low cost flights to Greece
Low cost budget cheap Flights to Greece
Flight and travel information: International airlines fly direct to Athens new
airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata and other main airports of Greece
like Thessaloniki. Charter flights and low budget flights have direct
flights to most of the Greek islands like Corfu , Crete,Rhodes, Kos,
Samos .Most of the
flights to Greece from the UK are from the Airports
of Heathrow ,Luton ,Stansted ,Gatwick, Manchester and other main
airports in the UK. Domestic flight services in Greece fly between main
towns and islands from Olympic airlines.
General information: Greece lies at the south-eastern point of the European Mediterranean. Although a small country (50,000 sq. miles), its deeply indented coastline is longer than that of Spain and Portugal together. Greek waters are studded with about 1,400 islands, only 166 of them inhabited, and some the private holiday-grounds of millionaires. The northern and eastern borders of mainland Greece are shared with Albania, Fyrom, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Boats to the islands are frequent, and there are ferries between the mainland and the Greek islands. Good, fast, and inexpensive ferry services connect Greece with Italy from Patras and Igumenitsa, adequate roads reach her borders across Turkey and the Balcans the main Greek roads are good. Frontier posts, whether sea or airport or on the highways, are being specially adapted to the needs of tourism, and formalities are continually being reduced. Main areas of tourist interest are served by comfortable Pullman coaches. Rapid trains connect Athens with Volos, Thessaloniki, and Patras.
For nationals of most countries, only a valid passport is necessary (for EU nationlas only an ID) and they do not require a visa for a stay of less than three months. Motorists should carry an international driving licence, and the car registration book; although insurance is not yet compulsory, it is advisable to obtain the insurance green card, making sure that this is valid for Greece.
The currency of Greece is the EURO. The rate of exchange is roughly 1.43559 euro to the pound sterling, 1.41684 euro to the U.S. dollar. Travellers' cheques, exchanged at main hotels. ATM's are everywhere.
Driving is on the right, overtaking on the left, following the Continental pattern. Many Greeks ignore the second regulation, but it would be imprudent for the visitor to do so. Standard and international signs are used, including speed limits and warnings at more spectacular bends. Railway-crossings are plainly marked, but are often unguarded and should be treated with respect. The hotel industry of Greece has made great strides in the last decade. Starting almost from scratch, main centres now offer hotels in six categories. Prices, regardless of category, vary from region to region, with Athens topping the list. Charges are for the room, not per person, although a reduction is usually acceptable.
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Parking outside Athens is no problem, but in Athens there are few kerbs without a no-parking sign. A few stretches of kerbside in central Athens are reserved for cars with foreign plates, but the space is both inadequate and likely to be filled with the cars of sanguine Greeks. Garages and parking places are becoming numerous in Athens, but often they are not where the motorist needs them most, or, if they are, they are useful only for those with time to spare for the lengthy delivery process. Roads in general are narrow and not well signposted. Lesser roads vary from average to bad, though almost all are passable except in winter, when some, especially in the mountains, should not be attempted without chains.
