Travel Tips to Greek Island

Being one of the earliest civilizations known to human kind greece is a country with rich history, heritage and culture. It is the place where byzantine empire once ruled and also great ottoman empire. It is also considered to be as the birth place of democracy. Athens is the capital city of Greek Island. The olympic games originated in greece. Not only that, it was the world center for western philosophy, political science, astronomy, mathematics, major scientific studies and what not.


It is also known as a mediterranean country as it has mediterranean sea in the south. It is a popular destination for world tourists in that region known for its beautiful beaches, reach history and charming villages. The greek islands are one of the most wonderful places to be explored by cruise or yacht. The trip of greece will definitely be one of the most memorable to remember in one’s life.

The population of greece is around 11 million and the official language being spoken is greek. The other popular languages are english and french. The voltage is 220 v and the frequency is 50 hz. The types of plug used are round pin with attachment, round pin with ground, round pin plug and receptacle with male grounding pin and "schuko" plug and receptacle with side grounding contacts.

It is located in southern europe bordering the aegean sea, ionian sea and the mediterranean sea between albania and turkey. It is situated in the southern side of balkan peninsula. It is also bordered by bulgaria and macedonia in the southeast. It has three distinct climates namely alpine, mediterranean and temperate climate with mild and wet winters and also hot and dry summers due to mediterranean affect. Alpine system is seen in mountainous regions. The temperate climate is seen near border along macedonia. Athens has both temperate and mediterranean weather.

The greece is a place with strong historic and cultural background. There are different traditions and customs in different parts of the greece. The throwing back of a hand is considered to be a negative gesture here in greece. Casual dress can be worn most of the times. Smoking is prohibited in public transport services and public buildings. Tipping 12 to 1 percent is customary in restaurants, hotels and taxis.

How to travel

• By air – the national airline of greece is olympic airlines. Many popular airlines like british airways and delta airlines operate daily flight from athens. The biggest airport is newly constructed athens international airport which is located like 17 miles northeast of the city. The other international airports of greece are heraklion (crete), thessaloniki (macedonia) and corfu (kerkira).
• By sea – the popular greek ports include corfu, heraklion, igoumenitsa, patras, piraeus (athens), rhodes, thessaloniki and volos. Shipping vessels and ferryboat lines link these ports with italy, croatia, cyprus, russia and turkey. Some of the popular cruises operating in greece are celebrity cruises, costa cruises, crystal cruises, festival cruises, holland america line, princess cruises, silversea and swan hellenic. 
• By rail – if one is coming from uk, the best way is to take eurostar train to brussels or paris and from there take connecting train to greece.