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Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

Aaccommodation 53, 542-3,

see also individual locations

language 557Acropolis (Athens) 67-72,

432, 70, 12activities 47-51, 52-3, see

also individual activities, individual locations

Adamas 233Aegiali 205-6Aegina 128-32, 128Aegina Town 129-31Agathonisi 370-1Agia Galini 272-3, 433Agia Marina 358-9Agia Pelagia 503Agia Triada 263Agios Efstratios 417Agios Georgios 297, 370-1Agios Kirykos 375-7Agios Nikolaos 287-90, 288Agios Pavlos 272-98air travel 17, 37, 550-2Akrotiri Peninsula 279Alexander the Great 511Alinda 360-1Alonnisos 452-7, 453alphabet 558ambulance 17Amorgos 201-6, 202amusement parks 90Anafi 223-5Analipsi 350Ancient Agora 76, 79, 79Ancient Akrotiri 222Ancient Delos 230-2, 432,

231Ancient Eleusis 125Ancient Ialysos 315Ancient Kamiros 316

Ancient Lato 291Ancient Thira 222Andros 156-9, 157Angistri 132-3, 128animals 538-40, see also

individual speciesAno Meria 229Ano Petali 238-9Ano Syros 163Anogia 269-70Antia 443Antikythira 504, 500Antiparos 184-5, 178-9Antipaxi 479-80, 478Aphrodite 501, 503Apiranthos 195-6Apollo Coast 87-8Apollonas 196Apollonia 238aquariums

Cretaquarium 262-3Old Town Aquarium 307

archaeological museumsAgios Nikolaos 287Andros 158Athens (National

Archaeological Museum) 84, 92, 92

Chios Town 395Fira 214Hania 273-6Ierapetra 295Iraklio 253-4Karpathos 320Kissamos 279Kos Town 341Lefkada Town 482Mykonos 171Myrina 414Mytilini Town 404Naxos 188Parikia 180Piraeus 120Plaka 233-4Pothia 352

Pythagorio 387-8Rethymno 267Rhodes Town 305Sitia 293Skala 348Thasos 424Vathy 385

archaeological sites 51, 432-3, see also Roman sites, temples, tombs

Acropolis 67-72, 70Acropolis of Agios

Andreas 239Acropolis of Lindos 314Agia Triada 263Alyki 427Ancient Agora 76, 79, 79Ancient Akrotiri 222Ancient Delos 230-2Ancient Eleusis 125Ancient Ialysos 315Ancient Kamiros 316Ancient Lato 291Ancient Thira 222Ancient Zakros 294-5Asklipieion 345-6Eretria 440Evpalinos Tunnel 387Falasarna 280Filakopi 236Gournia 291-2Hephaistia 416House of Homer 494Ireon 389Kea Lion 246Keramikos 76-7Keros 199Kos Town 341-2Malia 263Mikro Horio 333Palace of Knossos

259-62, 259Palamari 462Paleohora 131Paleokastro 337Panathenaic Stadium 78

Phaestos 263Poliohni 416Ramnous 125Sanctuary of the Great

Gods 420-1Skarkos 207-8Thasos (Limenas) 424

Archaic Age 509-10architecture 84, 524-7area codes 17Areopagus Hill 75-6Argostoli 487-9, 488Arkasa 322Arki 369-70Armeos 355art 20, 89, 528-9art galleries, see galleriesArtemonas 238-9arts 89, 459, 528-32, see

also individual artsfestivals 91, 424

Asklipieion 345-6Assos 491Astypalea 347-51, 348Athena 63Athens 60-125, 64-5, 73,

80-1, 86-7, 98-9, 106, 12, 42, 433, 436

accommodation 60, 91-101

activities 88children, travel with 90climate 60courses 88drinking & nightlife 107-12emergency services 115entertainment 112-13festivals 91food 60, 101-7gay & lesbian

travellers 111highlights 61, 61history 62-6internet resources 114, 116itineraries 62, 90, 94-5,

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medical services 116safety 115shopping 114-15sights 66-88tourist information 116tours 88-91travel seasons 60travel to/from 116-18travel within 118-19

Athens grand promenade 77

ATMs 546Atsitsa 462Attica 123-5, 124-5August Moon Festival

23, 435

BBalkan Wars 514bargaining 19basketball 113bathrooms 548Batsi 156-7Battle of Marathon 123-5battles, see wars & battlesbeaches 148-9beer 215bicycle travel, see cyclingbirdwatching 539

Lesvos (Mytilini) 402Panagia Islet 425Skyros 459, 462Tilos 334

Blue Caves 498, 21boars 539boat travel 30-7, 38-41,

552, 552-4, see also boat trips, cruising, island hopping, sailing & yachting

fares 36ferry routes 34-5seasickness 37tickets 32travel seasons 31

boat trips, see also cruising, island hopping, sailing & yachting

Alonnisos 454Corfu 469-70Evia 442Folegandros 228Gaïdouronisi (Hrysi) 296Gramvousa Peninsula

