The most comprehensive island-hopper's handbook. Detailed coverage of all the island groups from the Sporades to the remote outcrops of the Dodecanese. Listings of the best places to stay, eat and drink, from the resorts of Corfu to unspoiled hilltop villages. Practical details on ferries and hydrofoils, and how to get the most secluded spots. Informed background on history, music, wildlife and mythology.
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nuts and bolts greek islands,
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This review is from: Greek Islands: A Rough Guide, Second Edition (Rough Guide Greek Islands) (Paperback)
Primarily geared towards the independent low-budgeter, the book is packed with accurate, practical detail and covers more remote island villages than other similar books. Reads like an encyclopedia and thus compliments other books (eg. the Facaros/Cadogan book and this are a great combination) Better than Let's Go or Lonely Planet for solely islands travel. Doesn't have a very good Athens portion. I'd suggest getting the Facaros book first and then if a return trip or looking for more minute and/or remote detail get this to compliment.
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This review is from: Greek Islands: A Rough Guide, Second Edition (Rough Guide Greek Islands) (Paperback)
This book does an amazingly good job of covering so many Greek islands so well. If it covers the island you're interested in (and it probably does), you'll be provided with plenty of accurate, interesting, helpful detail on any just about any specific area or village of the island which interests you. While agree the Athens part could be a bit beefed up (as we all invariably end up in Athens at some point or another for varying bits of time) the island sections far make up for it.
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Greek Islands (Paperback)
Two other books Lonely Planet and Greek Island Hopping are aimed at the budget traveller visiting the smaller islands. This one and Lonely Planet also cover the whole of Crete. Greek Island Hopping has more detail about actual travelling and about the boats themselves and more maps, but only touches on the northern ports of Crete. I like all three. Greek Island Hopping wuuld be most useful if you want to find out how to get to a small island, or how to get off one.
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It's two thousand miles or more from the UK and Ireland to the Greek islands, so for most visitors flying is the only viable option. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hellenic seaways, Platía Eleftherías, Ayía Triádha, Platía Venizélou, Ayía Galíni, Romeïkós Yialós, Ayía Pelayía, Zoödhóhou Piyís, Hóra Sfakíon, Ethnikís Andístasis, Péra Yialós, Paleá Alónissos, Néo Froúrio, Ayía Rouméli, Elefthériou Venizélou, Vassiléos Yeoryíou, Ayía Theodhóti, Thermá Lefkádhos, Lykoúrgou Logothéti, Aktí Miaoúli, Platía Saróko, Megálos Mourtiás, Kímisis Theotókou, Platÿs Yialós, Themistoklí Sofoúli Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Asia Minor, Ayios Nikólaos, World War, Ayía Marina, New Zealand, Blue Star, Olympic Airways, Bronze Age, Kós Town, Kérkyra Town, War of Independence, North America, Ayios Stéfanos, Ayios Yeóryios, Híos Town, Náxos Town, Ayios Kírykos, Knights of St John, New Port, Rough Guide, Ayía Anna, Peloponnesian War, National Bank, Profitis Ilías, New Democracy Browse Sample Pages:
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It's two thousand miles or more from the UK and Ireland to the Greek islands, so for most visitors flying is the only viable option. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hellenic seaways, Platía Eleftherías, Ayía Triádha, Platía Venizélou, Ayía Galíni, Romeïkós Yialós, Ayía Pelayía, Zoödhóhou Piyís, Hóra Sfakíon, Ethnikís Andístasis, Péra Yialós, Paleá Alónissos, Néo Froúrio, Ayía Rouméli, Elefthériou Venizélou, Vassiléos Yeoryíou, Ayía Theodhóti, Thermá Lefkádhos, Lykoúrgou Logothéti, Aktí Miaoúli, Platía Saróko, Megálos Mourtiás, Kímisis Theotókou, Platÿs Yialós, Themistoklí Sofoúli Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Asia Minor, Ayios Nikólaos, World War, Ayía Marina, New Zealand, Blue Star, Olympic Airways, Bronze Age, Kós Town, Kérkyra Town, War of Independence, North America, Ayios Stéfanos, Ayios Yeóryios, Híos Town, Náxos Town, Ayios Kírykos, Knights of St John, New Port, Rough Guide, Ayía Anna, Peloponnesian War, National Bank, Profitis Ilías, New Democracy Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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