"Greek National Road 95 Greek National Road 95 is one of the main arteries on the island of Rhodes, Greece. It connects the city of Rhodes with the village of Lindos. Current routing is fairly new as it was completed in 1974 replacing the old national road which was narrow and curvy. Until 1999 it was a single carriageway that, especially during summer time, made driving to the south east part of the island a bad experience. In 1999 the first part of the road from the city to Faliraki was expanded to a dual carriageway with 4 lanes and"
"1953. According to Robert Bittlestone's 2005 book ""Odysseus Unbound"", Paliki was Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, the central figure in the Odyssey of Homer. Paliki Paliki () is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 119.341 km. The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is now an archaeological site. The peninsula is the westernmost part of Kefalonia."
"Porto Carras Porto Carras (), known as Porto Carras Grand Resort, is one of northern Greece's largest and most famous hotels and holiday resorts. It is located on Sithonia, Chalkidiki peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. It is about 120 km away from Greece's second biggest city, Thessaloniki. Porto Carras was created by Yiannis Carras, a Greek businessman and ship-owner. Originally it was planned with the renowned architect Walter Gropius, but the construction works started posthumously in 1973. The project brought a revolution to Halkidiki's tourism. Porto Carras Grand Resort includes four major hotels, the 5-star Meliton and Sithonia as well as"
"Loutraki Loutraki () is a seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth, in Corinthia, Greece. It is located west of Athens and northeast of Corinth. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi. The town is well known for its vast natural springs and its therapeutic spas. In antiquity a town called Thermae (, hot springs) existed on the site. In 1847, an announcement in Italy asserting the therapeutic benefits of bathing in the natural thermal spas found in Loutraki caused an influx of settlers in the surrounding areas, thereby creating modern Loutraki. In 1928 Loutraki was completely destroyed"
"Chalkidiki Chalkidiki, also spelt Chalkidike, Chalcidice, Khalkidhiki or Halkidike (, ), is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula, but not of the regional unit. The capital of Chalkidiki is the main town of Polygyros, located in the centre of the peninsula. Chalkidiki is a popular summer tourist destination. The Cholomontas mountains lie in the north-central part of Chalkidiki. Chalkidiki consists of a large peninsula in the northwestern Aegean Sea, resembling a hand with three ""fingers"" (though in"
"peninsula and for the picturesque Vouliagmeni lake. Visitors and tourists deserve to visit remarkable buildings of Loutraki. Loutraki Loutraki () is a seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth, in Corinthia, Greece. It is located west of Athens and northeast of Corinth. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi. The town is well known for its vast natural springs and its therapeutic spas. In antiquity a town called Thermae (, hot springs) existed on the site. In 1847, an announcement in Italy asserting the therapeutic benefits of bathing in the natural thermal spas found in Loutraki caused an"
"Kastellorizo Kastellorizo or Castellorizo ( ""Kastellorizo""; officially Μεγίστη ""Megisti"" or ""Meyisti"") is a Greek island and municipality located in the southeastern Mediterranean. It lies roughly off the south coast of Turkey, about southeast of Athens and east of Rhodes, almost halfway between Rhodes and Antalya, and northwest of Cyprus. Kastellorizo is part of the Rhodes regional unit. The island has become more popular in recent years among tourists looking for an isolated place in the Dodecanese, thanks also to the 1991 Oscar-winning movie ""Mediterraneo"", by Gabriele Salvatores, which is set on the island during the Second World War. The island's"
"Olympiaki Akti Olympiaki Akti (, ""Olympiakí Aktí"") also dated Katerinoskala (Greek: Κατερινόσκαλα) or Olympic Beach, Olympic Coast, is a tourist destination seaside resort village in the eastern part of the regional unit of Pieria in Greece, and belongs to the municipal community of the Katerini, Pieria. It is part of the Olympian Riviera and its namesake beach awarded E.U. Blue Flag status. The Thermian Gulf is situated to the east. The entire coastline is sand. The Olympiaki Akti is located 3 km south of Paralia, 7.5 km from Katerini, 70 km from Thessaloniki, 107 km (66.4 miles) from international airport"
"Mathraki Mathraki (, older form: Μαθράκιον) is an island and a former community of the Ionian Islands, Greece. It is one of the Diapontia Islands. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.532 km. Population 329 (2011). Mathraki is a 45-minute boat ride off the coast of Corfu (4 NM from Cape Arilas). It has three restaurants that double as general stores, villas and ""rooms to let"". Mathraki is a quiet island that manages to stay clear of tourists"
"rediscovered itself as a cosmopolitan, vibrant centre of tourism catering to many nationalities and all age groups. Faliraki boasts the largest water park in Greece, a state-of-the-art bowling park, a history park, and a fun-park for families and younger children. The centre of the town, particularly in July and August, is buzzing with younger children and families. As well as traditional Greek cuisine there are restaurants specialising in Chinese, Mexican, Italian and British cuisine. Along the beach front there are taverns, bars, restaurants, cafeterias and tourist shops. The fishing harbour of St Apostolos is a hub of activity especially in"