280Ithaki 493Karpathos 323Kasos 325

Kastellorizo (Megisti) 327Koufonisia 200Limnos 415Lipsi 367Milos 236Paros 184Plakias 271Rethymno 267Santorini (Thira) 214Saronic Gulf Islands 129Skiathos 445Skopelos 450Skyros 459Turkey 388Zakynthos 498

Bonelli’s eagle 539Book of Revelations 365books 506, see also

literatureCyclades 211, 522history 514, 517politics 518

border crossings 551Bouboulina, Laskarina

513bouzouki 531bouzoukia 112Brooke, Rupert 462budgeting 17, 40-1, 44bus travel 551, 554business hours 547Byzantine Empire 511-12

architecture 84, 525-6music 532

Byzantine museumsByzantine & Christian

Museum (Athens) 85Byzantine & Post-

Byzantine Collection (Hania) 276

Chios Town 395Ecclesiastical

(Byzantine) Museum 385

Museum of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art on Kythira 503

Naoussa 182Zakynthos Town 496-7

Ccamping 542canyoning 419, 490Cape Prasonisi 317, 49Cape Sounion 123car travel 36, 554-6

hazards 555-6hire 555road conditions 555

road rules 556Carnival 22, 435Caryatids 68-9, 72, 75, 433castles, see also fortresses

Agios Georgios Kastro 489

Bazeos Castle 195Byzantine-Genoese

Castle 407Castle of Antiparos

184-5Castle of Faraklos 313Castle of Lykourgos

Logothetis 387Castle of Monolithos 316Castle of Myrina 414Castle of the Knights 341Hora (Kythira) 501Kastro (Astypalea) 348Kritinia Castle 316Pandeli Castle 358Venetian Castle 285

cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals

cavesBekiris Cave 144Blue Cave (Parasta) 327Blue Caves (Zakynthos)

498Cave of Antiparos 185Cave of Philoctetes 416Cave of Sykia Olymbi

399Cave of the Apocalypse

365Cave of the Sacred Icon

of Agios Giannis 198Cave of Zeus 193Dikteon Cave 297-8Harkadio Cave 332Ideon Cave 270Kefallonia 490Koutouki Cave 125Matala 265

cell phones 548cemeteries

Ancient Cemetery (Parikia) 180

Athens’ First Cemetery 87

East Moudros Allied Military Cemetery 416

Keramikos 76-7Krithoni war cemetery

360Mausoleum of Inousses

399Mycenaean cemetery

201Portianos Military

Cemetery 416

WWI Serbian cemetery 469

ceramics 459, 460changing of the guard

ceremony 82children, travel with 52-4

Athens 90food 536

Chios 392-9, 393Chios Town 394-6, 394churches & cathedrals 433

Agios Nikolaos Rangavas 83

Church of Agii Theodori 83

Church of Agios Eleftherios 77

Church of Agios Ioannis 314

Church of Agios Nikolaos 276

Church of Agios Spyridon 469

Church of Agios Therapon 404-5

Church of Agios Titos 255-6

Church of Dionysios 497

Church of Kapnikarea 77Church of Panagia

Evangelistria 160Church of Panagia

Kera 291Church of Sotira

Lykodimou 83Churches of the

Taxiarhes 398Panagia Drosiani 195Panagia Ekatondapy-

liani 179Panagia Glykofilousa

409Panagia Paraportiani

171cinema 113, 529civil war 515Classical Age 510classical architecture 525coffee 536Colossus of Rhodes 304conservation 540consulates 544convents, see monasteries

& conventscooking courses 43-4Corfu 148, 465-77, 466,

14, 33Corfu Town 468-73,

470-1, 33costs 17, 36, 40-1, 547

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- F

courses, see also individual locations

cooking 43-4, 459language 88, 167, 382,

405painting 454pottery 459reiki 458yoga 454

credit cards 546-7Cretaquarium 262-3Crete 148, 248-98, 250-1

accommodation 248climate 248food 248highlights 250-1history 249travel seasons 248travel to/from 249-52,

253travel within 252

cruising 38-41Crusades, the 511-12culture 19, 429-36, 506-7,

520-3currency 16-17customs regulations 543-4Cyclades 153-247, 154

accommodation 153books 211climate 153food 153highlights 154history 155island hopping 155travel seasons 153

Cycladic civilisation 508cycling 51, 552

Corfu 474Evia 442Kefallonia 490Naxos 188Skopelos 450Thasos 425-6

Cyprus issue 516

Ddance 532dangers, see safe travelDelos 230-2, 432Diafani 323disabilities, travellers with

548-9discount cards 544

diving & snorkelling 48, 51Alonnisos 454Amorgos 205Antiparos 185Athens 88Chios 398Corfu 474Hora Sfakion 281Ios 208Kalymnos 353, 356Lefkada 483Milos 236Mykonos 176Paros 184Plakias 271Rhodes Town 308Samos 388Samothraki 419Skiathos 447Thasos 426

