Peloponnese
Peloponnese is a large peninsula located in southern Greece and connected to mainland greece with the Isthmus of Corinth. It was the place where the Mycenaean civilization flourished and remained the center of ancient greek civilization with powerful city-states as sparta, corinthus, argos and sacred places like epidaurus and ancient olympia (peloponnese is also the place where the olympic games were held). In the medieval ages, under venetian rule a large number of castles were constructed to defend against the ottoman danger. Such are the beautiful castles of monemvasia, Pylos, Koroni, the palamidi and bourtzi castles in nafplio and others. The Greek War of Independence began in the city Kalamata in southern Peloponnese, and later the city of Nafplio became the first capital of the reborn Greek nation. The history of Greece itself was written in the mountains and the valleys of Peloponnese. Traveling to Peloponnese is easy and worth your time. Corinthus is less than an hour away if you travel to the El. Venizelos Airport in Athens, while if you travel by car / boat, the city of Patras is connected to italy with daily trips. Tourism industry in Peloponnese is not as advanced as it is in the Greek islands or Athens, but it is more than adequate. The beauty and the history of Peloponnese will reward you.
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Travel to Greece facts
- 15 International Airports
- 51 marinas
- 227 inhabited islands ( out of 6000 greek islands)
- 430 beaches awarded with the blue flag.
- 9,111 hotels with 693,252 rooms:
- 176 5-star hotels
- 994 4-star hotels
- 1804 3-star hotels
- 4460 2-star hotels
- 1677 1-star hotels
- 752 spas.
- 17 Monuments of Cultural Heritage according to the UNESCO catalogue.
- 124 Museums
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Elounda, Crete
- : Autumn is the ideal season to visit Elounda. Elounda hotels and apartments are open untill mid-october and the whole experience is so much better after the summer...
- : Airplane to Heraklion Airport and bus to Aghios Nikolaos.
- : The airplane tickets cost depends on your departure site, the cost from Athens airport ranges from 60 to 140 Euros. The cost of the bus to Aghios Nikolaos is less than 10 euros and the bus from Aghios nikolaos to Elounda is less than 5 euros.
- : Choose a cosy little apartment over a large hotel.
- : ranging from 40 to 100 euros for two people per night.
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Greece is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. The Aegean Sea lies to the east and south of mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the west. With more than 6,000 islands and the heritage of ancient Greece, the Roman and the Byzantine Empires it is a major tourist destination, with more than 15 million visitors every year. A travel to greece is more than purchasing a ticket and a hotel room though. Get on board with travelaround.gr and lets explore greece together.