Oh, wonderful Samos, Greek Island of the loves of Zeus and Hera, which houses the marriage of Antony and Cleopatra. Divine island where beaches are best in the west, and, unfortunately, has lost some of its charm with the forest fires that have ravaged during the 90′s. However, the island remains one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in the Aegean Sea.

The ruins of ancient Samos seem to run back and forth across the island. It is curious to see how they mix with plenty of bars and restaurants, especially at night when the evening entertainment, if not for the neon lights and modern music, it could be said to be held in ancient Greece.

The nearest beach is the Potokaki (more…)

The Greek islands are for many synonymous with beauty: white houses, blue sea and landscapes really impressive. The best way to know is likely to be sailing by ferry, catamaran, on a cruise …

All Greek islands known for their beauty, but if there is a famous among all, that is Santorini. Can not be done under any of the Greek islands, but Santorini has something special.

Its topography has meant that it has called “the island of Half Moon”, a form that has students explanations: is related to the fact that it is the rest of the non-submerged crater of a volcano that exploded in a large kettle eruption. Of course, this event has been many centuries, because it took place in 1650 BC. (more…)

In the great plain of Thessaly region arising from land many natural columns of dark rock, of considerable height, on some of which are located Byzantine monasteries began to be built in the fourteenth century, at the end of the Byzantine Empire, and completed in the sixteenth century.

Religious communities that lived were called ‘stylites “of” stylos “(column). There are twenty monasteries, seventeen in ruins and only three visits. The “Great Meteoron” is the most interesting. Previously the only access was rudimentary elevators with a basket and a rope in which the locals used to deposit the supplies. Over time they have built ladders and bridges that allow the visit.

VISITS
The best seasons to visit Meteora are spring and autumn (more…)

Spring and autumn are the best times to visit Greece since there are fewer tourists and not too hot. Weather conditions are good from Easter to mid-June and from late August to mid October when the weather is nice and smooth in most parts of the country, beaches and monuments are relatively rare and accommodation is economical and easy to find.

The documentation required is the national identity card or passport. Citizens of the European Union and many Latin American countries can stay in Greece up to three months without visa. Greece denies entry to anyone whose passport indicates that since November 1983 has visited the northern part of Cyprus under Turkish rule.

Currency: Euro
In major cities and islands can be used by credit card. In small islands should carry cash.

Transport:
Olympic Airways has flights from several cities and islands, at a cost three times the price of a sea voyage. (more…)

Greece, officially known as the Hellenic Republic, is the country which is situated further to the southeast of Europe, occupying the maridional of the Balkan peninsula. Is bordered by Albania, Bulgaria Ex Yogoslavia and from the north. From the northeast by Turkey, from the east by the Aegean Sea from the south by the Mediterranean Sea and from the west by the Ionian Sea.
The area of the country is 131 957 square kilometer.

Greece has a population of 11.25 million inhabitants. Today between 12 and 16% of them are immigrants, which creates a source of conflict in Greece.

The most common language used on any official level, public education or the modern Greek but there are also number of other languages such as Albanian, Arvanites, Bulgarian, etc.

Greek architecture still remains and is now well documented. The sober Doric and Ionic refining which evolved from the Corinthian style, are a popular style today.