Dodecanese 299-371, 300accommodation 299climate 299food 299highlights 300travel seasons 299

dolphins 267, 450, 540domatia 543Donousa 200-1Dorian people 509drinks 45, 536

beer 215coffee 536kitron 194, 195ouzo 45wine 23, 367, 443, 536

driving, see car travelDurrell, Gerald 475Durrell, Lawrence 475

EEaster celebrations 22,

435, 523, 10, 600economy 506-7, 517-19,

521Eftalou Beach 409El Greco 528Elafonisi 286electricity 544Elefsina 125Eleonora’s falcon 539Elounda 290-1embassies 544Embonas 316Emborios (Halki) 318-19Emborios (Kalymnos) 356Emborios (Nisyros) 338-9emergencies 17

language 559-60endangered species 461environmental issues 540Epta Piges 313Erechtheion 72Eretria 440Ermoupoli 165-8, 166etiquette 19

churches 160food 46

Evans, Arthur 259Evdilos 378-9events, see festivals &

eventsEvia 439-44, 438

climate 437highlights 438travel seasons 437

Evpalinos Tunnel 387exchange rates 16-17

FFalasarna 280ferry companies 40ferry travel, see boat travelfestivals & events 22-3, 435

Aegina Fistiki Fest 130Armata 142arts 89, 424August Moon Festival 23Carnival 22Dionysos Theatre

Festival 376Easter 22-3, 23, 10Epiphany 22Feast of Agios Vasilios

(St Basil) 22Feast of St John the

Baptist 23Festival of Agios

Georgios (St George) 23film 91food 43, 130, 536Frikaria Music Festival

376Half-Marathon (Skyros)

458Hellenic Festival 23, 91Icarus Festival for

Dialogue Between Cultures 376

Ikaria 374Ikaria International

Chess Tournament 376Independence Day 22International Eressos

Women’s Festival 410International Mountain

Biking Race 425-6

Kalymnos Skandalopetra Diving Festival 353

May Day 23Miaoulia Festival 137music 91, 376Navy Week 23North Face Kalymnos

Climbing Festival 353Philippi Thasos Festival

424rembetika music festival

457Rockwave Festival 23Skyros carnival 460theatre 376Wine & Cultural Festival

(Evia) 443Wine Festival (Lipsi) 367

feta 533Filiki Eteria (Friendly

Society) 512film 506, 529

festivals 91Filopappou Hill 75Finiki 322Fira 214-19, 216fires 538fish spas 218Fiskardo 491-2flora 537-8Folegandros 226-30, 227folk music 530Fonias River 422food 20, 42-6, 430, 533-6,

11, 430-1bread 382children 53cooking courses 43-4,

459eateries 45etiquette 46festivals 43, 130language 558-9markets 43olives 408seasons 43street food 102tyropita 456

forests 538fortresses, see also

castlesFortezza (Rethymno)

266Fortress of Agia Mavra

482Fortress of Drakanos

378Frangokastello 281-98Frankish Kastro (Parikia)

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234Kales Fortress 295Koules Venetian Fortress

255Mytilini Town 403-4Neo Frourio 469Palaio Frourio 468Venetian Fort (Sitia)

293Fourni Islands 382-3, 376-7Frangokastello 281Fry 325

GGaïdouronisi (Hrysi) 296Gaïos 478galleries

Art Space 222Athens 89Cultural Foundation of

Tinos 160Fish & Olive 194National Museum of

Contemporary Art 85New Art Gallery 305Patmos Gallery 364Theocharakis Foundation

for the Fine Arts & Music 89

gardens, see parks & gardens

Gavdos Island 286-7Gavrio 156gay travellers 544-5

Athens 111Mykonos 174

Gennadi 317geography 537-8geology 537Geometric Age 509Gialos 330-1Glossa 451Glyfada 87golden jackal 538-9golf 474gorges

Agia Irini Gorge 284Dimosari Gorge 443Imbros Gorge 284Rouvas Gorge 264Samaria Gorge 282-3, 11,

49, 151Zakros Gorge 295

Gortyna 264Gournia 291-2Gramvousa Peninsula 280grand promenade

(Athens) 77

Great Idea, the 513-14Greek language 557-63

HHadrian’s Arch 78Hadrian’s Library 77Halki 194, 317-19Halkida 439-40Hania 273-9, 274-5, 14health 545-6Hellenic Festival 23, 91Hellenistic architecture

525highlights 8-15, 31, 6hiking 20, 48, 50-1

Alonnisos 454Amorgos 205Andros 159Corfu 474Evia 440, 442, 443-4Fourni Islands 382Ghria Vathra Canyon

(Samothraki) 421Hydra 140-2Ikaria 378Imbros Gorge 284Ithaki 493Kalymnos 353Kefallonia 490Milos 234Mylopotamos 502Plakias 271Psara 401Rethymno 267Rouvas Gorge 264Samaria Gorge 282-3Samos 390Samothraki 418Sifnos 239Skiathos 448Skopelos 452Skyros 459, 462Symi 330Thasos 427Tilos 333-4Zakros Gorge 295

Hill of the Pnyx 76Hippocrates 339Hippocrates Plane Tree

341history 508-19

Alexander the Great 511Archaic Age 509-10Athens 62-6Balkan Wars 514Byzantine Empire 63,

