| u are starting to plan your vacations and holidays | | | | considering spending a day or two in the city, so |
| for the summer, why not have a look at what | | | | that you can see the famous sights, stroll around |
| Greece has to offer. Greece has a huge selection | | | | Plaka and Monastiraki in the evening, and |
| of beautiful destinations for your holidays and | | | | experience the city that shaped the Western |
| vacations, and is one of the most popular in | | | | world. |
| Europe. | | | | Though Athens is often referred to a city of |
| With the magical Greek islands scattered all | | | | pollution and overcrowding, it is actually one of |
| around the blue waters of the Ionian and Aegean | | | | immense charm and beauty – you just |
| Sea, you will easily find an island to suit your | | | | need to scratch the surface a little, and the real, |
| exact tastes and requirements. Whether you are | | | | glistening Athens will soon appear right before you. |
| seeking a destination where you can simply relax | | | | Mainland Greece also offers a great selection of |
| and unwind, or one where you can take part in a | | | | unique and beautiful destinations. From the |
| range of activities, Greece has exactly what you | | | | Peloponnese in the South, to Epirus in the west, |
| need. The islands of the Cyclades, Dodecanese, | | | | Thessaly and Pelion in the East and Macedonia in |
| Ionian and others each have their own unique | | | | the North, wherever you plan to head to in |
| beauty and charm, and offer the perfect setting | | | | Greece, you will find a landscape of immense |
| for your Greek vacations. | | | | natural beauty, and the perfect setting from |
| With some of the most beautiful beaches in the | | | | which to experience all that Greece has to offer. |
| world, Greece is the perfect destination for those | | | | During the summer months of July and August, |
| seeking to escape the cold and gray, and step | | | | the temperatures are at their peak, and the heat |
| into blue skies, hot sunshine and a friendly and | | | | can be pretty intense at times. August especially |
| hospitable atmosphere for which the Greeks are | | | | is an extremely busy month, and one when most |
| renowned for. | | | | Greeks also take their vacations. If you are |
| The city of Athens is the entry point to a high | | | | planning to visiting Greece during the summer, it |
| number of visitors to Greece. However, if you | | | | might be worthwhile visiting in either June or |
| are planning on flying to Athens and from there | | | | September, when the heat is still comfortable, and |
| taking a ferry boat from the port of Piraeus over | | | | many of the popular destinations are yet to be |
| to one of the stunning Greek islands, it is worth | | | | overtaken by tourists and visitors. |