Greek Islands

Useful travel information for Greek Islands Travel

Cyclades Islands, Crete Island, Dodecanese Islands, Ionian Islands, Sporades Islands, Saronic Islands

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Central Greece

Evia

The island of Evia, gifted with incredible natural beauty and located at a particularly preferential site, is an ideal tourist resort that combines the insular with mountainous beauty. Additionally, the historical monuments, the traditional settlements, the biotopes and the well-intended inhabitants shall make your visit to Evia a rewarding experience.

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Macedonia

Kavala & Thassos Island

Kavala is one of the most organized prefectures of the country with exceptional tourist substructure for both winter and summer vacations. Kavala offers picturesque settlements, natural sites, historical sightseeing and hospitable locals. Thassos or Limenas, the capital, is a scenic small town with white tile-roofed houses and the famous ancient town. Theologos, one of the oldest and most beautiful villages, Limenaria, a popular coastal village, Panagia, the former traditional capital, Potos, one of the most amazing resorts, are some of the places that you should definitely visit.

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Crete Island

Crete is the largest Greek Island and one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean. It is a multidimensional place, - blending mountainous villages with coastal settlements - so much so that is can satisfy all different types of visitors in many different ways. Once you set your foot on Crete, you enter a unique world, a land of great history, nature, tradition and entertainment. The island is comprised of 4 prefectures Chania (Hania), Rethymnon (Rethymno), Heraklion (Iraklio) and Lassithi, all of which should be explored if you wish to genuinely experience Crete.

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Cyclades Islands

Amorgos is an island of great history, as it was one of the centers of the Cycladic civilization, and an ideal destination for sightseers. Amorgos natural features are absolutely stunning including unexplored terrain, mountainous landscapes, rocky coves and sandy beaches.

Andros Andros Island is a multifaceted land with an abundance of dazzling sandy and rocky beaches, impressive archaeological and historical sites, quaint seaside and mountain settlements and verdant valleys, olive tree plantations, gorges, rivers and springs.

Antiparos is a picturesque island that is embraced by beautiful sandy beaches, secluded coves and crystal waters. Its whitewashed houses, narrow cobble stone alleyways, tiny churches and “vokamvilia” flowers compose a genuine Cycladic image. It is a favourite destination of families, romantics and people looking for a unique vacation getaway.

Ios Ios is a small but very popular island getaway in the Cyclades cluster. It is host to many foreign visitors, creating a charming vacation melting pot. The island possesses all the characteristics of the Cycladic Islands whitewashed houses, cobblestone alleyways, hundreds of churches and windmills.

Kea (Tzia) Kea, the island also known as Tzia, located in the Cyclades Cluster, is a land with great natural beauty and distinct traditional characteristics. Kea (Tzia) Island is bursting with valleys, streams, hills, orchards, plantations and beautiful sandy beaches, all of which create the perfect setting for the island’s charming hill and seaside villages.

Milos It is an island ideal for exploration, since it is full of exquisite caves and secluded coves and beaches. The night life venues of the island include many quaint tavernas, restaurants and quiet bars where you can enjoy a drink or meal while gazing at the incomparable view of the Aegean.

Mykonos Mykonos (Myconos) is most well known for its stimulating nightlife, traditional Cycladic characteristics and long sandy beaches, making it one of the most popular tourist resorts, but it also possesses impressive archaeological and historical sites as well as peaceful seaside and countryside settlements for a more relaxing vacation, rendering it one of the most enjoyable and most versatile vacation destinations in Greece.

Naxos Naxos has a well developed tourist infrastructure, with countless hotels, studios, apartment and rooms for rent, making it capable of satisfying even the most demanding guest. When night falls, Naxos provides visitors with many forms of entertainment from which to choose from. Indeed, Naxos Island is considered one of the prime vacation resorts in Greece.

Paros is famous for its cosmopolitan lifestyle and is one of the most popular Greek Island vacation spots, attracting a large number of Greek and foreign tourist every year. Paros has many exquisite archeological and historical sites and quaint villages that are also worth visiting. Such an abundance of different features make Paros the ideal vacation destination.

Santorini Santorini is the island of golden sunsets, spectacular volcanic landscape, impressive architecture, unique sandy and rocky beaches, extraordinary archaeological sites and stimulating nightlife. Some areas of the island are ideal for peaceful vacations, while others are exciting and pulsing with cosmopolitan nightlife and activity.

Serifos Serifos Island belongs to the Cyclades cluster and is relatively close to Athens. The main attractions of the island are its 72 beautiful beaches, although it is also known for its small bays, whitewashed houses and lush green landscapes.

Syros Syros is the capital of the Cycladic Island Cluster and is one of the most developed Greek islands, with many tourist venues such as hotels, apartments, rooms, cafe's, restaurants and clubs.

