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Insight Guide Greece is a full-color, comprehensive travel guide to one of Europes most popular destinations, a country famous for its ancient sites and breathtakingly beautiful islands. Each chapter is illustrated by stunning travel photography that gives a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Greece. Be inspired by our Best of Greece section highlighting unmissable sights and experiences, and lavish Photo Features on what makes Greece unique: its treasure-filled ancient sites, folklore, and island flora. With a longer and more in-depth history and culture section than its competitors, this travel guide provides an essential introduction to Greeces history, from the rich civilizations of Ancient Greece through the Byzantine and Ottoman eras, up to modern times and the Euro crisis. The informative text, written by regional experts, is a pleasure to read.
A detailed Places section, with full-color maps, guides you around the regions and myriad islands which make up this fascinating country, from the impressive Parthenon in Athens and the central region, mythical centre of the ancient world, to the exquisite beaches of its surrounding islands, and Byzantine and Ottoman architecture up in the north.
A comprehensive Travel Tips section gives you all the travel advice you need to plan your trip. The selective listings for hotels and restaurants are the personal recommendations of our regional specialists.
Synopsis
Insight Guide Greece is a comprehensive, full-color travel guide to a country famous for its ancient sites and breathtakingly beautiful islands.
Be inspired by our Best of Greece section highlighting unmissable sights and experiences and lavish Photo Features on topics such as ancient sites, folklore, and island flora.
A detailed Places section, with stunning travel photography and full-color maps, shows you where to go and what to do, from the historic mainland teeming with ancient sites to the exquisite beaches of its surrounding islands and Byzantine and Ottoman influences up in the north.
A comprehensive Travel Tips section gives you all the travel advice you need to plan your trip, with our selective, independent reviews to guide you to the most authentic hotels and restaurants.
About the Author
Marc Dubin has been writing about various aspects of Greece since 1981, for a variety of book publishers, periodicals, and websites. He currently divides his time between London and an old farmhouse on the island of Samos.
Table of Contents
Best of Greece
An Ancient Story
A Diverse Land
History
Decisive Dates
Ancient Greece
Byzantine Greece
Ottoman Greece
Independent Greece
Modern Greece
Features
Peoples and Identities
Literature
Music and Dance
Food and Drink
Art and Architecture
Flora and Fauna
Photo Features
Religious Festivals
National Archaeological Museum
Greece in Bloom
Palace of Knossos
Places
The Mainland
Athens
The Peloponnese
Central Greece
Epirus
Thessaloníki
Macedonia and Thrace
The Islands
Islands of the Saronic Gulf
The Cyclades
Rhodes
The Dodecanese
The Northeast Aegean
The Sporades and Evia
Corfu
The Ionian Islands
Crete
Travel Tips
TRANSPORT
ACCOMMODATION
EATING OUT
ACTIVITIES
A-Z
LANGUAGE
FURTHER READING