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Mykonos: the trendiest island in the Cyclades

Mykonos, Cyclades, Greece. Author and Copyright Liliana Ramerini.

The island of Mykonos (86 sq km, 9,400 inhabitants) is located in the Aegean Sea, in the central-northern part of the archipelago of the Cyclades islands. Located east of Syros, southeast of Tinos and north of Naxos and Paros. The ...

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Rhodes Citadel: The Fortress of the Knights of St. John

The island of Rhodes, which is the largest of the Dodecanese archipelago, is located in the southeastern Aegean a short distance from the Turkish coast. Rhodes is not just sea, nature and sun. The port of Rhodes town is rich ...

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Rhodes: the island of the Colossus

The island of Rhodes (1,400 sq km, 120,000 inhabitants) is located in the Aegean Sea, in the south-eastern part of the Dodecanese archipelago. This island is located north-east of the island of Karpathos and south-west of the coast of Turkey, ...

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How to get to Athens. Flights to Athens

HOW TO GET TO ATHENS: FLIGHTS AND AIRPORT Athens Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos Airport (ATH)) is the most important airport in Greece. Here most of the flights from abroad land, and from here the connections to the islands of the Hellenic ...

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Athens tourist attractions: what to see in Athens

The city of Athens is full of tourist attractions. The capital of Greece is known worldwide for the presence of the ancient Acropolis and the most famous Greek temple, the Parthenon, a majestic building built between 440 and 430 BC. ...

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Athens: one of the oldest cities in the world

Athens, the capital of Greece, is located in the province of Attica and its metropolitan area extends over much of the territory of Attica. The city is surrounded by the Egaleo, Parniths, Penteli and Imittos mountains. Together with its suburbs ...

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The east coast of Crete: Vai, Lasithi, Xerocambos

The most important center of the east coast of Crete is the town of Agios Nikolaos, located along the north-east coast in front of the Mirabello gulf. Just north of the city is the beautiful Venetian fortress of Spinalonga, built ...

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The west coast of Crete: Elafonissi and Paleochora

Crete, Greece. Author and Copyright Luca di Lalla

The west coast of the island of Crete boasts some of the most beautiful beaches on the island, including the wonderful Balos beach. THE BEACH OF ELAFONISSI Elafonissi (Elafónisos), perhaps the most beautiful sea in Crete, is a truly enchanting ...

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Knossos: the most important archaeological site in Crete

Knossos, Crete, Greece. Author and Copyright Luca di Lalla

The archaeological site of Knossos is located in the central part of the island of Crete about 5 km from Heráklion. The first palace was built around 2000 BC. and it seems destroyed by an earthquake around 1700 BC. Shortly ...

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Balos: the most spectacular beach in Crete

The lagoon of Balos, Crete, Greece. Author and Copyright Luca di Lalla

Balos beach is located near the Gramvousa peninsula. This peninsula is located at the northwestern end of the island of Crete, west of Kissamos and north of the town of Kalyviani. The peninsula is made up of craggy rocks that ...

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Samaria Gorge: the canyon of the island of Crete

The Samaria Gorge, Crete, Greece. Author and Copyright Luca di Lalla

If you visit the island of Crete, the Samaria Gorge is a destination that cannot be missed. Bus excursions are organized from all parts of Crete. In addition, from Chania and Paleochora there is also a Ktel bus direct to ...

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How to get to Crete: flights and ferries

To get to the island of Crete you can take the ferry from Piraeus (but there is also a maritime connection from the port of Githion in the Peloponnese to that of Kastelli in Crete) or use the plane, usually ...

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The attractions of Crete: what to see in Crete

Crete, Greece. Author and Copyright Luca di Lalla

The island of Crete is known for its many attractions. The best known are the sea and its beautiful beaches (Balos, Elafonissi, Falasarna, the palm beach of Vai, etc.). But the island is also famous for the interesting archaeological centers ...

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Crete: the island of the ancient Minoan civilization

The island of Crete (Kriti), the largest island in Greece (8,261 sq km, over 620,000 inhabitants) and the fifth largest of the Mediterranean islands. This island is located in the Aegean Sea, and with its long and narrow shape separates ...

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The climate of Santorini: when to go to Santorini

The island of Santorini is located in the southern Aegean Sea, just north of the island of Crete, this small volcanic island has a Mediterranean-type climate and is very dry. The seasons are characterized by a long dry and hot ...

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The climate of Mykonos: when to go to Mykonos

The island of Mykonos has a very dry climate with high summer temperatures mitigated by the constant breath of the wind Etesian (Meltem) blowing from the north in the summer months. The sun shines on the island for about 300 ...

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The climate of Athens: when to go to Athens

Athens has a typical Mediterranean climate with mild, wet winters and very hot and dry summers. The aridity of the climate of Athens is caused by the position of the city that is surrounded by mountains to the north-west and east, ...

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The climate of Crete: when to go to Crete

The Samaria Gorge, Crete, Greece. Author and Copyright Luca di Lalla

The climate of Crete is in a large part of the island a temperate Mediterranean climate, with very hot summers and winters not too cold. Only a small area which includes the island’s southern coast, the plain of Mesara and the mountains of ...

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The climate of Rhodes: when to go to Rhodes

The island of Rhodes is located in the south-eastern part of the Aegean Sea near the coast of Turkey. The island is characterized by a typical Mediterranean climate, hot and dry in the summer months and mild and rainy in ...

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The climate of Greece: when to go to Greece

Greece is located in the eastern Mediterranean, and thanks to its position it enjoys the classic Mediterranean climate, which presents mild and rainy winters and hot and very arid summers. In summer the temperatures are mitigated by the constant blowing ...

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The attractions of Greece: what to see in Greece

Greece is the cradle of classical civilization, so those who visit the country must always take into consideration its history and its archaeological beauties. Tourist attractions of Greece that are found mainly in the acropolis of Athens and in the ...

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Greece: ancient civilizations and hundreds of islands

Greece (Hellenike Demokratía) is a parliamentary democratic republic located in southern Europe, comprising the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula, the Ionian islands in the Ionian Sea, Euboea, the Cyclades, the Sporades in the Aegean Sea, Crete, the Dodecanese with ...

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