Lonely Planet Greece

by Willett, David; Bain, Carolyn; Barta, Brigitte; Daly, Kate; Hall, Rosemary; Hellander, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781864503340
• ISBN10: 1864503343
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Whichever aspect of the gods' homeland you're after - the hedonism of sunkissed beaches, the natural high of mountalnous treks or an inspirational culture steeped in history - you'll find this guide indispensable. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. 9
Foreword	p. 14
Introduction	p. 17
Facts About Greece	p. 19
History	p. 19
Geography	p. 37
Geology	p. 37
Climate	p. 37
Ecology and Environment	p. 39
Flora and Fauna	p. 39
Government and Politics	p. 42
Economy	p. 42
Population	p. 43
People	p. 43
Education	p. 43
Science	p. 45
Arts	p. 46
Greek Art and Architecture	p. 49
Society and Conduct	p. 65
Religion	p. 70
Language	p. 72
Facts for the Visitor	p. 73
Suggested ltineraries	p. 73
Planning	p. 73
Responsible Tourism	p. 74
Tourist Offices	p. 75
Visas and Documents	p. 76
Embassies and Consulates	p. 77
Customs	p. 79
Money	p. 79
Post and Communications	p. 82
Internet Resources	p. 84
Books	p. 85
Films	p. 88
Newspapers and Magazines	p. 88
Radio and TV	p. 89
Video Systems	p. 89
Photography and Video	p. 89
Time	p. 89
Electricity	p. 90
Weights and Measures	p. 90
Laundry	p. 90
Toilets	p. 90
Health	p. 90
Women Travellers	p. 96
Gay and Lesbian Travellers	p. 96
Disabled Travellers	p. 97
Senior Travellers	p. 97
Travel with Children	p. 97
Useful Organisations	p. 97
Dangers and Annoyances	p. 98
Legal Matters	p. 98
Business Hours	p. 98
Public Holidays	p. 99
Special Events	p. 99
Activities	p. 101
Courses	p. 102
Work	p. 102
Accommodation	p. 103
Food	p. 105
Drinks	p. 109
Entertainment	p. 111
Spectator sports	p. 112
Shopping	p. 112
Getting There and Away	p. 113
Air	p. 113
Land	p. 120
Sea	p. 122
Organised Tours	p. 124
Getting Around	p. 125
Air	p. 125
Bus	p. 127
Train	p. 128
Car and Motorcycle	p. 129
Bicycle	p. 131
Hitching	p. 131
Walking	p. 132
Boat	p. 132
Local Transport	p. 136
Organised Tours	p. 136
Athens	p. 138
Suggested ltineraries	p. 139
History	p. 139
Orientation	p. 141
Information	p. 143
Walking Tour	p. 146
The Acropolis	p. 150
Southern Slope of the Acropolis	p. 156
Ancient Agora	p. 157
The Keramikos	p. 158
Roman Athens	p. 159
Byzantine Athens	p. 161
Neoclassical Athens	p. 161
National Archaeological Museum	p. 161
Other Museums	p. 165
Hills of Athens	p. 167
Parks	p. 168
Activities	p. 169
Language Courses	p. 169
Children's Activities	p. 170
Organised Tours	p. 170
Hellenic Festival	p. 170
Places to Stay	p. 171
Places to Eat	p. 175
Entertainment	p. 181
Spectator Sports	p. 185
Shopping	p. 186
Getting There and Away	p. 187
Getting Around	p. 189
Around Athens	p. 194
Piraeus	p. 194