511-12civil war 515

Classical Age 510Crete 249Crusades 511-12Cycladic civilisation

508Cyprus 516Geometric Age 509Great Idea 513-14independence 512-13Minoan civilisation 221,

249, 508-9Ottoman Rule 63, 512Roman era 63, 510-11Sparta 63WWI 514-15WWII 515

hitchhiking 556holidays 547Homer 211, 396, 397,

493-4Hora (Amorgos) 204Hora (Andros) 157-8Hora (Astypalea) 348-50Hora (Folegandros) 228-9Hora (Ios) 207-10Hora (Kythira) 501Hora (Kythnos) 244Hora (Mykonos) 171-6,

172, 21Hora (Naxos) 188-93,

190Hora (Patmos) 364-5Hora (Samothraki) 419-20Hora (Serifos) 242Hora Sfakion 281-2Hora (Tinos) 160-2horse riding

Corfu 474Kalymnos 355Naoussa 183Naxos 188-9Thasos 426

horses (Skyrian) 461hostels & hotels 543hot springs

Agios Kirykos 375-6Eftalou 409Lefkada 377Loutra (Therma) 421Milos 235Polyhnitos 412Santorini (Thira) 214Therma 378

House of Cleopatra 231, 36

hunting 539Hydra 135-41, 147, 135,

12, 146Hydra Town 136-40, 138

IIerapetra 295-6Ikaria 149, 374-83, 376-7Imbros Gorge 284immigration 521independence 512-13Inousses 399-400insurance 545, 546internet access 546internet resources 17, 48,

114, 116Ionian Islands 463-504,

464accommodation 463climate 463food 463highlights 464travel seasons 463

Ios 206-11, 207Ioulida 246Iraklia 197-8Iraklio 252-9, 254Iraklio market 256Ireon 389-90island hopping 30-7Ithaki 492-5, 486itineraries 24-9, 24, 26,

29, see also walking tours

Athens 62cruising 39-40

Jjellyfish 545

KKalamitsa 461-2Kalymnos 351-6, 352, 8Kamares 237-8Kamari 346-7Kamariotissa 418-19Kanaris, Konstantinos

400, 401Kapsali 501-2Karavostamo 381-2Karavostasis 227-8Karpathos 319-24, 319Karystos 442-3Kasos 324-6, 324Kassiopi 474Kastellorizo (Megisti)

326-8Kastellorizo Village 326-8Kastro (Sifnos) 239Katapola 201-4Kathisma beach 483, 148Kato Zakros 294-5Katouni Bridge 503

570

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-M

kayakingAlonnisos 454Chios 398Evia 442Kefallonia 490Lefkada 483Milos 236Paros 184

Kazantzakis, Nikos 257, 529

Kea (Tzia) 245-7, 245Kefallonia 485-92, 486Kefalos Bay 346-7Keramikos 76-7Keros 199Kimolos 236, 234Kissamos 279-80kitesurfing 48, 48-50, 184kitron 194, 195Klima 235Knights’ Quarter

(Rhodes Town) 305-7Knossos 259-62, 524,

259Korissia 245-6Kos 148, 339-47, 340Kos Town 341-5, 342-3Koufonisia 199-200Krithoni 360-1Kritsa 291Kymi 440-1Kypris, Yorgos 220Kythira 499-504, 500Kythnos 243-5, 243

Llaïka 530Lakka 479Lakki 359language 557-63

courses 88, 167, 382, 405

whistling language 443Lasinthos Eco-Park 297Lasithi Plateau 297-8Lavrio 123Laws of Gortyna 264Lefkada 149, 480-4, 481 Lefkada Town 482Lefkes 184Lefkos 322legal matters 546Leros 356-61, 357 lesbian travellers 544-5

Athens 111Mykonos 174Skala Eresou 410

Lesvos (Mytilini) 147, 402-13, 402, 14, 147

Limni 442Limni Vouliagmenis 88Limnos 413-17, 413Linaria 461Lindos 313-15Lipsi 366-9, 367Lipsi Village 367-9literature 257, 475, 529-30Little Cyclades 196-200,

196Livadi 241-2, 350Livadia 333-5live music 112-13, 532loggerhead turtles 498Loggos 479Loutra Edipsou 441-2Loutra (Therma) 421-2Loutraki 451Loutro 283Lykavittos Hill 85-7

MMagazia 460-1, 479Malia 263Mandraki 336-8maps 546Marathi 369-70Marathon 123-5marine parks, see national

parks & reservesmarkets

Agora (Hania) 276Central Market

(Athens) 114, 42food 43Iraklio 256Monastiraki Flea Market

(Athens) 114Potamos 502

Masouri 355Mastihari 346Mastihohoria 397Matala 264-6, 152mayirefta 533-4Megalo Horio 335Meganisi 484-5Menetes 321-2Merihas 243-4Mesta 397-8mezedhes 534Milos 232-6, 234Minoan civilisation 221,

249, 508-9, 524

Minotaur 524Mitsotakis, Konstandinos

517mobile phones 548Mohlos 292Molos 460-1Molyvos (Mithymna)