"Kalamaki, Zakynthos Kalamaki () is the name of a beach resort town on the Greek island of Zakynthos. It is located approximately 3 km northeast of the busy resort of Laganas, although despite the close proximity it maintains a much more relaxed atmosphere than its neighbour. It has experienced rapid growth in recent years, due to the growing influx of tourism with the number of charter flights to the area increasing twentyfold between 1983 and 1993. It is located on the south of the island, in the Bay of Laganas. The beach at Kalamaki is also a nesting place for"
"Paliki Paliki () is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 119.341 km. The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is now an archaeological site. The peninsula is the westernmost part of Kefalonia. The seat of the municipality was the town Lixouri (3.752). The municipal unit Paliki is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): Pali"
"Ithaca Ithaca, Ithaki or Ithaka (; Greek: Ιθάκη, ""Ithakē"" ) is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece. Ithaca's main island has an area of and had a population in 2011 of 3,231. It is the second-smallest of seven main Ionian Islands, after Paxi. Ithaca is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. The capital is Vathy (or Vathi). Modern Ithaki is historically linked with Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, whose twenty-year absence is part"
"Greek these peninsulas are often referred to as ""legs"")Pallene (now Kassandra), Sithonia, and Agion Oros (the ancient Acte), which contains Mount Athos and its monasteries. Chalkidiki borders on the regional unit of Thessaloniki to the north. Its largest towns are Nea Moudania (Νέα Μουδανιά), Nea Kallikrateia (Νέα Καλλικράτεια) and the capital town of Polygyros (Πολύγυρος). There are several summer resorts on the beaches of all three fingers where other minor towns and villages are located, such as at Yerakini (Gerakina Beach), Neos Marmaras (Porto Carras), Ouranoupolis, Nikiti, Psakoudia, Kallithea (Pallene/Pallini, Athos), and more. Chalcidice ( or ), Halkidiki, Chalkidiki, or"
"from the bus station KTEL Pierias in Katerini. Olympiaki Akti Olympiaki Akti (, ""Olympiakí Aktí"") also dated Katerinoskala (Greek: Κατερινόσκαλα) or Olympic Beach, Olympic Coast, is a tourist destination seaside resort village in the eastern part of the regional unit of Pieria in Greece, and belongs to the municipal community of the Katerini, Pieria. It is part of the Olympian Riviera and its namesake beach awarded E.U. Blue Flag status. The Thermian Gulf is situated to the east. The entire coastline is sand. The Olympiaki Akti is located 3 km south of Paralia, 7.5 km from Katerini, 70 km from"
"except for the occasional hikers that brave the rocky coastline. The municipal unit includes the three nearby islets Diakopo, Diaplo and Tracheia. Mathraki was inhabited during the last centuries by settlers from the nearby island of Othonoi. The origin of its name is unknown, but according to a popular tradition, derives from ""anthrakia"", because in the past the island had been burnt. It became part of Greece in 1864, when the Ionian islands were ceded to Greece by the British. Today it is a serene and tranquil place for holidays. Mathraki Mathraki (, older form: Μαθράκιον) is an island and"
"visited region of Greece was that of Central Macedonia, with 18% of the country's total tourist flow (amounting to 3.6 million tourists), followed by Attica with 2.6 million and the Peloponnese with 1.8 million. Northern Greece is the country's most-visited geographical region, with 6.5 million tourists, while Central Greece is second with 6.3 million. In 2010, Lonely Planet ranked Greece's northern and second-largest city of Thessaloniki as the world's fifth-best party town worldwide, comparable to other cities such as Dubai and Montreal. In 2011, Santorini was voted as ""The World's Best Island"" in ""Travel + Leisure"". Its neighboring island Mykonos,"
"Salamis Island Salamis (; ""Salamína"", Ancient and Katharevousa: Σαλαμίς ""Salamís""), is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile (2 km) off-coast from Piraeus and about west of central Athens. The chief city, Salamina, lies in the west-facing core of the crescent on Salamis Bay, which opens into the Saronic Gulf. On the Eastern side of the island is its main port, Paloukia, in size second in Greece only to Piraeus, the port of Athens. The traditional etymology of Salamis derives it from the eponymous nymph Salamis, the mother of Cychreus, the legendary first king of"
"Palaio Faliro Palaio Faliro (, ; Katharevousa: Palaion Faliron, Παλαιόν Φάληρον, meaning ""Old Phalerum"") is a coastal district and a municipality in the southern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. At the 2011 census it had 64,021 inhabitants. Palaio Faliro is situated on the east coast of the Phalerum Bay, a bay of the Saronic Gulf, 6 km southwest of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 4.574 km. It is surrounded by other districts of Athens: Kallithea, Nea Smyrni, Agios Dimitrios and Alimos. The Pikrodafni stream flows into sea on the border of Palaio Faliro and Alimos."
