Backpacking around Greece

Bump and Since this is a Greece related thread,does anyone have experience on Rhodes island?

>>1155389

Hello, I have done a similar trip recently, I guess I could help you.

For Athens you should pretty much stick around the historical downtown (Acropolis etc). Apart from the actual Parthenon must sees are the Acropolis museum and the National Archaeological (which although a bit further from the center is much more interesting imho). The city is not very attractive apart from the old center, but it has a nice nightlife I find.

Peloponnese has some nice coastal towns with old castles (and nice beaches all round). The most interesting historical sites are Olympia and Mycenae.

Crete is serviceable by boat from Athens. It takes a whole night to get there. The coastline around Iraklion is full of hotels and tourist facilties so you have to go a bit further to find a nice spot but they are very worth it. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of places I missed myself but maybe you can find more online.

>>1155389
>>1155963

So if you are backpacking I imagine you won't be driving your own car, which is good, since it can be dangerous outside the main highways.

To move around use the bus: http://www.greeka.com/greece-travel/buses/
Don't bother with trains outside the metro in Athens (surprisingly clean btw), they suck.

It would greatly help if you can find info and organise your trips beforehand to use public transportation (Athens mostly) since it saves a lot of money compared to taxis.

Safety can be dodgy at times but I don't think you're gonna be in physical danger ever, just keep your mind in some very crowded areas for pickpockets or con men. (never had anything happen to me btw)

If you go around Christmas prices will be much lower than summer, but also expect a lot of the tourist-oriented infrastructure to be out of commission for the season.

>>1155965
>>1155963

Thanks a lot! Do you guys know whether ferries would be running to Crete in Winter time? searching for this stuff is really hard on google.

>>1156567
Of course, Crete has a very big population.. The boats always run.

>>1157767
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