407-9, 28monasteries & convents

Convent of Galataki 442Holy Monastery of

Zoodohos Pigi 364Mantamados 407Monastery of St John the

Theologian 364Monastery of the

Apocalypse 364Moni Agiou Gerasimou

489Moni Arkadiou 269Moni Evangelistrias 447Moni Faneromenis 482Moni Hozoviotissis

204-5Moni Panagias

Kounistras 447Moni Panagias Spilianis

337, 388Moni Preveli 271-2Moni Taxiarhon 242Moni Taxiarhou Mihail

Panormiti 332Moni Toplou 294Moni Ypsilou 409-10Nea Moni 396Skopelos 451-2

money 16-17, 19, 546-7discount cards 544

monk seals 454, 455, 539mosques

Mosque of Kioutsouk Hasan 273

Mosque of Murad Reis 307

Mosque of Süleyman 307

Neratzes Mosque 267Yeni Tzami 405

mosquitoes 545motorcycle travel 554-6mountain biking, see

cyclingmountain refuges 543mountaineering 277mountains

Mt Dirfys 440Mt Eros 140Mt Kerkis 390Mt Kynthos 231Mt Ohi 443

Mt Pantokrator 473Mt Parnitha 123Mt Profitis Ilias 323Mt Psiloritis 270Mt Ypsario 427Mt Zeus 193

museums 20, see also archaeological museums, Byzantine museums

Acropolis Museum 74-5, 75

Aegean Maritime Museum 171

Antivouniotissa Museum 468-9

Bee Museum 315-16Benaki Museum 84-5Bouboulina’s Museum

142Christos Capralos

Museum 131Church Museum

(Mandraki) 337Della Rocca-Barozzi

Venetian Museum 188Ecclesiastical Museum of

Milos 233Epigraphical Museum 85Folk Museum (Agios

Nikolaos) 287Folk Museum (Naxos)

188Folklore Museum (Aegina

Town) 130Folklore Museum (Agios

Georgios) 297Folklore Museum

(Naoussa) 183Folklore Museum of the

Northern Sporades 454

Greek Folk Art Museum 82-3

Hellenic Children’s Museum 90

Hellenic Maritime Museum 120

Herakleidon Museum 84

Historical Archives Museum of Hydra 137

Historical & Folk Art Museum 267

Historical Museum of Crete 255

Industrial Museum of Ermoupoli 166

Jewish Museum 83Kanellopoulos Museum

82Karystos Museum 442

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Korgialenio History & Folklore Museum 487

Lazaros Koundouriotis Historical Mansion 136

Manos Faltaïts Folk Museum 458

Maritime Museum of Crete 276

Maritime Museum (Oia) 219

Megaro Gyzi Museum 214

Milos Folk and History Museum 234

Milos Mining Museum 233

Mineralogical Museum 123

Mitropolis Museum 188Museum of Ancient

Greek Music 220Museum of Asian Art

469Museum of Contemporary

Art (Andros) 157-8Museum of Cretan

Ethnology 265Museum of Cycladic

Art 85Museum of Greek

Children’s Art 90Museum of Greek Popular

Instruments 85Museum of Industrial

Olive Oil Production 408

Museum of Islamic Art 77

Museum of Marble Crafts 162

Museum of Popular Art 238

Museum of Prehistoric Thira 214

Museum of Solomos 497

Museum of the Decorative Arts 305

Museum of the Memorial of the Refugees of 1922 407

Mykonos Folklore Museum 171

National Archaeological Museum 84, 92, 92

Natural History Museum 255

Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest 410

Nautical Museum 330Nautical Museum of

Inousses 399

Nikos Kazantzakis Museum 257

Permanent Collection of Ancient & Traditional Shipbuilding 276

Spetses Museum 142Teriade Museum 405Theophilos Museum 405Volcanological Museum

339Vrana Olive-Press

Museum 408War Museum (Athens) 90War Museum (Lakki) 359

music 21, 530-2festivals 91, 376, 457

Mykonos 169-77, 170, 150Mylopotamos 502Mylopotas 207-10Myrina 414-16, 150Myrties 355Myrtos 296-7, 491mythology 63, 305, 460Mytilini Town 403-7, 404

NNaoussa 182-4National Archaeological

Museum 84, 92, 92national parks & reserves

538Mt Parnitha National

Park 123National Marine Park of

Alonnisos-Northern Sporades 454

National Marine Park of Zakynthos 498

nature 537-40Navagio Bay 498, 145Naxos 149, 186-96, 186,

149neoclassical architecture

526Nikea 338-9Nisyros 335-9, 336, 27northeastern Aegean

Islands 372-428, 373accommodation 372climate 372food 372highlights 373travel seasons 372

OOdysseus 492, 494Oia 219-21, 5, 9olives 408Olymbos 323-4, 15, 19, 151

Olympic Games 66, 78Ormos 207-10Ottoman architecture 526Ottoman rule 512outdoor activities 47-51ouzo 45

Ppainting courses 454palaces

Achillion Palace 475Agia Triada 263Malia 263Palace of Knossos

259-62, 259, 13Palace of St Michael &

St George 468Palace of the Grand

Masters 306, 28Phaestos 263Zakros Palace 294-5

Paleohora 285-6Pali 339Paliki Peninsula 489-90Panagia Drosiani 195Panathenaic Procession