"Olympiada, Chalkidiki Olympiada () is a town in the northeastern part of the peninsula of Chalkidice, Greece, with 649 inhabitants in the 2001 census. It is a municipal district of the same name, within the municipality of Stagira-Akanthos. Main occupation of its residents is tourism and fishing. The distance from Ierissos is 35 km and 90 from Thessaloniki. Approximately 700 meters from it lies the archaeological site of ancient Stagira. The area is declared as a protected zone by the Natura 2000 programme. Olympiada took its name from Olympias, a princess of Ancient Epirus and the mother of Alexander the"
"and sailing equipment for their guests to use. Vasiliki, Lefkada Vasiliki (, ""Vasilikí""; formerly Voivoida (Βοϊβόδα, ""Voïvóda"") is a town in the municipal unit of Apollonioi, on the island of Lefkada, Greece. It is situated on the south coast, 4 km south of Agios Petros and 25 km southwest of Lefkada (city). Vasiliki is a well known windsurfing spot during the summer months due to a local thermal wind known amongst windsurfers as 'Eric'. There are often over a hundred windsurfers in the bay at any one time. The area is also popular with other sailing craft and mountain bikers."
"Dance Group ""Erevna"". Also, regional, traditional and seasonal festivals are organized throughout the year, indicatively: the Annual Festival, ""Salaminia"" (to commemorate the Naval Battle of Salamis), the ""Fisherman's Festival"" and the Carnival. Salamis island has four football teams: Aias (Ajax) Salaminas, Ampelakiakos F.C., A.E. Salaminas and Salaminomachoi. Salamis Island is twinned with Famagusta, Cyprus (1998) Salamis Island Salamis (; ""Salamína"", Ancient and Katharevousa: Σαλαμίς ""Salamís""), is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile (2 km) off-coast from Piraeus and about west of central Athens. The chief city, Salamina, lies in the west-facing core of the"
"Elliniko Elliniko (, meaning ""Greek"") is a suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Elliniko-Argyroupoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Elliniko is known for the Hellinikon Olympic Complex, built on the grounds of the former Ellinikon International Airport for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Elliniko is situated near the Saronic Gulf coast, 10 km south of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 7.127 km. The former airport is in the western part of the municipal unit, near the coast. Most of the residential area is in the"
"hill. Ano Gerakari Ano Gerakari () is a hilltop village and a community in the municipal unit of Alykes on the island of Zakynthos, Greece. In 2011 its population was 176 for the village and 709 for the community, which includes the villages Alonia and Kastelia. Ano Gerakari is adjacent to the northwest of Meso Gerakari, 4 km east of Katastari and 9 km northwest of Zakynthos city. It suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake. With 526 inhabitants in 2011, Alonia is the largest village of the community. It lies northwest of Ano Gerakari, at the foot of"
"also a heliport. The main town and port of the island is Mandraki (pop. 660). Other villages are Paloi (239), Nikia (61), and Emporeios (27). According to the 2011 census, the municipality's resident population is 1,008 (including 21 on Gyali), although in summer it is augmented by many tourists as well as expatriate Nisyrians who visit the island for their vacations. Tourism is not so heavily developed as on other Greek islands. Deposits of perlite and pumice on Gyali provide much of the wealth of the island. The island used to be self-sufficient, and many crops were grown on its"
"Yerakini Yerakini or Gerakini ( , ) is a village in the Chalkidiki peninsula in Central Macedonia, Northern Greece. It has been the port The word Γερακινή (Yerakini) comes from γερακίνα (yerakina () meaning female peregrine falcon (falcon-gentle) (from γεράκι (), from ιέραξ () falcon). There is a legend that the name came from a queen named Yerakina (Gerakina) who lived in Yerakini once. Yerakini lies on the gulf of Torone, between the two fingers (smaller peninsulas) of Kassandra and Sithonia, southeast of Thessaloniki. Yerakini is at a distance of 14.5 km (9 mi.) from Polygyros, 77 km (48 mi.)"
