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Greece was home to one of the world’s first great civilizations. Ancient Greece has a prominent influence even today and there are many (actually an overwhelming number of) historical sites still standing from that time. Explore the parched lands and green valleys of the mainland, or do some island hopping through the blue seas to the famous Greek islands with their white beaches and whitewashed houses. Bustling Athens is famous for its Acropolis and the temples and other buildings that are on it (such as the Parthenon). There are also a number of excellent museums with relics from Greece’s past, and the atmospheric Plaka and Monastiraki districts. Elsewhere on the Greek mainland are the ancient sites of Delphi and Olympia (Ancient Greece), Mycenae (Mycenean civilization), and Mystra (from the Byzantine era). The famed monasteries of Meteora are also on the mainland perched on towering and precipitous columns of rock. The Cyclades island group includes Apollo’s temple island of Delos with its outstanding ruins and the spectacularly picturesque island of Santorini with its submerged volcanic crater, beaches with sand of all colors (white, black, red, gray) and the postcard-perfect towns perched on the crater’s edge.
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If you head to Athens in the top of their summer, the city is a lot less crowded with large amounts on Atheneans leaving the city to spend time in the country. The parthenon is VERY slippery as the stones have been polished by the feet of millions of visitors over the centuries. The train system is incredible and goes all the way out to the airport. It is worth waiting for a train when you first get in as it will take you right into the city (or even to the plaka). Don't get caught out by the taxi drivers who are know to charge up to 200 Euro depending on how lost you look. Good tip? (+3) Capital of Greece, beautiful city with great places by the sea! Take it easy, walk arround and catch a boat to the nearby islands! Good tip? (+2) We stayed in Ialyssos a small town next to Rhodos. The hotel was a 4*, but in reality only 3* and the food only 2*.
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First day we rented a car and made a quick tour of the island.
They have some castles in ruins and of course the acropolis which is impressive. The villages are beautiful and the food in taverns good. It was an entire day drive to see the entire coast. Not more then 250 km but with a lot of places to stop. They have a small city for partying.
It was interesting to see the perspective that the Greeks have on tourists. For most tourists the people from any shop take out a bottle of ouzo
and start smiling.
The next 2 days I was only lying in the sun, watching the windsurfers. I think
I will try that sport too sometime. The rest of the group who where travel agents in info-trip had an infernal hotels visitation while I was sitting next to the pool with Louis Armstrong’s
“Sittin` in the sun” in my mind.
Then there were 3 days of organized trips. First was by boat to Lindos, a city on the coast. A city starting with a on the top of the hill and ending through many narrow streets, filled with souvenirs shops and taverns, in the sea. Hot days. Almost 37-38 Celsius.
Second was in Butterfly Valley where in the summer thousands of butterflies gather.
Very beautiful view. And all the churches are small and decent, like real praying places.
The last was in the city of Rhodos
We had a good guide, a very funny old man. The old town is a regular castle built by the Saint John Knights. It is quite a view. The poor people from Rhodos still live in one half of the
castle in houses that are 300 years old or more.
In the last day we rented a car again and went directly south. At the lowest point of the island there is a beach that in the evening is covered
by the waters of both Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea. In the
day is full of people that practice windsurfing and parasailing. The view of one sea meeting
another with two different colors of water it is spectacular. Good tip? (+1)
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