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The Rough Guide to Greece (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
by: Marc S. Dubin, John Fisher, Nick Edwards, Geoff Garvey

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Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781858281551
ISBN: 1858281555
Label: Rough Guides Ltd
Manufacturer: Rough Guides Ltd
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1
Publication Date: May 01, 2008
Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd
Studio: Rough Guides Ltd
Sales Rank: 95094

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Editorial Review:

Daily Telegraph, London, UK:
For independent travel, the Rough Guides are the most useful source.

CondŽ Nast Traveler, USA:
The best currrent general guidebook for Greece.

Daily Mail, London, UK:
Famously honest.

Product Description:
Make the most of your time with "The Rough Guide to Greece", the ultimate handbook to the Greek mainland and islands - right down to the tiniest one-village outcrops. Flick through the full-colour section for an overview of all of Greece's highlights, from Mount Pilio's lush countryside and Prespa's beautiful lakes to the fish market in Thessaloniki and the famous oracle site in Delphi. There are three full-colour sections: Greek cuisine, Wild Greece and Orthodox Festivals, hundreds of reviews of all the best places to eat, drink and sleep, for all budgets, plus practical tips on a wide range of activities, from bird-watching and windsurfing to hiking and cycling. The guide also takes a detailed look at the country's history, culture, mythology and wildlife and comes complete with maps and plans for every region.

Synopsis:
Make the most of your time with "The Rough Guide to Greece", the ultimate handbook to the Greek mainland and islands - right down to the tiniest one-village outcrops. Flick through the full-colour section for an overview of all of Greece's highlights, from Mount Pilio's lush countryside and Prespa's beautiful lakes to the fish market in Thessaloniki and the famous oracle site in Delphi. There are three full-colour sections: Greek cuisine, Wild Greece and Orthodox Festivals, hundreds of reviews of all the best places to eat, drink and sleep, for all budgets, plus practical tips on a wide range of activities, from bird-watching and windsurfing to hiking and cycling. The guide also takes a detailed look at the country's history, culture, mythology and wildlife and comes complete with maps and plans for every region.

From the Author:
8th edition of Rough Greece, bigger and better than ever.
The Rough Guide to Greece, now in its eighth edition, remains one of the most comprehensive (and longest-established) guides on the market. Marc Dubin, veteran Greek trekker and island-hopper, brings you the benefit of his expertise with the best hikes on Pilion and Epirus, as well as the inside story on the Dodecanese and East Aegean archipelagos (where he lives for part of the year). Another trek leader and botanist extraordinaire, Lance Chilton, has revamped the Peloponnese and Argo-Saronic islands. The sections on Thessaloniki, 1997 European Cultural Capital, and Mount Athos are the most in-depth available in English. Long-term Cretophiles John Fisher and Geoff Garvey distill the best of their stand-alone Crete guide to the Crete chapter of this book. Lance and Marc respectively turn in practical, readable sections on wildlife and Greek music, complete with a buyer's guide for CDs. And of course there's the in-depth history section, with a real grip on recent events and current trends. Some other guides may have more colour pics, gimmicks, whistles and bells; the Rough Guide's strength remains what it always has been - substance, Greek-speaking and -reading researchers (thus far fewer howlers!) and value for money facilities, neither dosshouse nor expense-account behemoths.

About the Author:
Marc Dubin is author of The Rough Guide to Cyprus and co-author of The Rough Guide to Greece, The Greek Islands and Turkey

Excerpted from Greece: the Rough Guide by Mark Ellingham, Marc Dubin, Natania Jansz, John Fisher. Copyright © 2000. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved:
Where and when to go

There is no such thing as a typical Greek island; each has its distinctive character, appearance, history, flora and even a unique tourist clientele. And the same is true of the mainland provinces. Landscapes vary from the mountainous P'ndhos range and the rainy, dense forests of the P'lion peninsula to the stony deserts of the Mni, from the soft theatricality of the Peloponnesian coastal hills to the poplar-studded plains of Macedonia, from the pine-scented ridges of Skithos and Smos to the wind-blown rocks of the central Aegean. The inky plume of cypress, the silver green of olive groves, the purplish outline of distant hills, an expanse of shimmering cobalt sea: these are the enduring and unfailingly pleasing motifs of the Greek landscape.

