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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Map!,
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This review is from: Michelin Map Greece 737 (Maps/Country (Michelin)) (Map)
This map was easy to read, gave us enough detail for driving to various locations throughout the country and was very practical. The only problem was when driving on the roads in Greece, none but the super-highways has any route markers. We drove for miles and miles on state highways and never once saw a route sign. You have to navigate by destinations toward a city or village. (So that's not a fault of the map.)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very big map and well detailed,
By Will Kalif "StormTheCastle" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michelin Map Greece 737 (Maps/Country (Michelin)) (Map)
This is a very big map. 5 feet x 3 feet and it is a good overview map of all of Greece. It gives you enough detail to help you navigate around different parts of the country. Good aid if you are driving around. It also gives you a good sense of where all the major cities and islands are. Should be a good aid if you are exploring around Greece and are driving.
Only printed on one side, though, the back side is blank. I think they could have printed some detailed city maps on the back side.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
My primary driving map in Greece,
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This review is from: Michelin Map Greece 737 (Maps/Country (Michelin)) (Map)
My gf and I planned out a trip to Greece with a lot of driving around the mainland and Peloponnese in order to visit the sites that we wanted to visit. We started out thinking that we shouldn't drive due to the safety concerns. However, we came to the conclusion that you have to drive yourself if you want to save time and be able to see more sights without having to wait for buses, which then also force you to go everywhere when it's crowded. Driving allows you to bypass all of that inconvenience. You will need to know how to drive manual transmission cars because that's all they seem to offer in Greece--unless you want to pay a lot more money, and even then I'm not sure if automatics are generally available. This map was the primary driving map that we used while we were in Greece for two weeks. I elected to not try to buy a GPS device after reading the reviews for the Garmin GPS maps. The main problem is that in Greece, so many of the streets have no names. I wondered if there was even a viable mail system there because I also didn't see addresses. However, we did have an Android phone with us to help pre-plan routes and look up Google maps. We sometimes asked the hotel receptionists for their opinion on the drive, which can help tremendously at times. We had to ask people in shops and taxi drivers on the side of the road and they were all very nice and helpful too. Try to stay away from the smaller roads that are marked on this map, because they can end up being roads that you won't want to safely drive on, and it's easy to get lost. This map is nice because it grades roads based on their condition, so stick to the main routes if you want to take less risk. We met another American couple there that was driving themselves, and they said they wasted about a whole day getting lost on a remote road--they said to stick to the main route even though it was a bit longer to drive. We visited Naxos and Santorini. The smaller islands are easier to navigate because they have very few main roads. I would also recommend renting a small car because it's difficult to navigate the roads and park in Greece with a large one. If you have good driving skills with manual transmission, you should be comfortable driving in Greece. I also happen to have a lot of canyon riding experience with sportbikes, so that also helped me be comfortable there. There's a lot of negative press on the dangerous driving conditions there, but it's not so bad unless you are a timid driver. Remember also that probably most of the roads in Greece wind around back and forth. I made use of a lot of Dramamine/Bonine after getting car sick. Most of the roads in Greece, especially the main ones, have an english sign posted. However, in some of the more remote areas, there may not be english. We learned the greek alphabet on the fly, so we were able to navigate those areas without problem. The science and math classes with their Greek lettering did help a bit. Trying to find our hotels was sometimes a little bit of a challenge, since sometimes locals had never heard of the place. One Greek woman told us that you should call the hotel and they have an obligation to come out to a main street to show you where the location is. We usually were able to find it okay without having to ask for help. Make sure to schedule in some time for getting lost. We ended up staying at about 11 hotels over 15 nights. Bottom line, this was the best map we were able to find. It gets you around via the main roads. It's older so a little bit out of date, but that didn't matter. AAA has a map that's bare minimum, and it's a bit cheaper at maybe 4 dollars, but this one was definitely better. Go to Google maps or Michelin maps online, and print out some detailed area maps, and ask for help when you need it, but driving is definitely doable even if it's a little bit of an adventure. Do your homework as much as you can beforehand, and you'll have a great time. We sure did!
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