TRAVELLING IN GREECE

Greece is one of THE
main tourist destin-
ations from the UK
at the moment, and in
package holiday terms
is now a serious rival
to Spain.
One of the greatest
plus points that Greece
has is the over 300
islands of all shapes
and sizes which mean
that the Greek holiday
can come in an amazing
variety of styles.
Major island
destinations are Corfu,
Crete,Rhodes,Lesbos,
Poros,Kefalonia and
Aegina whilst on the
mainland, the areas of
Halkidiki in the
north and the Athenian
riviera in the south
lend added interest.


Flights from the UK
are many and charter
flights operate from
Manchester,Leeds,
East Midlands,Glasgow,
Belfast,Gatwick and
Birmingham amongst
others direct to
most of the major Greek
islands. Many of the
smaller islands are
reached by charter flight
and ferry, and the
main island chain is
criss-crossed by a
busy ferry traffic.

Direct scheduled flights
operate a number of
times each day by
British Airways and
Olympic airways the
Greek carrier from
Heathrow.In Summer
Athens direct is also
available from Manchester.

There is little or no
holidaying in Greece in
the winter as they can
be quite cool.The only
island in the area which
stays reasonably warm is
Cyprus.


Greece is attractive too
because of the low,low
prices and holidaying in
Greece can be a low budget
option if a self-catering
arrangement is taken.
On the whole, Greek accom-
odation is not as
sophisticated as its
Spanish equivalent, but
does have a charm all of
its own.
Nightlife is usually based
around the eternal taverna
where waiters double as
entertainers and the bars
seldom shut.

National airline:
Olympic Airways

Capital:Athens

Status:Republic

Pop:10,003,000

Currency:Drachma

Language:Greek

Passports:
UK Visitors ok

Health:
None required from
UK

Flight time:
3 hrs+

Time difference:
+2 hrs
