14 days in Greece

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>> Which are the islands that you recommend me to visit (and for how long
>> should I stay) and should I book any hotels or spend nights in some kind
>> of B&Bs once I reach the islands?
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> To answer that question I think the group needs more information about
> what you are looking for! Sandy beaches? Party-places? Culture? Busy og
> quiet? How long will you be in Greece?
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Thanks a million for your reply. We have 14 days, form the 19th till the 1st
of sept.

What we are looking for is a mixture of everything, relax, sandy wild
beaches, good genuine seafood, straight contact with the locals, bars Some
friends of mine told me to spend 2 days in Santorini and then form there
travel to Mykons making stops in Naxos and Paros, I have also read that
Felogandros is actually one of the best islands. To be honest I don't, what
do you think I should go as first visit to Greece??



Aran
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About Santorini and Folegandros: last year we arrived at Santorini island
and stayed for 5 days.
Don't forget to visit IA, the donkey trail to the old harbour and I advice
to make
the day boat trip to vulcano island too.

Then we took the ferry to Folegandros (7 euro) and stayed 5 days in the
Vardia Bay studios
right in front of the harbour (very nice!). Just sit on your terras and
watch the arriving and
departing ferries and fishermen.
Beach behind the studio and even the water in the harbour is crystal clear.
You can catch a bus to the village (there is only 1), takes 20 mins.

After Folegandros we visted Milos (2 hrs by ferry, costs about 19 euro) for
1 week. A bit crowded, but
mainly by the Greek. Nice multi colered different beaches: pure white,
black, red,
green. You'll need a car overthere. But you won't drive many km's.
From Milos we went back to Santorini, 3.5 hrs and 34 euro.

It was high season, but we just stayed in appartments that are offered on
arrival.
On Milos we stayed in
http://www.greekhotel.com/cyclades/milos/adamas/lagada/home.htm
Folegandros:
http://www.greekhotel.com/cyclades/folegand/karavostasi/vardia/more.htm
For Santorini I suggest you to make a reservation.
Perhaps this is nice: http://www.familyhotelhellas.com/ quiet appartements,
nice swimming pool
and only 5 minutes walk to the crowded village of Thira.
When you arrive by plane, the owner will pick you up (20 euro) while he's a
taxi driver too.


You can see some of my pictures at:
http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/gallery/users/gurt/countries/Greece/

Good luck,
Gurt


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> Hi Lads,
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> I didn't know until today where to spend my summer holidays. I just booked
> 2 tickets for Greece (I am taking my girlfriend with me). Never been there
> but heard a lot about it. Which are the islands that you recommend me to
> visit (and for how long should I stay) and should I book any hotels or
> spend nights in some kind of B&Bs once I reach the islands? We have only
> booked 1 night in Athens just to visit the acropolis and some other
> touristy spots, a part from that nothing.
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>
> Thanks in advance and regards,
>
>
>
> Aran
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"Aran" <andrea.frugone.DeleteThis@fastwebnet.it> skrev i melding
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> Thanks a million for your reply. We have 14 days, form the 19th till the
> 1st of sept.

Sorry, I was a bit tired yesterday and didn't notice your 14 days in the
subject-line.

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> What we are looking for is a mixture of everything, relax, sandy wild
> beaches, good genuine seafood, straight contact with the locals, bars Some
> friends of mine told me to spend 2 days in Santorini and then form there
> travel to Mykons making stops in Naxos and Paros, I have also read that
> Felogandros is actually one of the best islands. To be honest I don't,
> what do you think I should go as first visit to Greece??

I went to Chios, fell in love with the island and never got to see another
island in Greece(been to Halkidiki though), so I am not the right person to
ask

Unless you consider going to Chios, which is a somewhat different to
"postcard Greece" with it's very low number of tourists(except for Greeks in
the high season July/August),it's Genoveese mansions, houses in
Thymiana-stone, varied nature from plains to mountains and cliffs, no
party-party unless you look up the places where the locals party, secluded
beaches as well as beaches with umbrellas and sunbeds, plenty of sights,
great food, friendly and helpful locals, busy main town with plenty of
shopping and a "bar-strip" at the harbour...

