Cecilia

We are thinking of going for a week to southern italy and then take a ferry to some of the greek islands. Has anyone done this? How expensive? How ofen do they run?

BOB THE NAVIGATOR

If you have 2 days to kill then take the ferry from Brindisi--if not,fly.

Sherri

Fly from where: Rome, Naples?

BOB THE NAVIGATOR

Rome ! Check Alitalia and Olympic, but it will not be cheap. It may seem strange, but Greece and Italia do not fit very well for a tourism itinerary.

Frank

Check Volare Air Lines out of Bari, Italy for inexpensive trips to Athens.

Steve

You might also want to check out Aegan Airlines. Flights from Rome to Atehns for ~200 Euros.<BR><BR>http://www.aegeanair.com/

Carolina

Hi,<BR>My family and I travelled from Italy to Greece this summer. There are lots of options.<BR>You can leave for Greece from Venice, Trieste, Ancona, Bari and Brindisi.<BR>Brindisi is the shortest and cheapest crossing, but I haven't heard a good report on Brindisi itself.<BR>We went from Bari (an interesting, medieval town if you end up there with time to spare) and took the Superfast Ferry to Igoumenitsa. Igoumenitsa is on the mainland but it is very easy to connect with ferries to the islands. We went on to Corfu - there are ferries from Igoumenitsa about every 45 minutes. <BR>Superfast was very good. I have also heard good reports re. Minoan Ferries from Venice.<BR>As well as ferries to Corfu and Igoumenitsa, there are also ferries to Patras. <BR>There is a lot of info. on the internet, just search for Greek ferries.<BR>Carolina

Kelly

Try www.europebyair.com. This site offers $99.00 one way flight passes and advance reservations are not required. I have recently purchased one.