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PERSONAL and SPECIAL SITES
Trip journals, various philhellenes' efforts and a few special sites.
Out on the Salty Seas This poor, suffering fellow, is forced to go sailing in the Greek islands each year with interesting people and take pictures of it. Or at least that is how it started, now it is his business. Frode Fanebust is the fellow from Norway behind this charter yacht company. Pictures, boat books, advice. (Up 5/21/06, posted 1/14/00)
Travels with S/V Thetis "This is a very personal description of the sailing trips with the S/Y Thetis, based on the boat's log" He has ventured to Turkey and west from Greece. (Up 3/11/06; posted 1/24/04)
Greek Traveler Elizabeth Boleman-Herring has PDF guides to several Greek destinations. (Up 2/23/07; posted 8/29/04)
"ØYLOFFING I HELLAS" Hey, it's Norwegian to me... Actually, this means "Island Strolling in Greece." The site owner speaks English and has an English-language site, it's just that I like the Norwegian sound. (What is it with Norwegians, Greece, and the Web, anyway?) (Up 3/18/06, posted 1/14/00)
Greek Coasts Check this out for an amazing interface that for once puts Flash to good use. Focus on Greek coasts, environmental information, water pollution, ocean weather and the like.(Up 3/18/06, posted 1/12/03)
Disabled Greece Info on disabilities in general; I put it here for those travelers to Greece who may be interested in disability issues or need help themselves. Some English content. (Up 2/22/07)
Harry Grant, a Greek American with over 15 years experience living in Greece has quite a complex of sites the cover a very wide range of tour info. He links to my site, and answers my email, so he is obviously someone you want to take seriously! Greece Travel guide (Up 2/23/07; posted 11/21/04) covers travel info, history, wine, weather, maps, schedules, and the like for the country generally. Harry's Island Guide includes bus, ferry and accommodation for 60 islands as well as food info, and other tips. (Up 3/11/06; posted 1/18/04. Reciprocal link up 8/21/04; posted 3/13/04) For hotel information on Athens and the mainland go to his Discounted Hotel site. (Up 11/21/04).
Xórefa's site - in German and French, but the site owner speaks English. Interesting pictures of various cities in Greece. Many good photos of the Plaka. (Up 3/11/06; posted 8/21/04) Requested link.
Backpacking trip of Dave Webb Began as a travelogue of 5 weeks of Athens and the Pelloponese and has now expanded into a wide rangeing travel site. A classics major, he is blessedly interested in more than babes and beaches, and discusses various museums and historical sites. (Up 3/18/06, posted 1/14/00)
Greek Landscapes Photos, including wallpaper, of scenic places in Greece. (Up 3/12/06; posted 8/21/04)
OFFICIAL AND SEMI-OFFICIAL GREEK SITES

InfoXenios: G.N.T.O. Greek Tourism Information Not only look at this site, but call up one of GNTO's offices and ask them to send you stuff. Site has descriptions of locations and a lot of phone numbers of officials, tourist agencies, etc. (Up 3/18/06; posted 1/14/00)
Greek National Tourism Organization Another Government site. (Up 3/18/06; posted 1/12/03)
Travel Info Location specific coverage of ferries, hotels, etc. (Up 2/23/07, posted 3/12/00)
Tourism in Greece, extensive addresses for travel businesses "Hellenic Travel News" newsletter. (Up 1/22/04, posted 1/17/00)
Aegean Web Server Wide range of travel info, Travel FAQs, hotel listings, phone numbers, etc. (Up 1/22/04, posted 1/19/00)
COMMERCIAL SITES - hotels, travel agents, travel industry yacht charter, etc.
Matazz Yacht Charter in Greece and Turkey. Mike and Rosie Downie are owner operators of this company which has a small traditional motor yacht. Many years experience with conducting tours. (Up 8/21/04; posted 1/18/04)
Matt Barrett's Greek Travel Guide Some good travel FAQ stuff here (among other things). Has a nice description of the Plaka, and snapshot reviews of the islands. (Up 3/13/04, posted 1/14/00) Also see Spearfishing in Skatahori for travel writing. (Up 5/7/01)
Rick Steeve's Greek site I so admire his approach to travel and his politics, but he really doesn't think much of Greece. There is so much more to see than he describes. (Up 3/18/06, posted 1/12/03)
The Greek Hotel and Tour Net Offers some basic info on islands in addition to hotel and tour info. Somehow related to the "Panorama" series of advertising supplements for various destinations. (Up 4/21/04, posted 1/19/00)
Tamarish Holidays Tour agency covering Dalyan Turkey, opposite Rhodes. (the Turkish coast is accessible to much of Greece and has many ancient Greek sites). Links to conversation and other topics. (Up 8/22/04) Requested link.
Island Hopping the great and authoritative book on Greek ferry travel (I review it here) has a web site. (Up 3/18/06; posted 3/13/04)
True North Cultural immersion tours. (Up 2/25/07)
Greece Hotels from Cybertravel Network An Expedia-style site that lets you compare prices and availability for hotels for specific dates. (Up 5/21/06)
Greece Accommodation Direct Aims to be a comprehensive booking site for all aspects of Greek travel. (Up 3/25/04)
Dolphin Hellas Hey, they asked me to link to them. Clearly they know who is who in Greek web sites! Bookings for tours, some ferry info and more. (Up 2/23/07, posted 1/17/00)
Greek Hotel Reservation Center Cruise, tour and air line info for Greece and other countries. Has an 800 number. (Up 2/23/07, posted 1/19/00 reciprocal link)
Hotels & Travel in Greece Hotels: 87 in Athens, some with pictures, 20 or so on Santorini (but they think Thira is a separate island (Up 3/13/04; posted 1/13/03)
Fingertip travel agencies hotel and other info on Greece. Some actual descriptions/ evaluations of hotels. (Up 3/13/04; posted 1/13/03)
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EXTENDED STAY - hotels, villas, purchasing property, etc.
dot Greece Magazine UK and EU orientation.. Focus on purchasing housing and living in Greece. (Up 3/18/06)
dot Sunvil's Greek Islands Club Villas and properties on several islands. (Up 3/18/06)
dot Living in the Sun Houses and land for sale on several islands. (Up 3/18/06)
dot Unusual villas If you have the money. (Up 2/23/07; posted 8/22/04)
LINK Lists

Tourism in Greece A comprehensive set of travel-related links including weather and traffic. Also covers news of the tourism sector. (Up 3/11/06, posted 9/14/03)
HRI list of travel related web sites. This is probably your best bet for getting info on the current state of Greek web sites related to travel. (Up 3/11/06, posted 1/14/00)
Web sites that have comprehensive link lists usually have a travel section. I list of these sites here.
Last modified 2/25/07; posted 6/23/1997. Original content © 2007, 1997 John P. Nordin