Greece Backpackers' Guide
A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Greece
Greece Facts
Population: 11,120,000
Currency: euro (EUR)
Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Government: parliamentary republic
Languages: Greek 99% (official), English, French
Climate: temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
Phone Code: 30
Greece Festivals
Festivals in Greece courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
PAF Graffiti and Music Festival snippet
Athens Wine Festival photos
Panigiri Lagada video
City Challenge - Budapest web site
Panorama of European Cinema Film Festival web siteCheck out more festivals in Greece
Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Greece:
Greece Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Greece.
Hotels » Greece
Greece Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Greece. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Olympic Airlines) through to airline sites that feature flights to Greece.
Book Flights to Greece Online
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Flight Network to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Greece Car Hire
Europcar
- Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:
- Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
- An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
- 24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
- 24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
- Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting
Greece Travel Insurance
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Further Greece Resources
Go Mykonos
Greek National Tourism OrganisationCheck out more Greece web sites













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