As for Milos that Gurt tells you about, I have seen a video from the trip
made by Greek friends and the colours seems fantastic! She really
recommended a visit there.

Your friends suggestion sounds ok to me. Santorini sounds like it's worth a
visit, and alot of people say a few days, and then travel on and I have only
heard nice about the other islands you are looking at. Busy islands in the
tourist season(maybe apart from Folegandros?) but nice.

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Marianne
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Hi,

We've been travelling to Greece for about 8 years now. We love it a
lot. We've been the Cyclad islands twice last year and it has been a
dream come through. Everything is very good there: food, drinks,
locals, diving, snorkling. There are many tourists on these islands
but luckily they have kept their real Greek spirit. We have written
our personal travel stories from thos trips. YOu can take a lot at the
on this location http://users.telenet.be/EefEnTimo01/. There are some
tips, nice resstaurants and nice rooms - we usually don'tt ake huge
hotels. Check it out and let me know if you like it.

Enjoy the Greek spirit

Timo and Eef
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"Aran" <andrea.frugone.TakeThisOut@fastwebnet.it> skrev i melding
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Have you seen this web page?
http://www.islandstrolling.com/english/index.htm It has alot of tips on
islandhopping, or islandstrolling which Bergtun has kalled the page because
he says that is exactley what he does It also has a forum. Most of the
posts are in Norwegian, but if you post a question in English I am sure you
will have alot of answers.

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Marianne
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On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:36:23 +0100, Aran wrote
(in article <IHYci.9781$y05.5607@tornado.fastwebnet.it>):

> What we are looking for is a mixture of everything, relax, sandy wild
> beaches, good genuine seafood, straight contact with the locals, bars Some
> friends of mine told me to spend 2 days in Santorini and then form there
> travel to Mykons making stops in Naxos and Paros, I have also read that
> Felogandros is actually one of the best islands. To be honest I don't, what
> do you think I should go as first visit to Greece??

Bear in mind that most people in the world, if they know anything about
Greece, have only heard of three or four Greek islands. The top of the list
is always Santorini and Mykonos, followed usually by Naxos and Paros. Greece
has over seventy islands that you can visit, each one with its own special
character, so it's worth looking beyond the obvious few well known ones.

Santorini, as you probably know, is an island formed from part of the rim of
an extinct volcano. It has spectacular scenery but is quite small and (in my
opinion) overwhelmed with tourists. It has an international airport bringing
hundreds of tourists every day, and is also on the cruise ship circuit so has
regular visits from literally thousands of cruise passengers at a time. I
would not recommend it for a first visit.

Folegandros is an interesting island but it's not one of those that I have
enjoyed most. I think that's because the main town is not around the harbour
like on most islands, but hidden away in the hills out of sight of the sea.
Personally if I am on an island I prefer to stay near the sea,

I would recommend for a first taste of the Greek islands, three in the
Argo-Saronic group. These are Poros, Hydra and Spetses. Hydra is nice as it
has banned all motor vehicles. All transport is by donkey or boat (or your
own feet). The quietness is wonderful. Spetses also has no cars but alas does
allow scooters and motorbikes. There are several daily ferries going between
these three and Pireaus so they are very easy to get to, and they all have a
nice Greek island atmosphere.

--
Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
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thx a million everyone for your good help!!!

any other comments are more than welcome.

Aran
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Finally I made up my mind and I have planned the following:

2 nights in Athens.
4 nights in Milos (we will be staying at the LAGADA BEACH HOTEL)
3 or 4 nights in Folegandors (No booking made yet, any suggestion...??)

Then we should continue to Santorini for 1 day max and then we should spend
the rest of the time in Paros or who knows....

What do you think? Is it too much?

thanks in advance.

Aran



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> thx a million everyone for your good help!!!
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> any other comments are more than welcome.
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> Aran
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