Greek islands - Isole greche

Greek islands
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State

Greek islands is a region of the Greece.

To know

The Greek islands are 1⁄5 of the Greek surface, equal to 25,000 km² (like the Sicily). Their number, including the islets, exceeds 3000 units; of these only 127 are inhabited.


Territories and tourist destinations

Map divided by regions
      Saronic Islands - Reachable with a short crossing from the port of Piraeus the Saronic islands lap the coasts ofArgolis. The closest to the capital I'm Aegina is Salamis but the most famous ones are Poros, Hydra, Spetses.
      Cyclades - Of the Cyclades those who grab the largest number of tourists are Santorini, Mykonos, I (Ios), Milo,
      Dodecanese - After Rhodes, Kos it is the main tourist point of the area. Lower turnout present Patmo (Patmos), Lero (Leros) is Karpathos. The others have to be satisfied with crumbs.
      RhodesRhodes and its capital present an important tourist flow.
      Northern Sporades - Of the Northern Sporades the group consisting of Skied (Skiathos), Alonnisos (Alonissos), Find out (Skopelos) is Sciro (Skyros), the latter in a secluded position compared to the previous three.
      Northern Aegean Islands - Dell 'Northern Aegean they are part of Samo, Lesbos, Lemnos, Next to the coast of the fruit salad is the island of Thasos, frequented by tourists from Eastern Europe and the Balkan area. Samothrace is located off the coast of Western Thrace and can be reached by ferry from Alexandroupolis (Alexandroupoli).
      Ionian Islands - They are part of it Corfu, Step, Antipasso, Lefkada, Kefalonia, Ithaca, Zakynthos (Zakynthos). The group sometimes includes the island of Kythira, for historical reasons. It was in fact submitted like the others to Venice until the fall of the Serenissima with the treaty of Campoformio.

Urban centers

  • Rhodes (Ρόδος) - Magnificent city with impressive medieval structures, nightlife and beaches.


How to get


How to get around


What see


What to do


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Safety


Other projects

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