Athens  Alonissos  Andros  Corfu  Crete  Kos  Kythnos  Lefkada  Lesbos  Lipsi  Mykonos  Naxos Paros
Patmos  Paxos  Rhodes  Samos  Santorini  Serifos  Sifnos  Sikinos  Skiathos  Skopelos  Syros  Symi  Thassos

Athens and Greek Islands Travel, Touring and Holiday Guides.

Going on holiday to Greece and also Greek Island Hopping holidays have been one of our favourite pastimes for years - hopefully our Greek Island and Athens Tour guides will be of use to potential visitors.

Athens Travel and Visitor Tour Guide. Holiday Guides and Information about travelling to the Capital of Greece, visiting The Acropolis and Parthenon, The Temple of Zeus and other ancient sites in and around Athens City; Also topics about the ports and ferries, buses, the metro, Athens International Airport and a few ideas about the various accommodation available in central Athens and price expectations.

The Greek Island of Alonissos - is an excellent choice for a Greek Island holiday - lots of beaches to be found some of which are really only reachable on foot - but of course that makes them perfect for some peaceful naturist swimming and sunbathing. Alonissos has excellent tavernas on offer - good food and inexpensive wine plus typical Greek Island freindliness.

Situated in the Cyclades Island Group the Greek Island of Andros is reached by flying into Athens and then a ferry ride from Rafina to it's capital of Gavrio. Andros in springtime is probably the most scenic Greek Island we have been too - full of streams, springs, old buildings, churches, mills and wildlife - really excellent for sightseeing. There are some excellent beaches on Andros which are often deserted as the island is not visited by many tourists.

For a really scenic Greek Island holiday destination try Crete - it offers great sightseeing, many lovely beaches, beautiful gorges, mountain tracks, ravines and trails - as well as a lot of archaeological sites. We certainly think Crete food was the best we have had on any Greek Island with a huge variety and choice of dishes on offer and loads of vegetables too.

The Greek Holiday Island of Kos is one of the most popular holiday destinations within the Greek Islands. Kos Island has many beaches around it's coastline varying from sandy to shingle. One of the big features on Kos are the extensive archaeological sites castles. Although fairly flat Kos has a mountainous bit located around Pyli and Zia where you find typical peaceful Greek Island villages.

Kythnos is a very quiet and quite un-tourist affected (well it certainly is if you discount August) Greek Island situated in the Cyclades - if you like your Greek Holiday Islands to be peaceful and have some tradition attached to them then Kythnos is a good choice - the villages of Driopida and Hora are certainly very beautiful. The island is regularly served by ferries both fast and not so fast via Pireaus.

Only just a Greek Island Ionian Lefkada (also known as Lefkas) is easily reached by road or air - the island has no airfield but is served by the military airport of Preveza on the mainland. Lefkada has some really good wild beaches to enjoy out on the top side of it's western coasts which are ideal for some swimming and sunbathing and ok for naturists too. The centre of the island is full of lush vegetation and much cooler than the coasts in the Summer.

Located in the Aegean Lesvos (or Lesbos) is the third largest Greek Island measuring around 45kms wide and 70kms long. If we were offered a free holiday to any of the islands mentioned on this page then a holiday in Lesbos would be our choice. The walking, scenery, food, beaches and just the general island we found to be really great.

Lipsi just what a Greek Island should be like. Lovely harbour, good food + wine at the tavernas and the scenery in the villages and coastline is excellent. No discos or nightclubs generating the rowdiness which sadly affects some Greece's holiday islands. Easily reached if you are Island Hopping with ferries, cats and flying dolphins calling in regularly the main problem about visiting Lipsi is to drag yourself away to continue your journey to another island..

Mykonos. We have not actually taken a holiday on Mykonos yet - just stopped several times in Mykonos Town whilst going elsewhere, so this is mostly just a selection of photographs taken around Mykonos Town and the Port are whilst we killed some time waiting for our next ferry or our flight home.

The Greek Island of Naxos is full of really beautiful walled paths and moni-paths, pretty villages and excellent scenery. The Island has loads of beaches of all varieties - from beaches with facilities such as sunshades, sun beds and tavernas through to beautiful isolated rugged beaches often with nothing on them except yourselves and maybe a goat or two - where you can go natural swimming and sunbathing if you wish - Naxos really is an excellent choice to pick for a Greek Island holiday.

Paros is located just a few kilometres from Naxos and you have to take a ferry from Mykonos to get to the island. You can walk round most of the island's coastline if you wish and of course visit all sorts of beaches on the way - as usual on many Greek Islands the more remote ones are nice and quiet and easy to use for naturism. Internally Paros has a lot of moni-paths and walled paths although some have fallen into neglect. The main places visitors and holidaymakers stay at are Parikia, Lefkes and Naoussa.

The small Dodecanese Greek Island of Patmos is another Greek Island which is perfect to visit as part of an Island Hopping itinerary as it lacks an airport and is not on the mass tourism itinerary. The island is famous for it's Monastery of Evangelist and Apostle John the Theologian up in Chora and also the Cave of the Apocalypse. Patmos is well served with large ferries as well as fast catamarans and Dolphins.