"Vasiliki, Lefkada Vasiliki (, ""Vasilikí""; formerly Voivoida (Βοϊβόδα, ""Voïvóda"") is a town in the municipal unit of Apollonioi, on the island of Lefkada, Greece. It is situated on the south coast, 4 km south of Agios Petros and 25 km southwest of Lefkada (city). Vasiliki is a well known windsurfing spot during the summer months due to a local thermal wind known amongst windsurfers as 'Eric'. There are often over a hundred windsurfers in the bay at any one time. The area is also popular with other sailing craft and mountain bikers. Several holiday companies operate in Vasiliki providing windsurfing"
"underway to transform the grounds of the old Athens Airport – named Elliniko – in the southern suburbs, into one of the largest landscaped parks in Europe, to be named the Hellenikon Metropolitan Park. Many of the southern suburbs (such as Alimos, Palaio Faliro, Elliniko, Glyfada, Voula, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza) known as the Athens Riviera, host a number of sandy beaches, most of which are operated by the Greek National Tourism Organisation and require an entrance fee. Casinos operate on both Mount Parnitha, some from downtown Athens (accessible by car or cable car), and the nearby town of Loutraki (accessible"
"Samothrace Samothrace (also Samothraki, Samothracia) (; , ) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is a municipality within the Evros regional unit of Thrace. The island is long and is in size and has a population of 2,859 (2011 census). Its main industries are fishing and tourism. Resources on the island include granite and basalt. Samothrace is one of the most rugged Greek islands, with Mt. Saos and its tip Fengari rising to . Samothrace was not a state of any political significance in ancient Greece, since it has no natural harbour and most of the"
"Ano Gerakari Ano Gerakari () is a hilltop village and a community in the municipal unit of Alykes on the island of Zakynthos, Greece. In 2011 its population was 176 for the village and 709 for the community, which includes the villages Alonia and Kastelia. Ano Gerakari is adjacent to the northwest of Meso Gerakari, 4 km east of Katastari and 9 km northwest of Zakynthos city. It suffered great damage from the 1953 Ionian earthquake. With 526 inhabitants in 2011, Alonia is the largest village of the community. It lies northwest of Ano Gerakari, at the foot of the"
"Chavriata Chavriata (Greek: Χαβριάτα) is a historical, hill-top village located 8 km outside of the town of Lixouri (Katogi Area) west-southwest in the Paliki municipal unit on the Greek Ionian island of Kefalonia. It is known as the ""Balcony of the Ionian"" owing to the commanding views it offers of both the fertile lowland and the sea. It is considered as the most beautiful and stunning village in the Paliki area also due to its intact local biodiversity and it is a popular destination for nature lovers and romantics. Because of its strategic location, Chavriata has been the target of"
"town to the village. Situated on a similar half-moon bay, Charaki is slightly smaller than the Greek village of Stoupa near Kalamata on the Greek mainland. Charaki was once rated one of the cleanest beaches of the Greek isles. Charaki Charaki () is a small fishing village on the east coast of the island of Rhodes, Greece. In addition to its fishing trade, Charaki is also a small holiday resort, with the usual tavernas, restaurants and bars. Charaki has a small, picturesque bay with a number of holiday apartments in addition to its tavernas. More recently, the land behind the"
"onwards by the Swedish Institute in Athens in collaboration with the Greek National Heritage Board. Kalaureia Kalaureia () or Calauria or Kalavria () is an island close to the coast of Troezen in the Peloponnesus of mainland Greece, part of the modern island-pair Poros. Strabo describes the coastwise journey along the Hermionic Gulf: On Calauria a Doric temple of Poseidon was built in the ancient sanctuary, possibly around 520 BCE. The dimensions of the temple are 27.4 by 14.4 m. There are six columns on each short side and twelve on each long side. There is strong evidence that the"