Discovering Greece
While millions of
tourists are visiting Greece every year, there is still a lot to be discovered.
Greece offers a great variety of inviting spots and unique
destinations waiting to be explored. From the stunning volcanic caldera
of Santorini
island or the deserted beach on one of the
dream islands of the Aegean
archipelago to the sky-clinging monasteries of
Meteora, the Mount
Athos, the inviting Pelion peninsula, and the deep silence of
the Vikos Gorge in Pindos mountains, a wide array of mythological
places, interesting museums, and historic monuments form the image of the country.
Greece offers unique hotels (luxury
hotels, historic hotels,
small hotels of character, guesthouses, family hostels
in traditional settlements) providing traditional hospitality,
quality travel services, catering to personal desires and preferences.
Greeks are
friendly, open-minded and openhearted people. They are well acquainted with
foreign lands through personal or collective memories and experiences. English
is widely spoken.
The
climate is mild and diverse. All four seasons can be fully
enjoyed; from a warm summer ideal for water sports and relevant activities to a
crisp winter in the country’s ski
resorts.
Opportunities for urban
adventures in Athens and Thessaloniki abound. Shopping and nightlife
equal those of major European capitals, while almost everything is within
walking distance. You may also experience the cities’ rich and vibrant cultural
life and plenty of conference events. Truly, there is
always some event taking place.
A number of special
interest activities take place all year long:
Alternative tourism has become a priority of
Greece's tourist policy. This new and rapidly growing sector includes adventure
journeys, health and
beauty tourism, spa resorts, sports tourism, golf holidays, marine tourism, ecotourism, agro-tourism,
religious tourism, gastronomy, and other non-traditional products. Companies
such as Agrotouristiki, F-Zein and Trekking Hellas play a
key role by offering nature and adventure holidays as alternative destinations.
Ask the millions
of returning visitors or those foreigners who decided to reside permanently in Greece. As Henry
Miller put it in his “Colossus
of Maroussi,” "Marvelous things happen
to one in Greece, marvelous good things
which can happen to one nowhere else on earth."
Culinary Greece
The Greek world of
food and drink is enjoying a renaissance. It is vibrant and multifaceted. A
new generation of chefs has helped to reshape and revive it.
Global culinary trends have influenced the contemporary table and producers
have reached a level of maturity that has enabled them to create a vast
spectrum of new food products, wines, and spirits, based often, but not always,
on traditional preparations. Now it’s time to share these changes with the rest
of the world.
More Culinary
Greece online information:
GREEK TRAVEL
WEBTIPS
Traveling Around Greece
A Travel Guide to Greece
The City of Athens Portal
Hotels in Greece Directory
www.gnto.gr/hotelsearch.php?langID=2
Family hotels and apartments
Greek Hotels of Character
Historic Hotels and Residences
Greek Mountains
Ski Centers in Greece
Pindos mountains and Epirus region
Sailing in Greece
Hellenic National Meteorological Service
Olympic Airlines
RURAL TOURISM
GATEWAY
The new official information
gateway to rural tourism, www.agrotravel.gr offers a list of
upcoming holidays and local festivities throughout of Greece as well as information on local accommodation.