Moni Kaissarianis	p. 201
Attica	p. 201
Glyfada	p. 201
Cape Sounion	p. 203
The Mesogeia	p. 204
Lavrio	p. 204
Vravrona (Braouron)	p. 205
Rafina	p. 205
Marathon Region	p. 206
Elefsina (Eleusis)	p. 207
Mt Parnitha	p. 208
Peloponnese	p. 209
Suggested Itineraries	p. 209
History and Mythology	p. 209
Achaia	p. 212
Patras	p. 213
Diakofto	p. 217
Zahlorou	p. 217
Kalavryta	p. 218
Around Kalavryta	p. 220
Corinthia	p. 220
Corinth	p. 220
Ancient Corinth and Acrocorinth	p. 223
Corinth Canal	p. 224
Isthmia	p. 224
Loutraki	p. 225
Nemea	p. 225
Argolis	p. 225
Argos	p. 225
Mycenae	p. 227
Nafplio	p. 229
Around Nafplio	p. 234
Epidaurus	p. 234
Arcadia	p. 236
Tripolis	p. 236
Megalopoli	p. 237
Central Arcadia	p. 238
Kynouria	p. 240
Lakonia	p. 241
Sparta	p. 241
Mystras	p. 244
Anavryti	p. 246
Langada Pass	p. 247
Gefyra and Monemvasia	p. 247
Neapoli	p. 249
Gythio	p. 250
The Mani	p. 252
Lakonian Mani	p. 253
Messinian Mani	p. 257
Messinia	p. 259
Kalamata	p. 259
Mavromati (Ancient Messini)	p. 262
Koroni	p. 263
Finikounda	p. 264
Methoni	p. 264
Pylos	p. 265
Around Pylos	p. 267
Elia	p. 267
Tholos To Pyrgos	p. 268
Pyrgos	p. 268
Olympia	p. 268
Andritsena	p. 272
Kyllini	p. 273
Central Greece	p. 274
Suggested Itineraries	p. 274
Sterea Ellada	p. 274
Athens to Thiva	p. 274
Thiva (Thebes)	p. 276
Livadia	p. 276
Delphi	p. 277
Mt Parnassos	p. 280
Arahova	p. 281
Around Arahova	p. 282
Galaxidi	p. 283
Around Galaxidi	p. 284
Messolongi	p. 285
South-West Coastal Resorts	p. 286
Karpenisi	p. 287
Around Karpenisi	p. 288
Karpenisi to Agrinio	p. 289
Lamia	p. 289
Iti National Park	p. 291
Agios Konstantinos	p. 292
Thessaly	p. 292
Larisa	p. 292
Volos	p. 296
Pelion Peninsula	p. 299
Trikala	p. 305
Around Trikala	p. 307
Meteora	p. 308
Kalambaka	p. 311
Kastraki	p. 312
Northern Greece	p. 314
Suggested Itineraries	p. 314
Epiros	p. 314
Ioannina	p. 316
Around Ioannina	p. 320
The Zagoria Villages	p. 322
Konitsa	p. 325
Metsovo	p. 326
Igoumenitsa	p. 328
Sagiada	p. 330
Syvota	p. 331
Parga	p. 331
Preveza	p. 334
Around Preveza	p. 336
Arta	p. 336
Macedonia	p. 337
Thessaloniki	p. 337
Around Thessaloniki	p. 349
Pella	p. 349
Mt Olympus	p. 350
Veria	p. 354
Vergina	p. 356
Edessa	p. 356
Florina	p. 358
Prespa Lakes	p. 359
Kastoria	p. 362
Halkidiki	p. 364
Kavala	p. 374
Philippi	p. 378
Thrace	p. 379
Xanthi	p. 381
Komotini	p. 382
Alexandroupolis	p. 383
Evros Delta	p. 387
Alexandroupolis to Didymotiho	p. 387
Didymotiho	p. 387
North of Didymotiho	p. 389
Saronic Gulf Islands	p. 391
Suggested Itineraries	p. 391
Aegina	p. 392
Aegina Town	p. 393
Around Aegina	p. 395
Moni and Angistri Islets	p. 396
Poros	p. 396
Poros Town	p. 397
Around Poros	p. 398
Peloponnesian Mainland	p. 398
Hydra	p. 399
Hydra Town	p. 400
Around Hydra	p. 402
Spetses	p. 403
Spetses Town	p. 404
Around Spetses	p. 407
Cyclades	p. 408
