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TRAVELLER
Athens
Greece
Fly From
Berlin, Edinburgh, Geneva,
London (LGW), Manchester, Milan (MXP),
Paris (ORY), Rome
From the Airport
Taxi
The maximum fare to
the city centre is €35 or €50 after midnight;
Bus
The E95 express bus leaves every 15–50
minutes, making a number of stops on the way
to the centre. Tickets: €5.
Shop
Halandri
The suburb of Halandri,
easily accessible by bus, has a large, fully
pedestrianised shopping district at its heart,
with anything from boutiques to major
international chains and a host of coffee
shops and small restaurants to have lunch at.
EvaWebster
Corfu
Greece
Fly From
Berlin, Bristol, London (LGW, LTN),
Manchester, Milan (MXP), Rome
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs €12.
Do
Exhibition
Don’t miss the once-in-a-
lifetime exhibition of landscapes painted
by Edward Lear, currently running at the Palace
of Saint Michael and Saint George in Corfu
Town. Dozens of canvases by this remarkable
artist give a glimpse into the Corfu of the mid-
19th century.
Hilary Paipeti
Crete
(Chania) Greece
Fly From
London (LGW)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs
€20 to the city centre;
Bus
Buses run six
times a day to the city centre until 9pm.
Tickets: €2.30.
Eat
Doloma
(5 Kapsokalyvon, tel: 28210
51196) Tucked back just behind the eastern
inner harbour, this family-run taverna
offers fresh, home-cooked Cretan food at
very reasonable prices.
Carol Palioudakis
Crete
(Heraklion) Greece
Fly From
Berlin, Bristol, Geneva, London (LGW,
LTN), Madrid, Manchester, Milan (MXP), Paris
(CDG), Rome
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs €14;
Bus
Buses run every 10 minutes to the city
centre. Tickets: €1.10.
Drink
Cuckoo Bar
(Koukos) (1 Korai Street,
tel: 28102 29290) This cool, alternative rock
bar with hip deco spins sounds of classic and
Greek rock, and features occasional live bands.
Carol Palioudakis
Cyprus
(Larnaca) Cyprus
Fly From
London (LGW)
From the Airport
Taxi
A taxi to Larnaca
costs €15.
Shop
Quattrocchi
Need a good pair of
sunglasses, or new lenses or frames?
Quattrocchi offer good, old-fashioned service
and competitive prices (13 AtriumZenon Shop,
Zinonos D Pieridi Street, Larnaca, tel: 24 621
020).
Bev Orton Jennings
Cyprus
(Paphos) Cyprus
Fly From
Bristol, Edinburgh, London (LGW,
LTN), Manchester
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs €30;
Bus
Hourly buses run to Paphos harbour
where passengers can change for their final
destination. Tickets: €1.
Eat
Sonny’s
(Junction of coastal and village
road just beyond Kissonerga, tel: 96 877 248)
Housed in a building which used to be
famous for its risqué nightlife, the newly-
opened Sonny’s has quickly acquired a
local clientele who enjoy fine British-style
food with a few Cypriot recipes added to
the menu. The honey-roast gammon and
grilled fresh trout are delicious.
Lucie Robson/lintv.eu
Kefalonia
Greece
Fly From
London (LGW), Milan (MXP)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi to
Argostoli will cost €12.
Drink
Kastro Club
(Fiskardo) The major
outdoor dance club in the north of the island
is situated at a discreet distance from the
village, up on the slopes behind, so that the
mixture of rock, pop and Greek hits can be
blasted out with impunity.
Nick Edwards
Kos
Greece
Fly From
London (LGW), Milan (MXP)
From the Airport
Taxi
Local taxis cost €38
to Kos Town or Psalidi, where most hotels are;
Bus
Up to five daily services depart from the
airport to Kos Town, between 7.55am and
3.15pm (7.40pm on Sunday). Tickets: €3.20.
Eat
Koakon
(8 Vassileos Georgiou, tel: 22420
25645) This old favourite in new premises
since 2011 is popular for its oven dishes,
grills and local specialities such as stuffed
squash blossoms. Prices are a little higher
because of their fabulous beachfront
location but portions are big, the quality
high, and you can economise by ordering
wine in bulk.
Marc Dubin
Greece
/
Cyprus
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Dialling Code
+30
Currency
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Time Zone
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Dialling Code
+357
Currency
¤
Time Zone
GMT+2
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