74Panathenaic Stadium 78Pandeli 359Papandreou, Andreas 517Papandreou, Georgios

516-17, 518-19Paradeisos Waterfalls 421Paralia Kymis 440-1Parikia 179-82, 180parks & gardens

Mon Repos Estate 469National Gardens 78Zappeio Gardens 78

Paros 177-84, 178-9Parthenon 71-2, 12Patitiri 453-5Patmos 361-6, 362Paxi 477-9, 478, 150Peania 125pensions 543Pera Kastro 354Perdika 131-2Petaloudes 316Petra 409petrified forest (Lesvos)

410Phaestos 263photography 547Pigadia 320-1Piraeus 120-2, 120Plaka 233-5Plakias 270-1

planningactivities 47-51basic 16-17budgeting 17children, travel with

52-4, 90, 536cruising 38-41first-time travellers 18-19food 42-6Greek Islands’ regions

55-8internet resources 17island hopping 30-7itineraries 24-9transport 17travel seasons 16, 31

Platanos 358-9police 17, 548politics 506-7Pollonia 235Polyhnitos 412-13population 507, 520-3Porch of the Caryatids

72, 433Poros 133-5, 133Poros Town 134-5Potamos 502Pothia 352-4pottery 459, 460Preveli Beach 272-98, 13Propylaia 70-1Psara 400-2Psili Ammos 390Psyhro 297-8public holidays 547Pyli 346Pyrgi 397Pythagoras 390Pythagorio 387-9

RRafina 122reiki courses 458religion 507, 522-3rembetika 112, 457, 530,

531reserves, see national

parks & reservesrestrooms 548Rethymno 266-9, 266retsina 536Rhodes 147, 301-17,

302, 10Rhodes Town 304-13, 306,

308-9, 146Rina 356rock climbing 353Rockwave Festival 23

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- W

Roman sitescatacombs 234Gortyna 264Hadrian’s Arch 78Hadrian’s Library 77Roman Agora 76Roman Baths

(Athens) 78Roman baths (Loutraki)

451Roman cistern 322Roman quarry 443Tallaras Roman baths

350

Ssafe travel 17, 547-8

Athens 115children, travel with 53

sailing & yachting 39, 474Samaria Gorge 282-3, 11,

49, 151Sami 490-1 Samos 383-91, 384-5Samothraki 417-22, 418Sanctuaries of the Foreign

Gods 230Sanctuary of Artemis 125Sanctuary of the Great

Gods 420-1Sangri 195San Michalis 168Santorini (Thira) 147, 148,

211-23, 212, 9, 146, 149Saronic Gulf Islands

126-44, 127accommodation 126climate 126food 126highlights 127internet resources 130island hopping 129travel seasons 126

scams 115Schinousa 198-9scuba diving, see diving &

snorkellingsculpture 528sea urchins 545seals 454, 455seasickness 37senior travellers 544Serifos 240-3, 241 Shipwreck Beach 498,

145

shopping 21language 560

Sifnos 236-40, 237Sikinos 225-6, 225Sitia 293-4Skala (Angistri) 132-3Skala (Astypalea) 348-50Skala Eresou 410-11Skala (Patmos) 362-4Skiathos 444-8, 445Skiathos Town 444-7Skopelos 448-52, 449Skopelos Town 449-51Skyrian horses 461Skyros 457-62, 458, 15Skyros carnival 460Skyros Town 457-60smoking 548snakes 545snorkelling, see diving &

snorkellingSougia 284-5Sparta 63Spetses 141-4, 141Spetses Town 142-4Spili 270Spinalonga Island 291, 30Sporades, the 444-62, 438

accommodation 437climate 437food 437highlights 438travel seasons 437

St John the Divine 365Steni 440storks 539surfing 48-50, 163swallows 215sweets 535-6Symi 328-32, 329synagogues

Etz Hayyim Synagogue 276

Kahal Shalom Synagogue 307

Syros 163-9, 164syrtaki 532

Ttaxis 556Telendos Islet 355-6telephone services 548temples 432-3

Erechtheion 72Parthenon 71-2Sanctuaries of the

Foreign Gods 230Sanctuary of Artemis

125

Sanctuary of the Great Gods 420-1

Sanctuary of the Kabeiroi 416

Temple of Aphaia 131Temple of Aphrodite 305Temple of Apollo 130Temple of Artemis 469Temple of Asclepius 346Temple of Athena

Nike 71Temple of Demeter 195Temple of Dionysos 412Temple of Olympian

Zeus 78Temple of Poseidon 123Temple to Athena

(Ancient Kamiros) 316Temple to Athena

(Lindos) 314Thasos 422-8, 423Thasos (Limenas) 424-5theatres 436

Ancient Delos 231Apollo Theatre 168festivals 376National Theatre 113Odeon of Herodes

