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Browse travel tips and advice for Greece. Plan your Greece trip by making sure you know all the facts before you go. Read tips and advice for Greece submitted by fellow travelers, or write your own review for a Greece travel tip.
#1 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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cpentland says:
"Knowing this could save your life" might be a dramatic overstatement, and by free, I mean you pay for all the stuff, but not them.
In any case... Manos and his son were outstandingly efficient in planning our unplanned Greek vacation. We could have planned for months to achieve what they did ...
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#2 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
Cheap "General Tip & Advice" in Greece
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CL81385 says:
Start in Athens, then pick up the ferry (5 hours give or take) to the island of Mykonos. Its hard not to find love on the island of Mykonos... even if just for a few day. From Mykonos the day trip to Delos, birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, is well worth the journey.
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#3 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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thakatso says:
Back in 90's there was open an another beer restaurant in Athens were they had an idea(like everywere else in the world) to make their own beer inside in the restaurant.Now you say to me...and?
That place becomes very popular for no other reason that their beer was amazing.All the beer-lovers of At...
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#4 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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cryzie says:
After working in a very remote area ingreece for two summers, i thought i'd fill you in. This part of greece is almost unknown to te outside world, everyone is too busy ging to crfu and crete. If what you want from your holiday is lots of drunken english people fllen about eerywhere, nd being rippd ...
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#5 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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PlotPerfect says:
VISAS & PERMITS
Before leaving to come to Greece, make sure you understand your legal situation. Depending on your nationality, you might need a visa, residence permit and/or work permit. Read our guide to legal requirements for coming to Greece or use the Just Landed forums to ask other members...
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#6 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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ottielisa says:
Since we loved it we went back the next summer!:P
We didnt stay at the same hotel..we stayed at the Calimera beach club and i just say one thing: discusting place!!!!
the food was horrible and just dev to many german all inclusive customars!!!
The rest of the hotel was pretty okey, nice rooms!
t...
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#7 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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lauro says:
i suggest bring a greek-english dictionary all the time, map of athens in greek and english letters´. never travel alone outside central athens - stay within the subway, buses and streettrain connections - taxis are unreliable.
if you are staying near omonia (the central station/the very central...
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#8 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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janetathensbay says:
Lots of my friends ask me how they can get to a particular Greek island. This is usually quite easy. There are many ferry boats leaving every day from the port in Pireaus and from the port in Rafina to the islands. During the winter months, it may not be so easy however, as there are fewer boats a...
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#9 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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portia says:
It would have been better if I was writing this as a general advice instead of from personal experience, normally personal experience is best! Well, I am sure this happens in all big cities, all busy metros, all the time. But just put this on your check list when you are in Athens, if you take the m...
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#10 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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Annie_p says:
Please be aware of taxis in Greece, particularly Athens. There seems to be a Taxi Stand everywhere you look but unless you have your hotel call one for you, you can never seem to get one to stop and pick you up from one. On a very hot July day in Athens my family and I needed a cab we hadn't stayed ...
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#11 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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anjok says:
There are lots of disadvantages in tours to Crete but one thing is great for sure: souvenirs and things one could get as memorabilia from there.
First of all, there are spices and olives. Greek salad mix, different kinds of peppers and herb, mix of salt and rose pepper, cinnamon, and a lot more. S...
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#12 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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david_ruth34 says:
In the summer of 2007 my girlfriend and I went to the Island Kos. We stayed in Kardamena. We had very good time there, what I personaly like the most was the fact that you could visit the whole island, on scooter, in a few days. One day we went at the last way of the island, in Ag. Fokas, there is a...
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#13 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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mariemak says:
We researched many many many alternatives for getting from Athens to the islands and stumbled upon a great deal on Aegean Airlines. Unlike Olympic Airlines, which doesn't have the best reputation with customers, Aegean Airlines is efficient and convenient. We found a late evening flight for only 1...
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#14 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
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ottielisa says:
There is one place in the world i love and could go back every year: Sani!
Sani is actually just the name of the Resort and beach, its located on the halfisland Kassandra in Chalkidiki, about 45min drive from Thessaloniki.
The rsort has several hotels from 3* to 5* and a nice camping just at seafr...
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#15 of 27 general tips & advice in Greece
Average priced "General Tip & Advice" in Greece
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mysojourn says:
Anyone wants to go to Greece for the first time and hoping island, I suggest try to use Fantasy Travels - http://www.fantasy.gr/ A local travel agent who could and will organised your costum made trip as you like it. It will look after you during your stay in Greece, right from your arrival in the...
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