Turkey to Greek Islands
Jul 15th, 2008, 10:45 AM
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Turkey to Greek Islands
I would appreciate some help on planning the itinerary after our Turkey portion of an upcoming trip for my wife and I. We want to finish in Turkey at Ephesus and go to a couple of Greek Islands probably by ferry from Kusadasi. With one of them, we will want to relax and get a feel for a quiet pretty island. We will need to be able to fly from the other island to Athens for our departure. I really appreciate your time. Thank you Sabbin
Jul 15th, 2008, 12:42 PM
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Well, the closest Greek island is Samos, you can easily take a ferry there from Kusadasi (sp?). Spend a few days there, and then fly from there to Athens or other islands. We liked Samos alot, especially the little port city of Pythagorium. Ephesus is my favorite ancient/ruin site (well city) - simply amazing.
Jul 15th, 2008, 02:48 PM
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Aegean Air fly from Samos to Athens - http://www.aegeanair.com
Jul 15th, 2008, 11:53 PM
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Samos has very little options to cross to other major Islands except Pireaus and Mykonos. Ofcourse is well connected with the mainland via daily flights.
Mind you there are twice weekly direct flights Istanbul to Mykonos but finding a ticklet is a real challange.
Happy travelling,
Murat
Mind you there are twice weekly direct flights Istanbul to Mykonos but finding a ticklet is a real challange.
Happy travelling,
Murat
Jul 18th, 2008, 07:09 AM
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In May we went from Ephesus to Chios, Geeece via ferry from Cesme. The ferry took about 45-50 minutes.
I thought Chios (the island, not the port town) was just great, and the walled cities of Mesta and Pyrgi were totally atmospheric. There were NOT many tourists there in May.
We then flew from Chios to Santorini (via Athens) in a few hours on Aegean Air and since we booked in advance it was about 100 US per person.
I loved the contrast of Chios and Santorini.
I thought Chios (the island, not the port town) was just great, and the walled cities of Mesta and Pyrgi were totally atmospheric. There were NOT many tourists there in May.
We then flew from Chios to Santorini (via Athens) in a few hours on Aegean Air and since we booked in advance it was about 100 US per person.
I loved the contrast of Chios and Santorini.
