Planner ............ 176
Attica ............ 179
Saronic Gulf Islands ............ 196
Delphi & Environs ............ 215
Attica, Saronic Gulf & Delphi Essentials ............ 229
Chapter 5: The Sporades ............ 235
Skiathos ............ 242
Skopelos ............ 249
Skyros ............ 256
The Sporades Essentials ............ 264
Chapter 6: Epirus & Thessaly ............ 269
Welcome to Epirus & Thessaly ............ 270
Epirus & Thessaly Planner ............ 272
Epirus ............ 275
Thessaly ............ 288
Epirus & Thessaly Essentials ............ 291
Chapter 7: Thessaloniki & Central Macedonia ............ 303
Welcome to Thessaloniki & Central Macedonia ............ 304
Thessaloniki & Central Macedonia Planner ............ 306
Thessaloniki ............ 309
Central Macedonia ............ 330
Thessaloniki & Central Macedonia Essentials ............ 340
Chapter 8: Corfu ............ 345
Corfu Town ............ 351
South Corfu ............ 360
West-Central Corfu ............ 363
North Corfu ............ 366
Corfu Essentials ............ 369
Chapter 9: Northern Peloponnese ............ 373
Welcome to Northern Peloponnese ............ 374
Northern Peloponnese Planner ............ 376
Argolid & Corinthiad ............ 379
Achaea & Elis ............ 400
Northern Peloponnese Essentials ............ 417
Chapter 10: Southern Peloponnese ............ 421
Welcome to Southern Peloponnese ............ 422
Southern Peloponnese Planner ............ 424
Arcadia ............ 426
Messina ............ 433
Laconia ............ 440
Southern Peloponnese Essentials ............ 449
Chapter 11: The Cyclades ............ 453
Tinos ............ 460
Mykonos & Delos ............ 468
Naxos ............ 483
Paros & Antiparos ............ 500
Santorini ............ 513
Folegandros ............ 533
Sifnos ............ 535
Syros ............ 543
Cyclades Essentials ............ 548
Chapter 12: Crete ............ 557
Eastern Crete ............ 562
Western Crete ............ 578
Crete Essentials ............ 590
Chapter 13: Rhodes & the Dodecanese ............ 595
Rhodes ............ 600
Symi ............ 617
Kos ............ 622
Patmos ............ 626
Rhodes & the Dodecanese Essentials ............ 630
Chapter 14: The Northern Islands ............ 635
Lesbos ............ 640
Chios ............ 651
Samos ............ 660
Northern Islands Essentials ............ 667
Understanding Greece ............ 671
Greek Architecture ............ 672
Books & Movies ............ 673
Greek Vocabulary ............ 676
Greece Essentials ............ 682
Index ............ 722
About Our Writers ............ 736
GREECE IN FOCUS
Experience Greece
Greek by Design ............ 35
Athens
Ascent to Glory: The Acropolis ............ 82
The March of Greek History ............ 111
Eat Like a Greek ............ 128
Epirus & Thessaly
Nearer to heaven: the meteora monasteries ............ 292
Northern Peloponnese
Ancient Olympia: Let the Games Begin! ............ 410
The Cyclades
Myth’Behavin: Greece’s Gods & Heroes ............ 484
Santorini: The Lost Atlantis? ............ 514
Rhodes & the Dodecanese
Nectar of the Gods ............ 605
CLOSEUPS
When Greece Worshipped Beauty ............ 110
Easter Week in Delphi ............ 226
The Reign of Ali Pasha ............ 280
Music in Thessaloniki ............ 329
Hiking Zeus’s Mountain ............ 336
The House of Atreus ............ 396
A Little Night Music ............ 431
The Spartan Ethic ............ 441
Traditional Festivals ............ 462
The Great Colossus ............ 608
Island Celebrations ............ 647
MAPS
Greece ............ 12
Greek Ferries ............ 71
Acropolis, Plaka, Anafiotika, and Central Athens ............ 96—97
Athens ............ 106—107
Where to Eat in Athens ............ 134—135
Where to Stay in Athens ............ 148—149
Attica ............ 179
Saronic Gulf Islands ............ 198
Delphi & Environs ............ 216
Delphi ............ 220
The Sporades ............ 236—237
Skiathos & Skopelos ............ 241
Skyros ............ 257
Epirus & Thessaly ............ 275
Central Macedonia ............ 310
Exploring Thessaloniki ............ 312
Corfu Town ............ 352
Northern Corfu ............ 367
Argolid & Corinthiad ............ 381
Nafplion ............ 384
Mycenae ............ 395
Achaea & Elis ............ 402
Southern Peloponnese ............ 427
Tinos ............ 460
Mykonos Town ............ 470
Delos ............ 481
Naxos ............ 491
Paros & Antiparos ............ 501
Santorini ............ 519
Sifnos ............ 536
Crete ............ 558—559
Eastern Crete ............ 563
Heraklion ............ 565
Palace of Knossos ............ 570
Western Crete ............ 580
Rhodes ............ 601
Symi & Kos ............ 618
Lesbos ............ 642
Chios & Samos ............ 652
About This Book ............ 7
Chapter 1: Experience Greece ............ 9
What’s New ............ 10
What’s Where ............ 12
Greece Planner ............ 16
Greece Today ............ 18
Top Greece Attractions ............ 20
Quintessential Greece ............ 22
If You Like ............ 24
Sunbelievable!: Greece’s Top Beaches ............ 26
Living Like the Gods: Top Hotels ............ 28
Great Itineraries ............ 30
When to Go ............ 34
Chapter 2: Cruising the Greek Islands ............ 39
Choosing Your Cruise ............ 41