The Ionian Greek Island of Paxos has lots of trees and foliage and is reached by hydrofoil or ferry only from Corfu. The island is tiny but does manage to pack in plenty of small usually pebble beaches around it's coastline. The main towns are Lakka, Gaios and the small fishing village of Logos. Paxos's harbours are amazingly scenic - especially Gaios harbour where the views are stunning. There is also a little information about visiting nearbye Anti-Paxos.

The Greek Holiday Island of Samos has excellent sandy beaches, great scenery and good and reasonably priced food. The centre of Samos is mountainous with the highest point at 4700 feet - however there are also several large and fertile plains - much of the island is covered with vineyards. Samos is well placed on the Greek Ferry network and is a good choice for either a holiday or as part of a Greek Island hopping trip.

Santorini - Thira is located in the Greek Cyclades. The way in which the island's shape has ended up following the massive volcanic eruption and subsequent collapse of most of the island into the sea has left beautifully coloured high cliffs etc. Santorini is amazingly scenic - not just the cliffs around Thira which is built across the top and seemingly over the edge of these really high cliffs but also throughout the island - it's a great Greek Island to go too for a holiday.

The Cyclades - Serifos. Ideally placed as part of a Greek Island Hopping holiday (it's on the main Piraeus ferry route which includes Kythnos, Syros and Sifnos amongst others) the Greek Holiday Island of Serifos is just right for a few days of nice - if somewhat expensive - food, the beautiful old Taxiarches Monastery and really scenic hill-top capital of Hora for some sightseeing and Serifos Island has good beaches too.

Sifnos Travel and Holiday Guide about Sifnos in the Greek Cyclades. Sifnos is an excellent Greek Island to visit whilst perhaps on a Greek Island Hopping Holiday. We stopped off there intending a three day stay and ended up staying for 8 days instead. One of it's big advantages if you are only there for a brief time is the island has an good bus service (so no car hire expence)

The small Cyclades Island of Sikinos is an almost a deserted Greek Island throughout most of the year round and only gets somewhat busier in July and August. Sikinos has some excellent mule and moni paths available for anyone who likes really scenic and enjoyable walks. Out of the peak holiday season this is one very laid back and peaceful island - certainly one Greek Island to consider for at least a few days if you are out island hopping.

Our Skiathos holiday guide is packed with photo plus information about this Greek Holiday Island's beaches, food costs, bus and taxis. Skiathos is known for it's Banana beach and also as being noisy etc. however the Island does offer plenty of opportunity for anyone wanting a quieter evening - it is no problem to find a nice friendly taverna along the coastal road. There are really lovely wild looking beaches to discover.

The Greek Island of Skopelos is really quiet especially in Spring but gets busy in July and August when Italians + Greeks turn up for their summer holidays. Skopelos can only be reached by hydrofoil or ferry from Sciathos - and with Alonissos only a short trip away you can visit that island easily enough on a day trip. There are lots of beaches on Skopelos (several of which are usually deserted and ok for naturists) but you may have to walk to them.

The Southern Dodecanese Greek Island of Symi (Simi) is located just a few kilometres from Turkey and reached by fishing boat ferry or hydrofoil from Rhodes. Symi is remarkably hilly especially the walk from the harbour up the famous Kali Strata before commencing the next even steeper climb to get over the saddle and into the centre of the island. This latter climb is on a gorgeous moni-path well populated by goats (which delight in throwing rocks at you).

Syros. Holiday and Travel Guides for the Greek Island of Syros. With it's large shipyard and two hill-top Ermoupoli districts the island offers a remarkable sight as you approach Syros by ferry. The island has a good bus service which is ideal if you are island hopping and only stopping for a few days (and so avoid car-hire expence to tour around).

Thassos is a small circular island with loads of sandy beaches to chose from including the excellent naturist beach at Paradise Bay and the huge more family type beach at Golden Bay). There are archaeological sites all over the place to be enjoyed including the Ancient Agora and Ancient Theatre at Limenas. Evenings in Thassos Town involve a peaceful stroll along the harbour to one of the tavernas - a good meal with lots of house wine and ouzos and then a wander to the Ancient Agora to walk it off.

The following two Greek Island topics mostly contain photos:
We previously had a holiday on Rhodes and did a lot of walking and sightseeing but we do not have any digital photos from those days so there is not any extensive information on Rhodes or any walks descriptions. The Rhodes Old Town and Castle photos are just from more recent times when we had to wait there for our hydrofoil whilst on our way and back to Symi.
Similarly with the above we have just a few photos and a little information about Corfu from when we were awaiting a ferry too and from Paxos. Therefore the photos are simply centred around Corfu Town

Whilst out on the islands or perhaps visiting during a Greek Island hopping holiday an excellent way to see everything is to take an hour or perhaps many hours walking trips out into the hills or around the coastlines - where you will often find old monasterys, churches and all sorts of things which are often fairly unreachable by car - and of course come across some beautiful isolated beaches. Our Greek Island Walks topic gives some ideas for such trips for more than 20 of Greece's Holiday Islands.

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Athens  Alonissos  Andros  Corfu  Crete  Kos  Kythnos  Lefkada  Lesbos  Lipsi  Mykonos  Naxos Paros
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