The all-new 2010 Lonely Planet guide to Greece is here!
This details-rich guide is the single best companion to one of Europe’s most fascinating and fun countries- especially in summer, when the islands come to life under the warmth and energy of the Mediterranean sun.
With 171 maps and special sections on everything from wines to ferry-plotting, Lonely Planet Greece helps you make the most of your time and resources while visiting the country.
For this book, Chris Deliso wrote lengthy chapters on Northern Greece, the Northeastern Aegean Islands, and Crete. Among the exciting new finds he’s brought back from the road include:
- The long sunsets and specialty lobster of Fourni, a tranquil, little-visited archipelago near Samos
- Old-school Crete- a land of proud villagers, hidden coves, thyme honey and ornate moustaches
- Amazing wines – and wineries – in Greece’s fertile north
- Museums, ranging from Byzantine chic in Veria to modern art in Lesvos
- The best restaurants, cafes and bars, giving beer lovers a glimmer of hope beyond Greece’s historic monotony of lagers
- Accommodation breakthroughs, ranging from luxury in Edessa and a friendly budget nook in Thessaloniki to eco-ranchin’ in Thrace and Greece’s most remarkable hostel in Plakias, Crete
From the publisher: Experience the best of Greece with Lonely Planet. Whether that’s taking an evening stroll past the flood-lit Acropolis in Athens, enjoying a crisp white wine on a Santorini vineyard tour, finding your own private beach paradise on tiny Psara, or basking in past glories at Olympia’s atmospheric stadium.
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Important note: the description below refers to the 2008 Greece guidebook. The newer 2010 guide is described above.
The world’s most popular and reliable guidebook to the Mediterranean’s greatest country is back for an eighth edition. In its latest guide to Greece, Lonely Planet gets down to details, with expanded coverage of off-the-beaten-track places, ranging from remote islands and mountain villages to offbeat local hangouts and the best in distinctive local cuisine.
In Lonely Planet Greece, six expert authors cover the country fully, with special sections on food and drink, the ancient Greek pantheon and the environment. Full-color chapters vividly capture the country’s destination highlights, its classic, varied architecture, and its hidden mainland and island reaches.
For this new Greece guide, Chris Deliso contributed chapters on Northern Greece and the Northeastern Aegean Islands. Among the author-recommended highlights in these sections, readers should check out:
- the glittering micro-resort of Parga, on the Ionian coast (p 341)
- Epiros’ magical stone-and-slate Zagorohoria villages (p 332)
- the dolce vita in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city (p 285)
- eco-tourism opportunities on Chios, unique home of the gum-producing mastic tree (p 615)
- the Ottoman and Byzantine remains of ethnically-mixed Komotini in Thrace (p 315)
These are but a few of the fascinating finds one can stumble upon in these huge and extraordinarily diverse regions. Others include the Pomak Muslim villages of the Rhodopi Mountains (p 314), and the hidden cove beaches of eastern Samos (p 602)- both of which are specially highlighted on the book’s back cover.
“Chris Deliso is the voice of Lonely Planet in Greece”
- Makedonia newspaper, Thessaloniki, Greece