Suggested Itineraries	p. 408
Andros	p. 413
Gavrio	p. 413
Batsi	p. 413
Andros (Hora)	p. 415
Around Andros	p. 416
Tinos	p. 416
Tinos (Hora)	p. 418
Around Tinos	p. 420
Syros	p. 420
Ermoupolis	p. 422
Galissas	p. 425
Around Syros	p. 426
Mykonos	p. 426
Mykonos (Hora)	p. 428
Around Mykonos	p. 433
Delos	p. 433
Ancient Delos	p. 434
Paros and Antiparos	p. 436
Paros	p. 436
Antiparos	p. 443
Naxos	p. 445
Naxos (Hora)	p. 446
Around Naxos	p. 450
Little Cyclades	p. 453
Iraklia	p. 454
Shinousa	p. 455
Koufonisia	p. 456
Donousa	p. 457
Amorgos	p. 458
Katapola	p. 458
Amorgos Hora	p. 460
Moni Hozoviotiissis	p. 460
Aegiali	p. 460
Around Amorgos	p. 461
Ios	p. 461
Hora, Ormos and Milopotas	p. 462
Around Ios	p. 465
Santorini (Thira)	p. 466
Fira	p. 468
Around Santorini	p. 473
Thirasia and Volcanic Islets	p. 477
Anafi	p. 477
Sikinos	p. 478
Folegandros	p. 479
Karavostasis	p. 480
Karavostasis Hora	p. 481
Around Folegandros	p. 482
Milos and Kimolos	p. 483
Milos	p. 483
Kimolos	p. 487
Sifnos	p. 487
Kamares	p. 488
Apollonia	p. 489
Around Sifnos	p. 489
Serifos	p. 490
Livadi	p. 490
Around Serifos	p. 491
Kythnos	p. 492
Merihas	p. 493
Around Kythnos	p. 493
Kea	p. 493
Korissia	p. 494
Ioulida	p. 494
Around Kea	p. 495
Crete	p. 496
Suggested Itineraries	p. 497
Central Crete	p. 500
Iraklio	p. 500
Knossos	p. 509
Gortyna	p. 511
Phaestos	p. 512
Agia Triada	p. 512
Matala	p. 512
Malia	p. 513
Eastern Crete	p. 514
Lasithi Plateau	p. 514
Agios Nikolaos	p. 515
Elounda	p. 518
Kolokytha Peninsula	p. 518
Spinalonga Island	p. 519
Kritsa	p. 519
Ancient Lato	p. 519
Gournia	p. 520
Mohlos	p. 520
Sitia	p. 521
Around Sitia	p. 522
Zakros and Kato Zakros	p. 522
Ancient Zakros	p. 523
Xerokambos	p. 523
Ierapetra	p. 524
Myrtos	p. 525
Myrtos to Ano Viannos	p. 526
Western Crete	p. 527
Rethymno	p. 527
Around Rethymno	p. 531
Rethymno to Spili	p. 531
Spili	p. 532
Around Spili	p. 532
Plakias	p. 532
Around Plakias	p. 534
Agia Galini	p. 534
Around Agia Galini	p. 535
Hania	p. 537
Akrotiri Peninsula	p. 542
Hania to Xyloskalo	p. 543
Samaria Gorge	p. 543
Agia Roumeli to Hora Sfakion	p. 544
Hora Sfakion	p. 544
Around Hora Sfakion	p. 545
Sougia	p. 546
Paleohora	p. 547
Around Paleohora	p. 549
Kastelli-Kissamos	p. 550
Around Kastelli-Kissamos	p. 551
Dodecanese	p. 553
Suggested Itineraries	p. 553
Rhodes	p. 556
Rhodes Town	p. 561
Eastern Rhodes	p. 568
Western Rhodes	p. 571
Southern Rhodes	p. 572
The Interior	p. 573
Halki	p. 574
Emborios	p. 575
Around Halki	p. 575
Karpathos	p. 576
Pigadia	p. 577
Southern Karpathos	p. 579
Central Karpathos	p. 580
Northern Karpathos	p. 581
Kasos	p. 582
Fry	p. 583
Around Kasos	p. 584
Kastellorizo (Megisti)	p. 584
Kastellorizo Town	p. 585
Symi	p. 587
Gialos	p. 589
Around Symi	p. 590
Tilos	p. 591
Livadia	p. 592
Megalo Horio	p. 593
Around Megalo Horio	p. 594
Nisyros	p. 594
Mandraki	p. 595
