Get DK Top Ten Travel Guides on your iPhone & iPod Touch!
-
The cycling and mountain bike competitions were held along a magnificent route on Mount Parnitha, a stunning area of natural beauty just outside Athens, frequently overlooked by visitors.
-
The stretch of this street from the Thissio metro to Hadrian’s Library offers a wonderful view of the ancient Agora and Acropolis.
-
Deep, velvety “St George” wines from Nemea are the rising stars of the growing Greek wine industry.
-
This 12th-century Byzantine convent and garden makes for a good day out from Nafplio. The nuns sell their own textiles.
-
A tiny, peaceful 11th-century church in the bustle of the marketplace. The wall paintings are 19th century.
-
Built in 1895, the church of Agios Nikolaos Pefkakia (St Nicholas of the Pines) crowns the top of steep Dervenion, and is a looming landmark on all the streets below.
-
One of the best-established of the cluster of Psiri galleries, Artio is known for promoting the work of cutting-edge conceptual artists.
-
This deserted early Helladic settlement is a delightful swimming spot. Nobel Laureate George Seferis thought so, too, in his ode to a place “unknown, forgotten by all, even Homer”.
-
Greece’s finest white wine is redolent of honeysuckle and figs – one of the most unusual in the Mediterranean.
-
This conservatory, named after Greece’s native daughter, hosts the annual international Maria Callas Grand Prix opera competition. Sunday breakfast in the courtyard is accompanied by opera records.
Advertisement
-
-
lukmansani's Prague guide
lukman
-
TobinDane's Seattle guide
TobinD
-
tamunshen's Chicago guide
tamuns
-
-
-
Berlin guide
skrams
-
London guide
pukank
-
Merry in Madrid
travel
-
New York festivities
travel
-
Christmas in Vienna
travel
-
![[+]](/images/button-addtoguide.gif)
symbol, to start adding attractions to your
tailor-made travel guide.
