Fodor's Essential Greece: with the Best of the Islands (Full-color Travel Guide)

Whether you want to explore the Acropolis of Athens, watch the sunset in Santorini, or party in Mykonos, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Greece are here to help! Fodor’s Essential Greece guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020! Fodor’s Essential Greece travel guide includes: AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, activities, and more PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Best Beaches in Greece,” “What to Buy,” and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, art, architecture, cuisine, and more SPECIAL FEATURES on “The Acropolis: Ascent to Glory,” “What to Eat and Drink,” “Greece’s Gods and Heroes,” “The March of Greek History” “The Meteora Monasteries,” and more LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems GREEK-LANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Athens, the Acropolis, Delphi, Attica, Santorini, Mykonos, Milos, Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, the Peloponnese, Meteora, the Dodecanese, the Ionian Islands, Delos, Folegandros, the Cyclades, Patmos, Hydra, Skopelos, Naxos, Paros, Antiparos, Kos, the Northern Aegean Islands, Heraklion, Greek mythology, Palace of Knossos, the best beaches in Greece, and more. Planning on visiting Europe? Check out Fodor’s Essential Italy and Essential Croatia . *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup , or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us! **Whether you want to explore the Acropolis of Athens, watch the sunset in Santorini, or party in Mykonos, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Greece are here to help! __Fodor’s Essential Greece__ guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time.** This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020! __Fodor’s Essential Greece__ travel guide includes: * **AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE** to the top things to see and do * **MULTIPLE ITINERARIES** to effectively organize your days and maximize your time * **MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS** to help you navigate confidently * **COLOR PHOTOS** throughout to spark your wanderlust! * **HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS** on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, activities, and more * **PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES** on “Best Beaches in Greece,” “What to Buy,” and more * **TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS** including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money * **HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS** providing rich context on the local people, art, architecture, cuisine, and more * **SPECIAL FEATURES** on “The Acropolis: Ascent to Glory,” “What to Eat and Drink,” “Greece’s Gods and Heroes,” “The March of Greek History” “The Meteora Monasteries,” and more * **LOCAL WRITERS** to help you find the under-the-radar gems * **GREEK-LANGUAGE PRIMER** with useful words and essential phrases * **UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON:** Athens, the Acropolis, Delphi, Attica, Santorini, Mykonos, Milos, Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, the Peloponnese, Meteora, the Dodecanese, the Ionian Islands, Delos, Folegandros, the Cyclades, Patmos, Hydra, Skopelos, Naxos, Paros, Antiparos, Kos, the Northern Aegean Islands, Heraklion, Greek mythology, Palace of Knossos, the best beaches in Greece, and more. \*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. **ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS:** Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at **fodors.com/newsletter/signup**, or follow us **@FodorsTravel** on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at **fodors.com/community** to ask any other questions and share your experience with us! Whether you want to explore the Acropolis of Athens, watch the sunset in Santorini, or party in Mykonos, the local Fodors travel experts in Greece are here to help! Fodors Essential Greece guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodors Essential guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020! Fodors Essential Greece travel guide Planning on visiting Europe? Check out Fodors Essential Italy and Essential Croatia . *Important note for digital The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodors has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at (http://fodors.com/newsletter/signup) fodors.com/newsletter/signup , or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at (http://fodors.com/community) fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us! Whether partying in Mykonos, exploring the Acropolis or watching the sunset in Santorini, this travel guide to Greece offers practical advice, cultural insights, and multiple itineraries to help maximize visits to the top things to see and do.