| Greece has long been a favorite holiday | | | | several of Europe's cities to many of the islands |
| destination for people from around the world to | | | | and smaller cities on the mainland during tourist |
| visit. In fact, over 15 million people choose Greece | | | | season. |
| as their holiday destination every single year. | | | | There are any number of Greek and international |
| Greece has many different things to offer the | | | | hotel booking services. You will most likely be able |
| vacationer, from wonderful villages, to fantastic | | | | to book your accommodations online, as most |
| shopping and pristine beaches; Greece has it all. | | | | hotels have websites and will take bookings by |
| Usually, the Greek islands are where most people | | | | email, although sometimes a fax is more reliable |
| frequent, but the mainland of Greece is also a | | | | for communication. Hotels in Greece tend to be |
| great place to visit too. You could visit Athens, | | | | simple establishments. Even in the simpler places, |
| Crete, Corfu, Rhodes and Thessaloniki. | | | | the standards of cleanliness are usually good. |
| The Mediterranean climate is alive and well in | | | | Rooms usually tend to be small, have air |
| Greece. The winters are short and mild. The | | | | conditioning, and a balcony. The more luxurious |
| summers run from April through November and | | | | hotels can be found in the cities as well as on the |
| boast hot, dry weather and days and days of | | | | more popular islands, but it is not too common |
| sunshine. Occasionally there will be rain showers, | | | | and does not always represent a good value for |
| but these are short-lived and infrequent. May and | | | | your money. |
| June and September and October are the very | | | | Greece is not known for its major cosmopolitan |
| best months to see Greece as the weather is at | | | | flair. You usually will not be able to do major |
| its most comfortable and pleasant. From the | | | | shopping while on the islands. What you can |
| middle of July to the middle of August, Greece is | | | | expect is specialty products from local artisans |
| under the spell of the hottest summer weather. | | | | which can not be beat. These things include |
| The peak of the holiday season is from July until | | | | hand-made lace and jewelry, leather goods, |
| August, the vast majority of those taking a | | | | pottery, local wines, hand woven rugs and much |
| holiday arrive in Greece between April and | | | | more. When you are in Greece, expect to eat |
| October. Most of the country's tourist | | | | very well since eating out is a major way of life. |
| infrastructure goes into hibernation outside of | | | | Most restaurants are called "Taverna" or |
| these months, especially on the islands. The bulk | | | | "Estiatorio" and they are easily found in any area |
| of scheduled international flights are handled in | | | | you visit. And if you speak English, then you will |
| Athens and Thessaloniki. Several charter and | | | | not have any issues with a language barrier since |
| planned low-budget flights arrive everyday from | | | | most people speak the language. |