The Main Cruise Lines: Azamara to Windstar ............ 42
Cruise Basics ............ 68
Chapter 3 : Athens ............ 73
Exploring Athens ............ 79
Where to Eat ............ 125
Where to Stay ............ 143
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 154
Shopping ............ 160
Athens Essentials ............ 165
Chapter 4 : Attica, The Saronic Gulf & Delphi ............ 173
Welcome to Attica, The Saronic Gulf & Delphi ............ 174
Attica, The Saronic Gulf & Delphi Planner ............ 176
Attica ............ 179
Saronic Gulf Islands ............ 196
Delphi & Environs ............ 215
Attica, Saronic Gulf & Delphi Essentials ............ 229
Chapter 5: The Sporades ............ 235
Skiathos ............ 242
Skopelos ............ 249
Skyros ............ 256
The Sporades Essentials ............ 264
Chapter 6: Epirus & Thessaly ............ 269
Welcome to Epirus & Thessaly ............ 270
Epirus & Thessaly Planner ............ 272
Epirus ............ 275
Thessaly ............ 288
Epirus & Thessaly Essentials ............ 291
Chapter 7: Thessaloniki & Central Macedonia ............ 303
Welcome to Thessaloniki & Central Macedonia ............ 304
Thessaloniki & Central Macedonia Planner ............ 306
Thessaloniki ............ 309
Central Macedonia ............ 330
Thessaloniki & Central Macedonia Essentials ............ 340
Chapter 8: Corfu ............ 345
Corfu Town ............ 351
South Corfu ............ 360
West-Central Corfu ............ 363
North Corfu ............ 366
Corfu Essentials ............ 369
Chapter 9: Northern Peloponnese ............ 373
Welcome to Northern Peloponnese ............ 374
Northern Peloponnese Planner ............ 376
Argolid & Corinthiad ............ 379
Achaea & Elis ............ 400
Northern Peloponnese Essentials ............ 417
Chapter 10: Southern Peloponnese ............ 421
Welcome to Southern Peloponnese ............ 422
Southern Peloponnese Planner ............ 424
Arcadia ............ 426
Messina ............ 433
Laconia ............ 440
Southern Peloponnese Essentials ............ 449
Chapter 11: The Cyclades ............ 453
Tinos ............ 460
Mykonos & Delos ............ 468
Naxos ............ 483
Paros & Antiparos ............ 500
Santorini ............ 513
Folegandros ............ 533
Sifnos ............ 535
Syros ............ 543
Cyclades Essentials ............ 548
Chapter 12: Crete ............ 557
Eastern Crete ............ 562
Western Crete ............ 578
Crete Essentials ............ 590
Chapter 13: Rhodes & the Dodecanese ............ 595
Rhodes ............ 600
Symi ............ 617
Kos ............ 622
Patmos ............ 626
Rhodes & the Dodecanese Essentials ............ 630
Chapter 14: The Northern Islands ............ 635
Lesbos ............ 640
Chios ............ 651
Samos ............ 660
Northern Islands Essentials ............ 667
Understanding Greece ............ 671
Greek Architecture ............ 672
Books & Movies ............ 673
Greek Vocabulary ............ 676
Greece Essentials ............ 682
Index ............ 722
About Our Writers ............ 736
GREECE IN FOCUS
Experience Greece
Greek by Design ............ 35
Athens
Ascent to Glory: The Acropolis ............ 82
The March of Greek History ............ 111
Eat Like a Greek ............ 128
Epirus & Thessaly
Nearer to heaven: the meteora monasteries ............ 292
Northern Peloponnese
Ancient Olympia: Let the Games Begin! ............ 410
The Cyclades
Myth’Behavin: Greece’s Gods & Heroes ............ 484
Santorini: The Lost Atlantis? ............ 514
Rhodes & the Dodecanese
Nectar of the Gods ............ 605
CLOSEUPS
When Greece Worshipped Beauty ............ 110
Easter Week in Delphi ............ 226
The Reign of Ali Pasha ............ 280
Music in Thessaloniki ............ 329
Hiking Zeus’s Mountain ............ 336
The House of Atreus ............ 396
A Little Night Music ............ 431
The Spartan Ethic ............ 441
Traditional Festivals ............ 462
The Great Colossus ............ 608
Island Celebrations ............ 647
MAPS
Greece ............ 12
Greek Ferries ............ 71
Acropolis, Plaka, Anafiotika, and Central Athens ............ 96—97
Athens ............ 106—107
Where to Eat in Athens ............ 134—135
Where to Stay in Athens ............ 148—149
Attica ............ 179
Saronic Gulf Islands ............ 198
Delphi & Environs ............ 216
Delphi ............ 220
The Sporades ............ 236—237
Skiathos & Skopelos ............ 241
Skyros ............ 257
Epirus & Thessaly ............ 275
Central Macedonia ............ 310
Exploring Thessaloniki ............ 312
Corfu Town ............ 352
Northern Corfu ............ 367
Argolid & Corinthiad ............ 381
Nafplion ............ 384
Mycenae ............ 395
Achaea & Elis ............ 402
Southern Peloponnese ............ 427
Tinos ............ 460
Mykonos Town ............ 470
Delos ............ 481
Naxos ............ 491
Paros & Antiparos ............ 501
Santorini ............ 519
Sifnos ............ 536
Crete ............ 558—559
Eastern Crete ............ 563
Heraklion ............ 565
Palace of Knossos ............ 570
Western Crete ............ 580
Rhodes ............ 601
Symi & Kos ............ 618
Lesbos ............ 642
Chios & Samos ............ 652
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