Atticus 74, 436Theatre of Dionysos 72-4

thermal bathsKythnos 244Loutra Edipsou 441

Thirasia 223Tilos 332-5, 333time 16, 548Tinos 159-63, 161tipping 19, 41, 547toilets 548tombs

Lycian tomb (Kastellorizo) 327

Marathon Tomb 125Tomb of the Unknown

Soldier 82tourist information 548tourist police 548tours 556, see also

walking tours, boat trips, individual locations

Homeric sites 493, 494Tragaea 193train travel 551-2, 556travel to/from the Greek

Islands 550travel within the Greek

Islands 552-6Triopetra 272-98Tris Boukes Bay 462

Trypiti 233-5Turkish baths

Hammam Turkish Baths (Rhodes Town) 307

Therma 416Turkish Baths

(Athens) 77turtles 498, 539, 151tyropita 456Tzermiado 297

Vvacations 547Vaï 294, 27Valley of the Butterflies

316Vasiliki 483Vatera 412-13Vathy (Ithaki) 493-4Vathy (Samos) 385-7, 386Vathys 356vegetarian travellers 536Vidos Island 469visas 16, 549volcanoes

Nisyros 338Santorini (Thira) 214

Volcanological Museum 339

volunteering 549Vravrona 125Vromolithos 359

Wwalking, see hikingwalking tours

Athens 90, 94-5, 95wars & battles

Balkan Wars 514Battle of Marathon

123-5Greek Civil War 515Persian Wars 677-8War of Independence512-13WWI 514-15WWII 515

water (drinking) 241, 545-6

waterskiing 50whistling language 443wildflowers 537-8wildlife 537-40windsurfing 48, 49,

see also kitesurfingCorfu 474Mykonos 176Naxos 188

Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

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Paros 184Rhodes 317Syros 166Vasiliki (Lefkada) 483

wine 536festivals 23, 367, 443

wineriesEmbonas 316Ikaria 380Iraklio 262

Kefallonia 489Naoussa 182Rhodes 316Santorini (Thira) 214-15Sikinos 226Vathy (Samos) 385

women travellers 549work 549World Heritage sites

Ancient Delos 230-2

Ireon 389Nea Moni 396

XXirokambos 360

Yyachting, see sailing &

yachtingyoga courses 454

ZZakros 294-5Zakynthos 495-9, 496Zakynthos Town 496-7Zaros 264zoos 90

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Walking Tour detourWalking Tour

Path/Walking Trail

BeachBird SanctuaryBuddhistCastle/PalaceChristianConfucianHinduIslamicJainJewishMonumentMuseum/Gallery/Historic BuildingRuinSento Hot Baths/OnsenShintoSikhTaoistWinery/VineyardZoo/Wildlife SanctuaryOther Sight

DivingBodysurfing

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Drinking & NightlifeCafe

BankEmbassy/ConsulateHospital/MedicalInternetPolicePost OfficeTelephoneToiletTourist InformationOther Information

AirportBorder crossingBus

CyclingFerry

U-Bahn/Underground station

MonorailParking

Metro station

Petrol stationS-Bahn/S-train/Subway stationTaxi

Train station/RailwayTram

Other Transport

Tube station

LighthouseHut/ShelterBeach

LookoutMountain/VolcanoOasisParkPassPicnic AreaWaterfall

River, CreekIntermittent River

Swamp/Mangrove

Reef

Canal

Water

Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake

Glacier

Mudflat

Beach/Desert

Airport/Runway

Cemetery (Christian)

Cemetery (Other)

Park/Forest

Sportsground

Sight (Building)

International

DisputedRegional/SuburbMarine ParkCliffWall

Capital (National)Capital (State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village

State/Province

Camping

Canoeing/KayakingCourse/TourSkiingSnorkellingSurfingSwimming/PoolWalkingWindsurfingOther Activity

LaneTertiary

TollwayFreewayPrimary

StepsPlaza/Mall

Pedestrian overpass

Secondary

Unsealed roadRoad under construction

Tunnel

Cable car/Funicular

T-bane/Tunnelbana station

Sights

Activities,Courses & Tours

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

Information Routes

Boundaries

Hydrography

Areas

Geographic

Population

Transport

Note: Not all symbols displayed aboveappear on the maps in this book

Map Legend

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OUR READERS Many thanks to the travellers who used the last edition and wrote to us with helpful hints, useful advice and interesting anec-dotes: Alan Graham, Andy White, Anette Uddqvist, Anita Vriend, Apostolos Spyros, Christopher Hansen, David Mason, Dimitris Efstratiadis, Eberhard Zantke, Efrat Ben Shalom, Ester van Zuylen, George Moss, Jeroen Meeboer, Jesse Naiman, Jim Maas, JJ Wytrwal, Joske de Roode, Judith Bowman, Katarzyna Podgorska, Katy Tydeman, Kit Arthur, Lia Spartali, Linda Moss, Linda Swinn, Lorna Hitchin, Marina Metalios, Marjatta Reinius, Martijn Huijnen, Martin Kummel, Megan van Rooyen, Melike Sayman, Nicola Long, Philip Howard, Ralf Kaefer, Roland Keller, Roy Sayegh, Sofia Lizzio, Stephen Lioy, Stephen Strand, Susan Howard, Walter Lars

AUTHOR THANKS Korina MillerAn enormous thank you to Mum and Dad for minding the fort while I was away and making it possible for me to take this project on. Thank you to my fabulous daughters, Simone and Monique, for letting me work and also encour-aging me to take breaks. Thank you to Katie, Anna, Angela and Anthony at Lonely Planet for

their support and to my co-authors for their insights and camaraderie. A warm efharisto to all of the people I met on the road – both locals and travellers – who shared their stories, knowledge and enthusiasm for Greece. And to Kirk, my own personal Bukowski.

