Greece travel guide
Before you go to Greece
- Currency
- EUR €
- Bargaining
- Not expected
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard
- ATM fees
- Usually free at bank ATMs; Euronet charges ~EUR 6+
Cities in Greece
- Santorini Volcanic Cycladic island famed for its caldera, whitewashed cliff towns of Fira and Oia, and dramatic sunsets.
- Athens Capital of Greece and cradle of Western civilisation, crowned by the Acropolis.
- Mykonos Cosmopolitan Cycladic island known for its windmills, Little Venice, whitewashed Chora and lively beaches.
- Heraklion Largest city and capital of Crete, gateway to the Minoan palace of Knossos.
- Rhodes Largest Dodecanese island with a medieval walled Old Town, the Acropolis of Lindos and long beaches.
- Chania Crete's most picturesque town, built around a Venetian harbour and lighthouse, near Samaria Gorge and Balos.
- Thessaloniki Greece's vibrant second city on the Thermaic Gulf, rich in Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, food and nightlife.
- Corfu Lush Ionian island with a Venetian-era UNESCO Old Town, fortresses and turquoise coves.
- Kalambaka Town at the foot of the Meteora rock pillars crowned by cliff-top monasteries, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Nafplio Elegant Peloponnese seaside town beneath the Palamidi fortress, gateway to Mycenae and Epidaurus.