If you are planing a trip to Greece be aware that June and July can be very hot months to be touring. This can be good if you want to do swimming or sun baking at the beach, or perhaps downing a few nice cold beers. But the heat can be extremely depressing if you are in a coach, especially if the air conditioning doesn’t work.

Greece is full of beautiful islands, nice beaches and shimmering seas with clear water. It also has a lot of historical architecture and many ruins. It is steeped in history and all tourists should include the city of Olympia in their itinerary to view where the first Olympics were held.

The people are very friendly, the entertainment is good and the food is extremely delicious.  If you are a young man you will find most of the young Greek women to be very attractive. If you are a young woman you will find that the majority of the Greek men are real hunks.

Athens is great at night and this is when the partying is at its height. When you walk through Athens in the day time, especially the old area, and look up at the Parthenon. In addition to the ruins, the palace is a must to see with guards in traditional costume on duty.

When you are travelling through the countryside you will see a number of houses that are unfinished with steel rods protruding through the roof. Generally they are two storeys high with a flat roof and external staircases. When I asked our guide about the unfinished houses he told me that this was because in Greece owners don’t have to pay tax on their house until their house is finished.  So they tell the authorities that they are going to build another storey when finances permit.  It appears that they do not mind how their houses look as long as they are functional and they can save on taxes.

There are a lot of islands forming the country, Greece, and it is generally best to visit some of these islands on a boat tour to get an appreciation of the laid back lifestyle and quaint old buildings that exist, especially on the shore lines.

If you do not enjoy your Greek vacation you are probably a very hard person to please.

Posted on July 26th, 2009 by Travel Bug
Filed under: Greece Vacations, Vacation Tips, Vacation destinations