This guide to the islands of Greece is designed to be used when planning a trip, on holiday, and as a souvenir on returning home. It is organized with a thematic approach, district by district, with the aim of helping the reader to get to know the islands quickly. Every significant sight, location, building, museum and gallery, as well as major shops, hotels and restaurants, are shown on the page alongside practical information. It also contains 3D aerial maps, foolproof visual guides to currency, tickets and communication systems.
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'A pleasurable read with ravishing photography plus maps and plans of supreme quality.' The Observer
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87 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to read, but not enough information,
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This review is from: Greek Islands (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)
I bought the book before going to Greece for almost 3 weeks. I like the Eyewitness Travel Guides because they are clear and have many pictures. However, this book does not have enough information on the islands. It covers most of the major Greek Islands, but only devotes about a page to each. It doesn't have maps of the major towns on the islands. It doesn't provide enough listings on the places to stay or the places to eat, even though the ones listed are usually good recommendations. There is one place listed what I would not recommend. It is the Hotel Adrian in Placka, Athens. The staff was very rude to us, and told us that they did not have our hotel reservations even though we called in days before we arrived. They not only refused to give us another room but also maintained that it was our fault that the recommendation did not go through. It was the worse encounter we had in Greece. Overall, we has a great trip. The Eyewitness Guide on Athens and the Mainland is much better. It has detailed diagrams on the major sites in Greece. It also has stories, myths, and colorful pictures that tell you exactly what you are looking. It is easy to read and easy to understand even when you don't know much about the Greek myths and classical architecture. To those who are knowledgable in Greek architecture and history, it is still quite informative. Overall, I recommend books from this series on specific cities over the ones on entire countries or large regions. The ones on cities have much more useful details.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great pictures but not thorough enough,
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This review is from: Greek Islands (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Paperback)
The guide itself has beautiful pictures and colorful diagrams, but it really seems more like a nice souvenir or book for your travel collection than a practical guide book you want to accompany you on the trip. It is very, very brief on everything. It's not bad for getting a quick general overview of the islands and some info. on Greek culture, history, climate, etc., perhaps to help you choose the island group you would like to concentrate your trip on. However, as far as a more in-depth, practical guide with real recommendations on hotels and sights, I would recommend a Lonely Planet or Rough Guide to take with you on the trip.
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We took a cruise that stopped at 5 islands listed in the book and found the information provided helpful to interpreting the cruise line's descriptions and deciding which land tours to take. We were able to by-pass several expensive tours yet see the major sites on our own.
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I first glance, the hundreds »I islands scattered in the seas around Greece may ¦>' seem similar, with landscapes of ^ terraced fields, olive groves, vineyards and barren goat \2 pastures, hut each is distinct in character even from its nearest neighbour, from party resorts Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
outlying islands, central court, piano nobile, main public hots, additional map symbols, fish taverna, public hols Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Archaeological Museum, Closed Nov Mar, Athens Tel, Closed Oct-Apr, Closed Nov Apr, Closed Nov-Mar, Folk Museum, Price Guide, Old Town, Closed Oct Apr, Agios Nikólaos, Closed Nov-Apr, Agios Geórgios, Ionian Islands, New York, Good Fri, Simpson's Greece, Easter Sun, Mount Idi, Royal Apartments, Ydra Town, Chóra Tel, Mon Sat, Town Hall, Fax Rooms Browse Sample Pages:
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I first glance, the hundreds »I islands scattered in the seas around Greece may ¦>' seem similar, with landscapes of ^ terraced fields, olive groves, vineyards and barren goat \2 pastures, hut each is distinct in character even from its nearest neighbour, from party resorts Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
outlying islands, central court, piano nobile, main public hots, additional map symbols, fish taverna, public hols Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Archaeological Museum, Closed Nov Mar, Athens Tel, Closed Oct-Apr, Closed Nov Apr, Closed Nov-Mar, Folk Museum, Price Guide, Old Town, Closed Oct Apr, Agios Nikólaos, Closed Nov-Apr, Agios Geórgios, Ionian Islands, New York, Good Fri, Simpson's Greece, Easter Sun, Mount Idi, Royal Apartments, Ydra Town, Chóra Tel, Mon Sat, Town Hall, Fax Rooms Browse Sample Pages:
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