Tinos Tinos is well known as a particularly spiritual island, mainly due to the Church of the Panagia and the miraculous Icon of the Virgin Mary, which is believed to be the work of the Evangelist Luke

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Dodecanese Islands Karpathos Karpathos, an island ideal for peaceful vacations, has an exceptional landscape beauty, due to the fact that it pulses with picturesque beaches and has many morphological alternations, as the southern part is plain while the central and the northern part are mountainous, composing a peculiar but interesting icon.

Kos Kos, the island of Hippocrates, has been gifted with a healthy climate and a magnificent verdant landscape that throbs with beautiful beaches and fertile plains as well as hospitable inhabitants and archaeological sites. This interesting amalgam, which shall satisfy even the most demanding visitor, renders the Greek island of Kos an ideal destination for your vacations.

Leros Leros is especially admired and visited by people who wish to spend their vacations in a beautiful natural environment, embraced by soft sands and leafy green hills. It attracts many visitors during the high season, but is also ideal in the spring and autumn, when nature is at its loveliest.

Patmos Patmos, the island of the Holy Grotto of the Apocalypse, is a small island belonging to the Dodecanese cluster. It is characterized by its spiritual aura and its contrasting natural features such as sandy beaches, valleys, rock formations and hills.

Rhodes Rhodes (Rhodos, Rodos) is the largest island in the Dodecanese cluster and is a land of great history and impressive natural beauty, making it one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece.

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Ionian Islands Corfu Corfu is distinguished by both traditional Greek and European characteristics, which have influenced Corfu’s physical appearance and culture as well as the personality of the inhabitants. The island is verdant and has many lovely beaches ideal for swimming and sunbathing, while several areas offer magnificent sunset views. Corfu (Korfu) has played a major role in Greek history and therefore has many historical and religious sites to visit.

Kefalonia The Greek island of Kefalonia also has an abundance of sites such as ancient ruins, impressive castles, picturesque settlements, exquisite churches and an endless sandy coastline.

Lefkada Lefkada is an island of long sandy beaches, verdant hills and countryside, impressive historical sites and hospitable locals. Lefkada's mountainous terrain and green landscape sets it apart from many other Greek Islands, many of which are barren and relatively flat. Lefkada (Lefkas) is separated from Mainland Greece by an artificial canal and two bridges.

Zakynthos The Greek island of Zakynthos (Zante) is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the Ionian Islands. Zakynthos (Zante) is famous for its much frequented resorts with many hotels, rooms, studios and apartments as well as its untamed natural beauty, lovely beaches (Laganas, Kalamaki, Navagio, Vassilikos etc.), historical buildings and the endangered Caretta Caretta turtle.

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NE Aegean Islands Chios Chios belongs to the Northeastern Aegean Islands and it is located south of the Greek island of Lesvos. It covers an area of 842 sq. km and is 153 nautical miles from Piraeus. Chios is blessed with many natural beauties and its versatile landscape is a heaven for all those who love sports. You can enjoy swimming and other water sports at its clean beaches at Agia Markela, Limia, Komi, Kalimassia, Lilikas and Emporios.

Lesvos The Greek island of Lesvos belongs to the N.E. Aegean Islands cluster, is located at the Aegean Sea, and is situated at a very close distance to the Turkish coastline. Lesvos covers an area of 1.630 sq. km., has a coastline of 370 km and has approximately 105.000 inhabitants.

Samos Samos Island lies in the North Eastern Aegean Sea, at close proximity to the coast of Turkey. It is a very lush island, with many pine forests, olive tree fields and vineyards. Along the coast of Samos, visitors can find long stretches of sand and some of the most pristine waters in the Aegean Sea area.

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Saronic Islands Aegina Aegina (Egina) is the largest island in the Saronic cluster and is one of the most frequented Greek islands in Greece, due to its proximity to Athens.

Poros Poros is an extremely picturesque and aristocratic island blessed with sheer natural beauty and bearing unique nobility, a fact that you will realize as soon as you shall reach its scenic and elegant port. Poros is considered to be an ideal resort for long-term vacations but even for a weekend escapade from the daily routine.

Spetses This tiny patch of Green, riddled with dozens of sparkling little white churches presents a perfect contrast with its barren and desolated far-away neighbors, Paros or Delos, cut off in winter when the sea rises and the storm breaks. From early times, the development of a good network of communications by sea as well as by land, has turned the island into a travel nexus for people bound in different directions

Sporades Islands Alonissos Alonissos is a special island gifted with non-identical natural beauty, as it pulses with mysterious sea caves, unlimited sandy beaches, revitalizing verdant sites and crystal clear waters.

Skiathos Skiathos is considered to be an ideal destination for your vacations as it is a much-frequented resort, a traditional island and a naturally beautiful site at the same time. The organized tourist substructure, the insular mentality and the natural beauty of the island compose an irresistible icon of attraction.

Skopelos The Greek island of Skopelos belongs to the Sporades Islands cluster, which is situated opposite the coastline of the Greek island of Evia and opposite the geographical district of Thessalia. Furthermore, Skopelos covers an area of 95 sq. km., it has a coastline of 67 km and it also has approximately 4.700 inhabitants.