Greek Island Holiday, Beach Guides, Walks and Photos.
There are rather a lot of Islands to chose from if considering a holiday out on the beautiful Greek Islands and it's surprising just how different each of them can be.
No matter which Greek Island you chose to go too for your holiday you will always be greeted by friendly local islanders. Offering good food and wine, Greek tavernas are often situated along the fishing boat harbours or beaches and it's easy to spend relaxing evenings in them. In addition you will find scenic countryside often with stone walled moni-paths, hillside villages with narrow quiet lanes and alleys, numerous churches and lots of monasteries where you are usually welcome to look around and particularly on the smaller islands quite likely to be invited to sit down and have an ouzo or a coffee. There are many Archaeological sites dating back centuries and castles which date back to the Knights of St. John to be found on islands such as Crete, Thassos, Kos and Rhodes. If you are into looking at windmills and towers then islands such as Symi, Patmos, Paros, Naxos and Santorini have a good selection to enjoy. There is something to suit everyone on a Greek Island Holiday - not of course forgetting the beautiful Greek beaches - noisy ones as well as remote deserted beaches - plus of course that excellent summer holiday sunshine!. The photo right was taken at Agia Galini on Crete very early in the season hence the beautiful clouds.
Alonissos - beautiful Beaches - excellent walks to try - especially to quiet beaches.
Andros Greece - a quiet rarely visited Greek Island with excellent beaches and really scenic - there are some particularly beautiful walks to do on Andros.
Corfu - photos which are centred around Corfu Town.
Crete - tremendously scenic gorges, many beaches as well as archaeological sites.
Kos - hugely popular island - lots of beaches, good night life, old castles to visit.
Kythnos - reached by ferries via Pireaus as well as neighbouring small islands.
Lefkada - Lefkas Lefkada (Lefkas) has good wild beaches - lush vegetation out in the hills so very good for some cool walks.
Lesvos - Lesbos - excellent walking around Mt. Olympus, good scenery, food and excellent beaches - Lesbos has it all - including quite a few old monasteries.
Andros Greece - a quiet rarely visited Greek Island with excellent beaches and really scenic - there are some particularly beautiful walks to do on Andros.
Corfu - photos which are centred around Corfu Town.
Crete - tremendously scenic gorges, many beaches as well as archaeological sites.
Kos - hugely popular island - lots of beaches, good night life, old castles to visit.
Kythnos - reached by ferries via Pireaus as well as neighbouring small islands.
Lefkada - Lefkas Lefkada (Lefkas) has good wild beaches - lush vegetation out in the hills so very good for some cool walks.
Lesvos - Lesbos - excellent walking around Mt. Olympus, good scenery, food and excellent beaches - Lesbos has it all - including quite a few old monasteries.
Dikeos Church of Christ - at the very top of Kos mountain - Mount Dikeos.
Lipsi - lovely harbour, good food + wine and is peaceful - lovely quiet beaches to find.
Mykonos Town - Mykonos Town and the Port area. Lots of windmills.
Naxos Greece - walled paths, pretty villages, excellent scenery and plenty of beaches.
Paros - very scenic and lots of excellent quiet beaches. The main places visitors and holidaymakers stay at are Parikia, Lefkes and Naoussa. Good Island for walks.
Patmos - ideal for Island Hopping - Patmos is famous for it's Monastery of Evangelist, Apostle John the Theologian and Cave of the Apocalypse. Lots of windmills too!
Paxos - amazingly scenic - small usually pebble beaches - main towns are Lakka, Gaios and Logos. Also nearbye Anti-Paxos is easy to visit for the day.
Rhodes Town - Rhodes Old Town and Castle photos.
Samos - excellent sandy beaches - great scenery - good food.
Mykonos Town - Mykonos Town and the Port area. Lots of windmills.
Naxos Greece - walled paths, pretty villages, excellent scenery and plenty of beaches.
Paros - very scenic and lots of excellent quiet beaches. The main places visitors and holidaymakers stay at are Parikia, Lefkes and Naoussa. Good Island for walks.
Patmos - ideal for Island Hopping - Patmos is famous for it's Monastery of Evangelist, Apostle John the Theologian and Cave of the Apocalypse. Lots of windmills too!
Paxos - amazingly scenic - small usually pebble beaches - main towns are Lakka, Gaios and Logos. Also nearbye Anti-Paxos is easy to visit for the day.
Rhodes Town - Rhodes Old Town and Castle photos.
Samos - excellent sandy beaches - great scenery - good food.
Samos Holiday Beaches - this is Megalo Seiothani Bay and Beach.
Santorini - has beautifully coloured high cliffs, good beaches, some excellent walks, loads of beautiful churches and is amazingly scenic.
Serifos - Ideal for Greek Island Hopping holiday on the Piraeus-Kythnos-Syros-Sifnos ferry route - a quiet island with good beaches and scenic.
Sifnos - is another excellent quiet Island to visit whilst on an Island Hopping Holiday.
Sikinos - Sikinos is an almost deserted Greek Island with excellent well marked paths for scenic walks to it's quiet beaches.
Skiathos - Skiathos has many excellent beaches some of which are very quiet and also has good tavernas to try out.
Skopelos - the main beaches are found at Velanio and can be either walked too or get there by bus. Skopelos tavernas are very good. Lots of monsteries and nice hill walks.
Serifos - Ideal for Greek Island Hopping holiday on the Piraeus-Kythnos-Syros-Sifnos ferry route - a quiet island with good beaches and scenic.
Sifnos - is another excellent quiet Island to visit whilst on an Island Hopping Holiday.
Sikinos - Sikinos is an almost deserted Greek Island with excellent well marked paths for scenic walks to it's quiet beaches.
Skiathos - Skiathos has many excellent beaches some of which are very quiet and also has good tavernas to try out.
Skopelos - the main beaches are found at Velanio and can be either walked too or get there by bus. Skopelos tavernas are very good. Lots of monsteries and nice hill walks.
Aghia Triadha on Sikinos
Symi - Symi is remarkably hilly especially the walk from the harbour up the famous Kali Strata. Has windmills and plenty of beaches to chose from.
Syros - hill-top Ermoupoli offers a remarkable sight as you approach Syros by ferry. The island has a good bus service so easy to get around much of the island.
Thassos - loads of sandy beaches including Paradise Bay and Golden Bay plus there are quite a few small archaeological sites scattered all over the island.
Greek Island Holiday Walks - gives some ideas for walks out into the hills or around coastlines on the Greek Islands where you will often find old monasterys, churches and all sorts of things many of which are often unreachable by car - and of course when out walking on the Islands you often across some beautiful isolated Greek beaches.
and on the Greek mainland:
Athens Information about touring around Athens including visiting The Acropolis and Parthenon, The Temple of Zeus etc. plus infomation on ferries, buses and the metro.
Syros - hill-top Ermoupoli offers a remarkable sight as you approach Syros by ferry. The island has a good bus service so easy to get around much of the island.
Thassos - loads of sandy beaches including Paradise Bay and Golden Bay plus there are quite a few small archaeological sites scattered all over the island.
Greek Island Holiday Walks - gives some ideas for walks out into the hills or around coastlines on the Greek Islands where you will often find old monasterys, churches and all sorts of things many of which are often unreachable by car - and of course when out walking on the Islands you often across some beautiful isolated Greek beaches.
and on the Greek mainland:
Athens Information about touring around Athens including visiting The Acropolis and Parthenon, The Temple of Zeus etc. plus infomation on ferries, buses and the metro.
The tiny chapel of Ayios Vassilios - St. Blasius - keeping a watch over Vasilios Beach on Symi, Greece
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