OSE Organismos Sidiromon Ellados (Greece)

Advantages: Everything - Great food, people, sites, views and transport
Disadvantages: No cheaper than England

...I've recently completed an Ancient History degree and as part of this course we had to spend a fortnight in a foreign country researching an aspect of our course. Immediately, me and a few friends chose Greece, hoping for a great experience. Our focus was Greek mythology in the built environment (ie-how myth was shown on buildings). The two weeks spent here saw us travelling across the country on a hectic schedule, absorbing the culture and spending time walking around the numerous well-preserved ruins Our itinerary saw us visiting Athens, Corinth, Olympia, Delphi, Tiryns, Mycenae and Eleusis. This review concerns Greece in general however, so I will not focus much on specifics. One of the first things you notice about Greece is how beautiful it is. Olympia and Delphi in particular had lush green landscapes and heart... Read review

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Advantages: Much greener than greek islands in the east,some traditionally greek,not bad prices
Disadvantages: Can be rainy,some resorts overdeveloped

...We were late starters to foreign travel due to one hundred and one reasons in our life. When we finally booked to fly abroad it was to Yugoslavia. As we arrived home from the travel agents the news on our television showed the start of the war out there. After many months we finally got our money back and picked Malta. That was an excellent holiday, but another story. Having whetted our appetite for foreign travel we browsed the brochures on our return from Malta wanting to pick somewhere we really fancied for the next year. We had relatives who had gone to the Greek islands in the past so somehow or other we ended up picking Lefkas, which is one the Ionian Islands of Greece. LEFKAS (lefkada) ITHAKI (ithaca) KEFALONIA ***************** ****************** *************** We travelled to the Ionian Island of Lefkas... Read review

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Advantages: Cool nightlife
Disadvantages: Can get REALLY hot

...I have family that live in Greece and every year I travel back to my roots to spend the Summer there! I've visited many areas of Greece but my best times were spent on the islands of Rhodes and Corfu. Rhodes is a mixture of contemporary and new with the beautiful old Rhodes town a few minutes away from the pumping Faliraki nightlife. Corfu is a little different with the Ibiza-like nightlife situated at the bottom of the island, in Kavos. This way we don't keep the families up all night...and all morning!!!!!!! Greece is very different to other tourist attractions in Europe. The seas are beautifully clean, the locals are extremely friendly and obliging yet still the nightlife is WILD!!!!!!... Read review

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