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Lonely Planet Greek Islands
Experience the best of the Greek Islands with Lonely Planet. With our 6th edition you'll find relaxing beaches on laid-back Ikaria, indulge in fine dining on fashionable Mykonos, glide past dolphins on a diving trip Hydra and explore ancient Crete at the Minoan palace of Knossos.Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.In This Guide: Full-color chapters showcase the highlights of the Greek IslandsOutdoors chapter with detailed information on island activitiesUnique Green Index to help make your travels ecofriendl
608 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2010
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A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
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May 30, 2026
Did not see the twist coming at the end!
December 19, 2018
This was a worthwhile resource for helping to plan a trip to Greece. I had a very difficult time beforehand trying to narrow down destinations, and prioritize time for a 15-day trek. This Lonely Planet helped by giving me a decent synopsis of each island and its highlights, as well as some biased preferences.
Beyond this high-level perspective, however, I found it lacking. Greece and its Islands provides a multitude of experiences, appealing to a wide range of preferences in activities, accommodations and dining. It is a huge challenge for any guide book to address most of these. For that reason, on-line travel forums, offering more detailed personalized information, and immediacy, seem to be better resources for individualized itineraries.
One other shortcoming of this guide was its lack of information on the mainland; my own fault for not spending another $35 for mainland Greece, but, for what ended up being 2 of our 15 days spent outside Athens and the Islands, I didn’t feel it worth it. The guide would have benefited from a few pages of more detailed information on the mainland, tho.
Beyond this high-level perspective, however, I found it lacking. Greece and its Islands provides a multitude of experiences, appealing to a wide range of preferences in activities, accommodations and dining. It is a huge challenge for any guide book to address most of these. For that reason, on-line travel forums, offering more detailed personalized information, and immediacy, seem to be better resources for individualized itineraries.
One other shortcoming of this guide was its lack of information on the mainland; my own fault for not spending another $35 for mainland Greece, but, for what ended up being 2 of our 15 days spent outside Athens and the Islands, I didn’t feel it worth it. The guide would have benefited from a few pages of more detailed information on the mainland, tho.
September 23, 2017
The Greek Islands. Starting with the main island: Athens.
May 20, 2019
It helped me organise my trip to the Greek island as well as to decide which spots to prioritise.
January 26, 2020
Poco approfondita.
August 23, 2021
I really wanted to go to some Greek island this year, the pandemic did not really allow it.. Hopefully next year
April 16, 2022
Guide that give great ideas for a summer spent moving around the Greek Islands. Now very much looking forward to the (first in 2 yrs) summer holiday.
January 19, 2018
I decided to raid pretty much every book available to loan out in my local library to plan out 2018s big fat Greek adventure.
The following books I have read:
The Rough Guide to The Greek Islands
Lonely Planet Greece
Insight Guides Greece
Greek Islands - 9th edition has been by far my favourite guide. It's an introduction to every Island group with recommendations.
Highly recommend
The following books I have read:
The Rough Guide to The Greek Islands
Lonely Planet Greece
Insight Guides Greece
Greek Islands - 9th edition has been by far my favourite guide. It's an introduction to every Island group with recommendations.
Highly recommend
April 14, 2008
Pretty good for almost all of the isles. If we were going to stay longer than a few days on any one island, I would have looked into finding a guide book specifically for said island. (If there are such books out there.) But we referred to this one on each island we traveled to and found out the basics and a few special place/things to see and do. Naxos and Santorini were spectacular!
September 30, 2009
So the weirdest thing is that on the cover of this book there is an undershirt blowing in the wind and a church in the background. Is this symbolic? I have perused this book and am certain that it will be the bible for our Greek Islands tour. I will be using the pages to wipe the olive juices from my chin.
June 9, 2013
I haven't finished it - of course how can u finish a guide book without start packing and enjoying your own trip ? However I love the beautiful words the authors gave to Greek Islands, because I also love Greece very much
January 7, 2019
"The Greek Islands ignite the imagination and satisfy the soul with a history laced in mythical tales and told through ancient, sun-bleached ruins."
Dream away...
A really good, diverse guide book; serves different purposes, and I like that.
Dream away...
A really good, diverse guide book; serves different purposes, and I like that.
October 24, 2023
Lots and lots of great information to help you plan your trip. Well organized by island groups with nice details and historical perspectives, not-too-be-missed sites, and good recommendations on places to stay and especially places to eat.
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March 31, 2007That Greece has some beautiful islands, fine food and drink and hopefully, some hot men!
July 26, 2007
One of my most beloved trips of all times... I still pick up my copy of this guidebook just to relive all the amazing memories!
August 25, 2008
Solid guide.
August 22, 2017
corfù, isola in cui ero, è descritta brevemente e non degnamente
November 2, 2021
Perfect vacation guide!!
October 3, 2015
Oddly organized, harder to make sense of than a Fodors guide. Still helpful in planning our trip
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