Greece Insight Guide

Insight (Urheber)

Buch | Softcover

390 Seiten

2004 | New edition
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-4120-74-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Including a section detailing Greece's history, this guide provides features covering aspects of the country's life and culture, a region-by-region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Includes hundreds of photographs and several maps.

Inhalt

Maps: Greece; Athens; Acropolis; Peloponnese; Central Greece; Epirus and Northwest; Macedonia; Thessaloniki; Macedonia and Thrace; Argo-Saronic Islands; Cyclades; Rhodes City; Rhodes; Dodecanese; Thasos, Samothraki and Limnos; Lesvos, Hios, Samos and Ikaria; Sporades; +via (Euboea); Corfu Town; Corfu; Southern Ionian Islands; Crete; Iraklio; A map of the main ferry routes is on the back inside cover; Introduction; Welcome to Greece; Geography. History: Decisive Dates; Ancient Greece; Byzantine Greece; Ottoman Greece; Modern Greece; Contemporary Greece. Essay Features: People and Identities; Literature; Music and Dance; Food and Drink; Art and Architecture; Flora and Fauna. Places: Introduction; The Mainland; Athens; The Peloponnese; Central Greece; Epirus; Thessaloniki; Macedonia and Thrace; The Islands; Islands of the Saronic Gulf; The Cyclades; Rhodes; The Dodecanese; The Northeast Aegean; The Sporades and +via; Corfu; The Ionian Islands; Crete. Photo Features: Religious Festivals; The National Archaeological Museum; Wild Flowers; The Palace of Knossos; Information Panels: The Cycladic Bronze Age; Ancient Delos; Italian Architecture in the Dodecanese. Travel Tips: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Public Transport; Private Transport; Cruises; Yacht Charter; Kankia; Where to Stay; How to Choose; Hotels Listings; Camping; Youth Hostels; Monasteries; Mountain Refuges; Traditional Settlements; What To Eat; Where to Eat; Drinking Notes; Dance & Music; Greek Music; Cultural Events; Participant Sports; Spectator Sports; Language; Pronunciation Tips; Common Expressions; Further Reading.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.7.2004
• Reihe/Serie: Insight Guides
• Zusatzinfo: photographs
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 230 mm
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Europa ► Griechenland
• ISBN-10: 981-4120-74-X / 981412074X
• ISBN-13: 978-981-4120-74-6 / 9789814120746
• Zustand: Neuware