Greece Travel: An Online Odyssey
Greece is known not only for its capital city, Athens, home to the Acropolis, but for its 2000-plus islands, about a hundred of which are popular destinations for tourists. Each island exemplifies Greece's cultural legacy: whitewashed houses dotting the landscape, rugged hills, unspoiled beaches, great cuisine, and everywhere reminders of the country's ancient roots in art, religion and mythology. This guide will give potential travelers to Greece the online resources to book a vacation, find places to stay, things to do, and get tips and advice for the journey.
Expand All Guide SectionsGreece Travel Basics
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Travel Requirements for Greece
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Getting to Greece
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Greece Hotels
There are several types of accommodation in Greece, which all cater to a different set of traveler, whether you're on a budget and want to tour in hostels, go the traditional route of a hotel, enjoy the outdoors at a campground, or rent a villa or apartment. The sites below will guide you through the process of booking your accommodation with a variety of resources to complement some of the general booking sites in the previous section.
Dulcinea's Insight
- Aggregated travel booking sites, which scan hundreds of other sites to find deals, may not specialize in Greece as a destination, but they are still a valuable source for booking hotels, flights and cruises because of the sheer number of options available.
- Take note of the sites below not only for hotel searches and bookings, but also for a database of important resources on Greek travel and opportunities to book other portions of your vacation.
Budget Travel has a great article called "Secret Hotels of the Greek Isles," created by an experienced Greek traveler as part of the publication's "Secret Hotels" feature. The article provides links to useful Web sites that can help you book the hotels mentioned and other parts of your trip.
Dulcinea's Picks
For hotels ...
Greek Tourist Organizer
has listings of over 8,000 hotels in Greece and much more. It can help you plan tours, car rentals, cruises, and dining options. There is no flight booking option on this site, but browse hotels by region, get tips on sightseeing, and also check out their listing of travel agencies, which covers an array of the island regions.
Sidestep
searches over 200 other travel sites for hotel deals, car rental services, cruises, and flights. On the landing page for Greece hotels, you can choose your destination from a list of over a hundred and find comprehensive information about each hotel, including its star rating and amenities available.
Fresh Holidays
is a travel booking site specializing in Greece, and while not many locations are listed here, you will find great hotel information for the places that are (Kos, Rhodes, Santorini, Crete, and Thessalon’ki). Listings feature top-quality images and complete information. The site is best for hotel search, as flights to smaller islands are not often feasible.
Booking
is also a wise choice for a hotel search because it includes more than 850 hotels in Greece in its results. You are likely to find hotels on many of the islands listed here. Plus, the site is well organized and includes helpful information like user ratings, star ratings, amenities, and hotel policies.
For hostels ...
Hostel World
has one of the most complete listings for hostels in Greece, covering more than fifty islands and several areas on the mainland. Listings include pictures, amenities, starred ratings, and booking options. The site also has a section for booking tours, and you can find activities and plan your itinerary in the InfoZone section.
BootsnAll
is a general travel resource that also allows you to book your hostel or hotel accommodation and transportation to Greece. Read the "Hostels in Greece" page for an outline of what to expect from hostels in Greece, and browse the listed hostels, located on nearly 70 islands.
For camping ...
EuroCampings
is a UK-based site with one of the most complete listings of campsites around the Greek mainland and isles. Search by region, such as Ionian or Peloponnese to see images of the campgrounds, find out about amenities, how many pitches exist at the site, and average price for a stay. Click on any campsite's name to get a map of the area and contact information.
Greece Travel
has a comprehensive directory of campgrounds around Greece with address and telephone number. You won't find pictures of the campsites in this listing, but where applicable, the manager of the campsite and open months are listed.
For house and apartment rental ...
RentVillas
has hundreds of listings for villa rental in Greece, organizing the results by region and summarizing what those regions have to offer. Each villa's individual page has an in-depth description of what the property features, how many people it can sleep, where it is located, pricing, and contact information for booking a stay. The company also rates the properties on several scales including location, peace and quiet, and outside areas.
Owners Direct
has extensive property rentals through villa and apartment owners around Greece. Choose the size of the accommodation you are looking for and narrow your search by island or town. Most listings have multiple large photos and detailed information, including pricing at different times of the year, contact information for the owner, and other details of note like proximity of beaches, deposit requirements, and amenities.
Getting Around in Greece
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