Greece First time traveling to Greece? Here’s a practical guide that will help you prepare in advance so you can hit the ground running on Day 1! Key takeaways June and September best months to visit; warm, fewer crowds, lower prices than August Greeks eat late: lunch ~3-4pm, dinner ~9-10pm at tavernas and restaurants Card […]
Greece Travel Guides Information for the KTEL bus network in Greece is notoriously difficult to come by. Even in Greek! This is the most complete guide to KTEL buses in Greece available today. Key takeaways Greece has 62 independent KTEL bus cooperatives—no single national booking site or timetable. Government-set fares: Athens–Thessaloniki ~€45 (5.5 hrs), Athens–Patras […]
Greece Key takeaways Greece has 21 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 18 cultural, 3 mixed cultural/natural 6 island sites, 14 mainland, 1 split; visiting all requires significant time Major sites: Acropolis (Athens), Delphi, Olympia, Mycenae, Meteora, Rhodes medieval city Island sites: Patmos monastery, Rhodes, Delos, Samos, Crete Minoan palaces Many day-trip accessible from Athens (Delphi, Olympia); […]
Cycling Everywhere In June of 2025, I began a bikepacking trip from Athens in Greece and through Europe, which eventually totaled 13,000kms. This post contains bike touring information about the route through Greece. On this page Greece Bike Tour The Cycling Route through Greece Where I Cycled in Greece Practical Information for Cycling in Greece […]
Greece There are six occasions each year when the state-run archaeological sites and museums in Greece let everyone in for nothing, plus a short list of places that never charge at all. Here’s how free entry to ancient sites and museums in Greece actually works, and where the small print catches people out. Key takeaways […]