Around Nisyros	p. 596
Kos	p. 597
Kos Town	p. 600
Around Kos Town	p. 603
Around Kos	p. 603
Astypalea	p. 605
Astypalea Town	p. 606
Livadia	p. 607
Other Beaches	p. 608
Kalymnos	p. 608
Pothia	p. 610
Around Pothia	p. 611
Myrties and Masouri	p. 612
Telendos Islet	p. 612
Emborios	p. 613
Vathys and Rina	p. 613
Leros	p. 613
Lakki	p. 615
Xirokambos	p. 615
Platanos and Agia Marina	p. 615
Pandeli	p. 616
Krithoni and Alinda	p. 616
Gourna	p. 617
Northern Leros	p. 617
Patmos	p. 617
Skala	p. 619
Monasteries and Hora	p. 620
North of Skala	p. 621
South of Skala	p. 621
Lipsi	p. 621
Lipsi Town	p. 622
Around the Island	p. 623
Arki and Marathi	p. 624
Arki	p. 624
Marathi	p. 625
Agathonisi	p. 625
Agios Giorgios	p. 626
Around Agathonisi	p. 626
North-Eastern Aegean Islands	p. 627
Suggested Itineraries	p. 627
Ikaria and the Fourni Islands	p. 630
Agios Kirykos	p. 632
Agios Kirykos to The North Coast	p. 633
West of Evdilos	p. 634
Fourni Islands	p. 637
Samos	p. 637
Vathy (Samos)	p. 640
Pythagorio	p. 643
Around Pythagorio	p. 645
South-West Samos	p. 645
West of Vathy (Samos)	p. 646
Chios	p. 647
Chios Town	p. 649
Central Chios	p. 652
Southern Chios	p. 653
Northern Chios	p. 655
Inousses	p. 655
Inousses Village	p. 656
Island Walk	p. 657
Psara	p. 657
Lesvos (Mytilini)	p. 658
Mytilini Town	p. 661
Northern Lesvos	p. 664
Western Lesvos	p. 667
Southern Lesvos	p. 669
Limnos	p. 672
Myrina	p. 674
Western Limnos	p. 675
Central Limnos	p. 676
Eastern Limnos	p. 676
Agios Efstratios	p. 676
Samothraki	p. 678
Kamariotissa	p. 679
Sanctuary of the Great Gods	p. 680
Around Samothraki	p. 682
Thasos	p. 684
Thasos (Limenas)	p. 686
East Coast	p. 689
West Coast	p. 690
Evia and the Sporades	p. 692
Suggested Itineraries	p. 692
Evia	p. 694
Halkida	p. 695
Central Evia	p. 695
Northern Evia	p. 696
Southern Evia	p. 696
Skiathos	p. 697
Skiathos Town	p. 698
Around Skiathos	p. 700
Skopelos	p. 702
Skopelos Town	p. 702
Glossa	p. 705
Around Skopelos	p. 706
Alonnisos	p. 706
Patitiri	p. 708
Old Alonnisos	p. 710
Around Alonnisos	p. 710
Islets Around Alonnisos	p. 711
Skyros	p. 711
Skyros Town	p. 713
Magazia and Molos	p. 716
Around Skyros	p. 717
Ionian Islands	p. 718
Suggested Itineraries	p. 718
Corfu and the Diapondia Islands	p. 721
Corfu Town	p. 724
North of Corfu Town	p. 729
South of Corfu Town	p. 731
The West Coast	p. 731
Paxi and Antipaxi	p. 734
Paxi	p. 734
Antipaxi	p. 737
Lefkada and Meganisi	p. 737
Lefkada	p. 737
Meganisi	p. 742
Kefallonia and Ithaki	p. 743
Kefallonia	p. 743
Ithaki	p. 750
Zakynthos	p. 753
Zakynthos Town	p. 754
Around Zakynthos	p. 757
Kythira and Antikythira	p. 759
Kythira	p. 759
Antikythira	p. 763
Language	p. 765
Glossary	p. 771
Thanks	p. 775
Index	p. 791
Abbreviations	p. 791
Text	p. 791
Boxed Text	p. 799
Map Legend
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