Frommer's Greece Book

	List of Maps	vii
	What's New in Greece	1
1	The Best of Greece	6
1	The Best Travel Experiences	6
2	The Best of Ancient Greece	7
3	The Best of Byzantine & Medieval Greece	10
4	The Best Beaches	10
5	The Best Scenic Villages & Towns	11
6	The Best Islands	13
7	The Best Places to Get Away from It All	14
8	The Best Museums	14
9	The Best of Greece's Religious Treasures	15
10	The Best Resorts & Hotels	16
11	The Best Restaurants	17
12	The Best Nightlife	18
13	The Best Natural Wonders	19
14	The Best Shopping	19
2	Planning Your Trip to Greece	22
1	The Regions in Brief	22
	Greece on the Web	25
	Security in Greece: Red Alert	26
2	Visitor Information	27
3	Entry Requirements & Customs	27
4	Money	30
5	When to Go	34
	Greece Calendar of Events	36
6	Travel Insurance	40
7	Health & Safety	42
8	Specialized Travel Resources	44
	Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	49
9	Getting There	49
10	Escorted General-Interest Tours	54
11	Special-Interest Trips	55
12	Getting Around Greece	59
	Taxi Tips	68
13	Tips on Accommodations	69
14	Tips on Dining	73
	Fast Facts: Greece	73
3	Olympics 2004: The Summer Games in Athens	83
	Security & Crime	84
1	Sources of Information	84
2	Venues & Events	85
3	Getting Tickets	85
	SARS & Health Concerns	85
	Olympics Mascot	88
4	Accommodations During the Games	89
	Handicapped Accessibility	89
	Dining During the Games	91
5	Transportation During the Games	91
6	The Cultural Olympiad/Olympic Arts Festival	92
7	The Paralympic Games	92
4	Cruising the Greek Islands	94
1	Choosing the Right Cruise for You	94
2	Calculating the Cost	96
3	Booking Your Cruise	97
4	Cruise Preparation Practicalities	100
5	Embarkation	102
	Dealing with Seasickness	103
6	End-of-Cruise Procedures	104
7	The Cruise Lines & Their Ships	105
8	Ships Visiting Greece on Longer Mediterranean Itineraries	118
9	Best Shore Excursions in the Ports of Call: Greece	120
10	Best Shore Excursions in the Ports of Call: Turkey	124
5	Settling into Athens	126
1	Orientation	127
	Neighborhoods in Brief	138
2	Getting Around	142
	Athens's Metro Finally Gets Moving	143
	Fast Facts: Athens	145
3	Where to Stay	150
4	Where to Dine	161
	Quick Bites in Syntagma	167
6	Exploring Athens	173
1	The Top Attractions	176
2	More Museums & Galleries	186
3	Ancient Monuments	188
4	Historic Buildings	189
5	Churches & Synagogues	189
6	Parks & Gardens	190
7	Especially for Kids	192
8	Organized Tours	193
9	Spectator Sports	194
10	Shopping	194
11	Athens After Dark	199
	Ticket Information for the Athens, Lycabettus & Epidaurus Festivals	199
12	Piraeus: A Jumping-Off Point to the Islands	204
13	Day Trips from Athens	209
7	The Saronic Gulf Islands	217
1	Aegina	218
	Strategies for Seeing the Islands	220
2	Poros	224
3	Hydra (Idra)	227
4	Spetses	232
8	The Peloponnese	238
1	Corinth	241
2	Nafplion	246
3	Mycenae	255
4	Epidaurus	258
5	Nemea	261
6	Argos	263
7	Sparta (Sparti)	266
8	Vassae & Andritsena	270
9	Monemvassia	272
10	The Mani	275
11	Pylos (Pilo/Navarino)	280
12	Messene (Ithomi/Mavromati)	282
13	Olympia	283
	The Ancient Olympic Games	284
14	Patras (Patra)	290
9	Crete	294
1	Iraklion (Iraklio)	296
2	Chania (Hania/Xania/Canea)	309
3	Rethymnon (Rethimno)	318
4	Ayios Nikolaos	324
10	The Cyclades	331
1	Santorini (Thira)	332
2	Folegandros	352
3	Sifnos	356
4	Paros	363
	The Cave of Andiparos	369
5	Naxos	376
6	Mykonos (Mikonos)	385
7	Delos	398
8	Tinos	401
9	Siros (Syros)	408
11	The Dodecanese	415
1	Rhodes (Rodos)	416
2	Simi	439
3	Kos	444
4	Patmos	453
12	Central Greece	464
1	Delphi	464
2	Thebes	474
3	Two Famous Battlefields: Thermopylae & Chaironeia	475
4	The Vale of Tempe & Ambelakia	476
5	Mount Olympus	477
6	The Meteora	479
13	The Sporades	485
1	Skiathos	485
2	Skopelos	496
3	Skyros (Skiros)	503
	The Famous Carnival of Skyros	507
14	Highlights of Western Greece: Epirus & Ioannina	511
1	Getting to & Around Epirus	512
2	Ioannina	514
3	Side Trips from Ioannina	521
15	The Ionian Islands	525
1	Corfu (Kerkira)	526
2	Kefalonia (Cephalonia)	540
16	Highlights of Northern Greece: Thessaloniki, Mount Athos & the Philip & Alexander Sites	548
1	Thessaloniki (Salonika)	548
	Fast Facts: Thessaloniki	557
	Suggested Itineraries	559
	The Food of Thessaloniki	580
2	In the Footsteps of Philip of Macedon & Alexander the Great	586
	Philip & Alexander	588
3	Mount Athos (The Holy Mountain)	594
17	The Northeastern Aegean Islands	599
1	Samos	600
2	Hios (Chios)	611
3	Lesvos (Mitilini)	618
	Excursion to a Mountain Village	621
4	Limnos (Lemnos)	627
Appendix A	The Greek Language	631
1	Making Your Way in Greek	631
2	Useful Words & Phrases	633
Appendix B	Useful Toll-Free Numbers & Websites	638
	Index	641
	List of Maps
	Greece	8
	Greece by Plane	61
	Greek Ferry Routes	63
	Olympic Competition Venues	86
	Athens & Environs	129
	Athens at a Glance	136
	Athens Accommodations	152
	Accommodations & Dining South of the Acropolis	159
	Athens Dining	162
	Athens Attractions	174
	The Acropolis & Monastiraki	177
	Syntagma Square & Plaka	191
	Piraeus	205
	The Saronic Gulf Islands	219
	Peloponnese	239
	Patras	291
	Crete	295
	Iraklion	297
	Chania	311
	Rethymnon	319
	Ayios Nikolaos	325
	The Cyclades	333
	Santorini	335
	Fira	341
	Mykonos Town	387
	Delos	399
	The Dodecanese	417
	Rhodes Attractions	419
	Rhodes Accommodations & Dining	427
	Central Greece	465
	Ancient Delphi	467
	The Sporades	487
	Ioannina	515
	Western Greece & the Ionian Islands	527
	Corfu Town	529
	Kefalonia & Ithaka	541
	Northern Greece	549
	Thessaloniki	552
	The Northeastern Aegean Islands	601
	Vathi	603