Greece Travel Guide & Map

Greece is a beautiful country steeped in a rich tradition of art and culture. It is situated in the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula and it's surrounded by the Ionian Sea in the west, Mediterranean Sea in the south, Aegean Sea in the east, Turkey and Bulgaria in the northeast, Macedonia in the north, and Albania in the northwest (see the map of Greece).
In this site you have the opportunity to discover that Greece and its capital city Athens are the best vacation destinations if you travel alone, with your friends or with your family. Vacationers will discover in Athens, beside a very rich historical heritage, many restaurants with specific Greek foods and drinks, where the atmosphere is very lively!
In Athens and in the entire Greece can be found a plenty of hotels, villas, apartments and exclusive beach resorts, many of them offering all-inclusive vacation packages. If we speak about the Greek islands of Mediterranean Sea, here are just some of them which are worth for a visit: Chios, Corfu, Crete, Ios, Kefalonia, Kos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Rhodes, Samos and Santorini.

Hotels, Apartments and Villas of Athens

Athens, Greece, is maybe the city with the richest history in the world. It was center of the ancient world and even now is the capital city of the country!
If you are looking for a lively city, with rich culture and history, then Athens is certainly your perfect travel destination. It has all the potential to satisfy tourists of all ages offering diverse attractions, fabulous shopping arcade or fine accommodations. Hotels, villas and apartments of Athens are equipped with excellent amenities and surroundings to make you feel at home.
You will find everywhere in Greece a wide range of hotels which facilitate accommodations within your budget. In the same time, many resorts offer all-inclusive vacation packages, which are the best way to really enjoy a relaxed getaway. Athens can be a good platform wherefrom you can explore other regions of Greece like: Corinth, Epidaurus, Makedonia with its capital city Thessaloniki and Mycenae. Cape Sounion, Delphi, Meteora, Halkidiki, Mount Athos and Marathon are also great travel attractions. Beside this, from Athens you can fly to the many Greek islands of Mediterranean Sea, where the beach resorts and its hotels, villas & apartments are really unique...
Some of the most visited islands of Mediterranean Sea are Kefalonia, Chios, Milos, Corfu, Crete, Ios, Kos, Rhodes, Mykonos, Naxos, Santorini, Paros and Samos.

Great Beach Vacations

Exceptional beach resorts with comfortable apartments, villas and hotels, with every imaginable amenity, are easy to find along 8,000 miles coastline (see the map of Greece), but equally easy is to find a secluded beach - where the only other present creatures are a few seagull. Going topless on the beaches is acceptable everywhere in Greece at any time of year!
The Greek islands are a unique fusion of stone, sunny beaches and navy-blue sea! You are sure to remember the stunning beauty and diversity of this extraordinary country for a very, very long time. A tour of Greece will open your eyes to some of history’s greatest treasures, while a stay into an all-inclusive beach resort will offer you a unique feeling of freedom!
The best period for vacations starts in September - the temperatures are not so high as in July or August, but, of course, a beach vacation in Greece is splendid all year round...

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Map of Greece

This travel guide contains also a map of Greece - will help you to find easy your favorite travel destinations in the beautiful land of ancient gods...
Some of them are Athens, Delphi, Thessaloniki, Halkidiki, Meteora, Mount Athos, Marathon and Greek islands of Mediterranean Sea like Crete, Kefalonia, Chios, Milos, Corfu, Mykonos, Ios, Kos, Rhodes, Paros, Naxos, Santorini and Samos.

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