Alexis AverbuckHonour to Alexandra Stamopoulou for always-inspiring tips and overall inspiration. Marina Flenga is, yet again, a fairy godmother, con-necting me to islanders everywhere. Marilee Anargyrou Kyriazakou and Cali Doxiadis (Kerkyra), Olga Karayiannis and Eleni Masselou (Andros), Elina Dallas, Dimitris Foussekis and Maria Liarikos (Tinos), Michail Karampatsos and Michalis Pateras (Syros), Christiana Sofi-anopoulou and Dimitris Liaroutsos (Serifos), Vula Bolou and Sotiris Iliadis (Sifnos), Manita Scocimara-Ponghis (Kefallonia), and Petros Haritatos and Mike Tsanas (Spetses) shared their love and knowledge of their islands. In Athens, Ilias Nikolaidis and Elina Lychoudi were the King and Queen of Nightlife. Margarita, Kostas and Zisis, and Anthy and Costas made it home.

Michael Stamatios ClarkΕυχαριστω, thank you, to those who helped make the road a welcoming destination – in particular, Heather Parsons, George and Mahi (Skopelos); Gisela (Skiathos), Chrysanthi Zygogianni, Niko Sekkes (Skyros); Kostas and

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Bessie (Alonnisos) and Kyrillos on Evia; the Fouskas family, Vasillis and Demetra, Kostas and Nana Vatsis (Ikaria). Special thanks to fellow authors Kate and Chris, and to Korina Miller for coordinating grace. And to my family – Janet, Melina and Alexander – Greek kisses on both cheeks for all.

Victoria KyriakopoulosThanks to the great Greek Islands author team for sharing their food views and experiences, and to the Lonely Planet editors for another opportunity to write about Greek food and culture. Thanks to my ever-supportive husband Chris, and my Greek family and friends and the special and generous people who have made travelling in Greece such a joy. Kali antamosi – next time my son Kostas will get his first taste of the Greece I love.

Andrea Schulte-PeeversFond thanks to all the wonderful friends and strangers who’ve provided valuable local insights about Crete before and during my research ramblings around the island. These include (in no particular order): Miriam Bers, Utha Herzbruch-Ruess, Yiannis Zervakis, the Papadospiridaki family, Stravroula

(Kissamos), Lynn (Elounda), Madalina (Elounda) and Vaggelis Alegakis.

Richard WatersMy special thanks to everyone who made my trip more colourful with their filoxenia and generosity. In no particular order, Efi and Spyros, Marianna Angelou, Mikalis Melenos, Antonios, George, Rena Kioulafi, the Greek Tourist Board in London, Lily Alicabiotis, Ioannis at Kilindra, Enetikon Travel, Alexis at Afendoulis, Fokas, Ilidi Rock. My thanks, too, to the mapping and editorial team, and commissioning editors Katie O’Connell and Anna Tyler.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 1633 44.

Illustrations pp68–9, pp260–1 by Javier Martinez Zarracina.

Cover photograph: Oia, Santorini; Sakis Papadopoulos/Getty Images.

THIS BOOK This 8th edition of Lonely Planet’s Greek Islands guide-book was researched and written by Korina Miller, Alexis Averbuck, Michael Stamatios Clark, Victoria Kyriakopoulos, Andrea Schulte-Peevers and Richard Waters. In addition to these authors, Chris Deliso, Des Hannigan, Janet White, Gina Tsarouhas, Will Gourlay, Paul Hellander, Miriam Raphael and Andrew Stone also worked on previous editions of the book.

This guidebook was com-missioned in Lonely Planet’s London office, and produced by the following:Commissioning Editors Katie O’Connell, Anna TylerCoordinating Editors Paul Harding, Kate Mathews, Branislava VladisavljevicSenior CartographerValentina Kremenchutskaya Coordinating Layout Designer Nicholas ColicchiaManaging Editors Bruce Evans, Martine PowerManaging Layout Designer Chris Girdler

Senior Editor Karyn NobleAssisting Editors Andrew Bain, Penny Cordner, Laura Gibb, Anne MulvaneyCover Research Naomi ParkerInternal Image Research Rebecca SkinnerThanks to Anita Banh, Elin Berglund, Barbara Di Castro, Brigitte Ellemor, Ryan Evans, Larissa Frost, Genesys India, Jouve India, Andi Jones, Kath-erine Marsh, Wayne Murphy, Catherine Naghten, Chad Parkhill, Trent Paton, Angela Tinson, Gina Tsarouhas

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