Most places and people are far more agreeable, and resolutely Greek, outside the peak period of early July to the end of August, when soaring temperatures and crowds of foreigners and locals alike can be overpowering. You won't miss out on warm weather if you come in June or September, excellent times almost everywhere but particularly in the islands. An exception to this pattern, however, is the north-mainland coast - notably the Halkidhik' peninsula - and the islands of Samothrki and Thssos, which only really operate during July and August. In October you might hit a stormy spell, especially in western Greece or in the mountains, but for most of that month the "summer of yios Dhim'trios" (the Greek equivalent of Indian summer) prevails, and the southerly Dodecanese and Crete are extremely pleasant. Autumn in general is beautiful; the light is softer, the sea often balmier than the air, and the colours subtler.

December to March are the coldest and least reliable months, though even then there are many fine days of perfect crystal visibility, and the glorious lowland flowers begin to bloom very early in spring. The more northerly latitudes and high altitudes of course endure far colder and wetter conditions, with the mountains themselves under snow from November to May. The mildest winter climate is to be found on Rhodes, or in the southeastern parts of Crete. As spring slowly warms up, April is still uncertain, though superb for wildflowers, green landscapes and photography; by May the weather is more generally predictable, and Crete, the Peloponnese, the Ionian islands and the Cyclades are perhaps at their best, even if the sea is still a little cool for swimming.

Other factors that affect the timing of your Greek travels have to do with the level of tourism and the amenities provided. Service standards, particularly in tavernas, slip under the peak-season pressures, and room rates are at their highest from July to September. If you can only visit during mid-summer, reserve a package well in advance, or plan your itinerary off the beaten track. Explore the less obvious parts of the Peloponnese or the northern mainland, or island-hop with an eye for the more obscure places - where ferries call less than daily and there's no airport.

Out of season, especially between November and April, you have to contend with reduced ferry services to the islands (and non-existent hydrofoils), plus fairly skeletal facilities when you arrive. You will, however, find reasonable service on all the main routes and at least one hotel and taverna open in the port or main town of all but the tiniest isles. On the mainland, winter travel poses no special difficulties except, of course, in mountain villages either cut off by snow or (at weekends especially) monopolized by avid Greek skiers.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- not a good travel book
when i read this book i thought that it was written by amateur travellers.Well if someone would like to write a travell book of a country i think that he must read first some books of the history and culture of the place .In this book we can see an epidermic show of greece.Too many bars cafe's etc etc(greece is full of them it is not a big deal to introduce some of them).Speaking of history of greece this book is definitely not a masterpiece :)

Rating:

- Impressive
When I bought this book, there were only a couple of rather unfavorable reviews to judge by, so it was bought on the strength of the other titles in the series. No regrets there. The guide to Greece is entertaining and carries a wealth of information, trivia and opinions. In the current ninth edition (February 2002), the prices are in euro and the new airport in Athens is extensively described. Of course there are a few snags. The hydrofoils from Piraeus to the Saronic Islands now depart from the main harbour (good thing we asked around) and the book really needs a map of the Athens Metro. But apart from that, it's smooth sailing in good company.

Rating:

- NOT the best Rough Guide ever written
If you are just interested in the clubs and cafes of Greece, this guide is for you. This Rough Guide contains some limited useful information about Greece but is very inaccurate at certain points, especially considering the dramatic changes that have recently happened (introduction of the Euro, El. Venizelos airport in Athens etc.). If you are interested in accurate and in-depth information on the history of Greece, this guide is not for you. The historical notes of the book have been very poorly researched. The most striking example is the note on the Macedonian Question, where the information is very inaccurate and politically biased against the Greeks (which is quite suprising). In fact, as I found out later, most reputable scholars (like ... Read More:

Rating:

- Indispensable guide to Greece
This book crams in a huge amount of information. Historical sites are described in detail, travel information and recommendations are generally sound and reliable. What really shines through is the writers love of the subject, you don't have to read much before you become infected. The level of detail means that some information becomes outdated i.e. Prices are in Dracma's; the opening of the New International Airport in 2001 makes some Athens info. inaccurate.
But I wouldn't be without my copy, its falling to bits, its been thumbed through so many times while travelling in Greece.

Rating:

- Badly needs a revised edition, 2000 is history.
The book is great as far as history and authentic knowledge goes. For current info its out of date e.g. Euro has come, few bus numbers are different, there is only one airport in Athens now and several such things. These things might confuse the reader rather than helping him/her.

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