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Kos Greece holiday Guide from Greek Islands Postcards

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Map of the Dodecanese islands. Kos island, Greece, sits bang in the middle of the Dodecanese chain of Greek islands that hug the Turkish coastline between Rhodes. to the south, and Patmos, in the north. Kos holidays are hugely popular with the British package tour firms. The lack of hills has helped to make cycling a very popular Kos holiday activity and there are no end of bicycle rental outlets and even dedicated cycling lanes between the big holiday hotels. Kos airport is one of the busiest in the Gre...

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Lefkas Island Beaches Guide from Greek Islands Postcards

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Greek island holiday guide. Map of the Ionian islands. Lefkas, or Lefkada as it can be called, is one of the Ionian chain of islands that lie just off the west coast of mainland Greece. Corinthians cut a canal through sandbanks connecting it to the mainland in 600 BC and Lefkas still only just qualifies as an island. Holiday interest grew with the opening of Preveza airport on the Greek coast and a good road connection that paved the way for tourism. Lagoon fortress of Lefkas Town. Lefkas means 'white' a...

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Skiathos Beaches Guide from Greek Islands Postcards

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Greek island holiday guide. Map of the Sporades islands. Skiathos is one of the Sporades group of Greek islands that lie just off the east coast of Greece and this one's the nearest to the mainland. One of the first to cash in on the Greek holiday boom thanks to an international airport Skiathos has remained one of the most popular Greek island holiday destinations. The island's ever growing popularity has resulted in higher prices in the popular resorts and the inevitable drift to dumbed down tackiness.

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Samos Island Beach Guides from Greek Islands Postcards

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Greek island holiday guide. Map of the North Aegean islands. Samos island isone of the Dodecanese islands sitting fairly close to the Turkish coast, a large and mountainous island that was, in ancient times, one of Greece's wealthiest places. As a result, Samos is today noted for its many architectural wonders of the ancient world, although unfortunately not all of them have been preserved for present-day visitors to enjoy. Temple to Hera and the Sacred Way. The fortified pyrgos towers of Samos. Nature w...

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Kalymnos Island Beaches Guide from Greek Islands Postcards

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Greek island holiday guide. Map of the Dodecanese islands. Kalymnos is one of the most northerly islands of the Dodecanese group and located about 100 kilometres m north-west of Rhodes. It lies near the Turkish coast, with the islands of Leros to the north and Kos to the south. The busy port capital of Pothia is set in an amphitheatre around a large harbour, a noisy town of around 17,000 buzzing with motorbikes and mopeds. A limited number of beach resorts are on offer with the main tourist strip in the ...

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Mykonos Beach Guides from Greek Islands Postcards

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Greek island holiday guide. Map of the Cyclades islands. Mykonos, or Myconos, lies at the heart of the central Cyclades islands and was once a byword for trendy and chic Greek Island holidays. Some have dubbed Mykonos the archetypal Greek island, a treeless granite rock dotted with sugar cube houses and blue-domed churches and all bathed in a dazzling light. Mykonos is still the place to see and be seen amid some of the most attractive scenery to be found anywhere in the Greek islands. A photogenic port ...

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Naxos Island Beaches Guide from Greek Islands Postcards

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Greek island holiday guide. Map of the Cyclades islands. Naxos Greece sits at the heart of the central Cyclades group of Greek islands and is one of the group's most mountainous. Naxos is a big island but most tourism is confined to the south-west coast where resorts are peppered along a huge blonde swathe of sand. Unfortunately, much of the sand is gritty and coarse and many of the beaches are backed by large, desolate salt pans. A good beach holiday island without the crowds, inland hillside villages a...

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Rhodes Beach Guides from Greek Islands Postcards

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Greek island holiday guide. Map of the Dodecanese islands. Rhodes, Greece, is the Crusader Isle, steeped in ancient history and boasting 300 days of blue skies a year. Rhodes lies at the southern end of the Dodecanese island chain that skirts the Turkish coast and is one of the most sought after holiday destinations in the Mediterranean. Only south of the popular resort of Lindos do the crowds thin out and only there does a more authentic glimpse of Greek island life emerge. The Crusader Castles of Rhodes.

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Paros Island Beach Guides from Greek Islands Postcards

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Greek island holiday guide. Map of the Cyclades islands. The Greek holiday island of Paros, along with its much larger neighbour Naxos, forms the hub of the central group of Greek islands known as the Cyclades. They are the epitome of the Greek islands, with scenic mountains, rich fertile valleys, white sugar cube houses and long sandy beaches. The island has many good beaches and the clean sands are clear of the ugly flotsam that often adorns many Greek island beaches. Paros was famous for its transluce...

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Andros Beaches Guide from Greek Islands Postcards

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Greek island holiday guide. Map of the Cyclades islands. Andros island is one of the most northern of central Cyclades group of Greek holiday islands and a popular choice for weekending Greeks as it's a short hop from the mainland and on a good ferry route. The island of Andros has a character all of its own, if a little one-dimensional. Variety may not be the island's long suit but it has plenty of good points. A network of well maintained donkey trails on Andros make this a walkers' paradise with good ...