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Griekse Eilanden Van Reizigers Voor Reizigers GRIEKSE EILANDEN van reizigers voor reizigers DE GRIEKSEX EILANDEN X De wereld houdt niet op met draaien. Een wereldreiziger is de eerste om dat te beamen. Hoewel men geen inspanningen gespaard heeft om al de gegevens in deze gids uitgebreid te testen en te actualiseren, is het niet uitgesloten dat je ter plaatse vaststelt dat bepaalde gegevens in deze gids toch al opnieuw gewijzigd zijn. Veel adressen en suggesties in de Trotters zijn bovendien wat ‘fragiel’, juist omdat ze zo sympathiek en verrassend zijn. We zouden het daarom bijzonder op prijs stellen als je ons op de hoogte brengt van eventuele wijzigingen, zodat we de eerstvolgende herdruk op een correcte manier kunnen aanpassen. Dank bij voorbaat. Ons adres: TROTTER Uitgeverij Lannoo Uitgeverij Terra Lannoo Kasteelstraat 97 Postbus 97 B-8700 Tielt 3990 DB Houten E-MAIL: [email protected] WWW.TROTTERCLUB.COM De prijscategorieën die in de Trottergidsen worden gebruikt, zijn steeds afgestemd op het land. Als je in een goedkoop hotelletje ongeveer € 25 betaalt, behoort een hotel waar je € 75 neertelt uiteraard tot de dure prijsklasse. De uitgever kan niet aansprakelijk worden gesteld voor eventuele fouten of de ge- volgen ervan. VERTALING Stephen Adriaens en Karin Vanpoucke; 2013 Imago Mediabuilders, Rosalie Pijnenburg, Annemieke Hendriks REISINFO VLAANDEREN EN NEDERLAND Wegwijzer, Brugge OMSLAGONTWERP Studio Jan de Boer / Helga Bontinck ONTWERP BINNENWERK Studio Lannoo OMSLAGFOTO Shutterstock/Samot OORSPRONKELIJKE TITEL Le Guide du Routard – Îles grècques et Athènes OORSPRONKELIJKE UITGEVER Hachette, Paris DIRECTEUR Philippe Gloaguen STICHTERS Philippe Gloaguen en Michel Duval HOOFDREDACTEUR Pierre Josse ADJUNCTREDACTEUREN Benoît Lucchini en Amanda Keravel REDACTEUREN Olivier Page, Véronique de Chardon, Isabelle Al Subaihi, Anne-Caroline Dumas, Carole Bordes, André Poncelet, Marie Burin des Roziers, Thier-ry Brouard, Géraldine Lemauf- Beauvois, Anne Poinsot, Mathilde de Boisgrollier, Gavin’s Clemente-Ruïz, Alain Pallier en Fiona Debrabander © Hachette (alle rechten voor vertaling, reproductie en bewerking gereserveerd voor alle landen), Uitgeverij Lannoo nv, Tielt, 2013 © Cartografie Hachette Tourisme WWW.LANNOO.COM D/2013/45/298 - ISBN 978 94 014 0656 7 – NUR 512 Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden verveelvoudigd en/of openbaar gemaakt door middel van druk, fotokopie, microfilm of op welke wijze ook zonder voorafgaande schriftelijke toestemming van de uitgever. INHOUD VEELGESTELDE VRAGEN WAT JE ZEKER NIET MAG MISSEN REIZEN NAAR DE GRIEKSE EILANDEN EN ATHENE Met de auto 15 Met het vliegtuig 16 Met de boot 15 GRIEKENLAND PRAKTISCH ABC van Griekenland 17 Reisliteratuur 30 Alvorens te vertrekken 17 Reisroutes 31 Budget 19 Risico’s en ergenissen 32 Elektriciteit 22 Stranden 32 Feesten en feestdagen 22 Taal 33 Geldzaken 24 Telecommunicatie 38 Gezondheid 25 Toeristenpolitie 39 Klimaat 25 Vervoer 39 Musea en archeologische vindplaatsen 27 Verzekeringen 47 Openingstijden 28 Wegen 47 Overnachten 28 Winkelen 48 Post 30 MENS, MAATSCHAPPIJ, NATUUR EN CULTUUR Archeologie 49 Grieks-Turkse relatie 78 Architectuur 50 Karaghiozis 79 Beroemde Grieken 51 Keuken 80 Bevolking 55 Media 83 Diepzeeduiken 56 Milieu 84 Drank 57 Muziek en dans 85 Economie 58 Mythologie 87 Een Griekse dag 63 Politiek 89 Geografie 65 Theater 90 Geschiedenis 65 Werelderfgoed van Unesco 90 Godsdienst en geloof 77 ATHENE EN ATTIKA Athene 91 STRANDEN 152 KLOOSTER VAN KESARIANI 149 Rafina 153 MUSEA 149 Piraeus 154 ARCHEOLOGISCHE VINDPLAATSEN 150 DE GRIEKSE EILANDEN De eilanden in cijfers 159 Slapen 165 Aan welke eilanden de voorkeur geven? 160 Scooterverhuur 165 Aankomst en vertrek 161 8 | INHOUD DE SPORADEN 165 Skiathos 167 DE KLOOSTERS 181 SKIATHOS-STAD (HOOFDSTAD) 167 Alonissos 181 HET WESTEN VAN SKIATHOS: KANAPITSA EN PATITIRI 181 DE STRANDEN VAN DIAMANTI, TROULOS, PALIO ALONISSOS (CHORA) 186 KOUKOUNARIES, BANANA, AGIA ELENI, DE STRANDEN: MILIA GIALOS, CHRISI MILIA, KRIFI AMMOS, DE STRANDEN VAN KOKKINOKASTRO, LEPTO GIALOS, STENI MANDRAKI, GOURNES-ELIAS EN ASSELINOS, VALA, KALAMAKIA, AGIOS DIMITRIOS, KLOOSTER VAN PANAGIA KOUNISTRA, DE MEGALOS MOURTIAS, MIKROS MOURTIAS, STRANDEN VAN ALLIGARIES EN KECHRIA 171 MEGALI AMMOS 187 HET OOSTEN VAN SKIATHOS: KLOOSTER WANDELINGEN 188 VAN EVANGELISTRIA, KASTRO, STRAND HET NATIONAAL MARITIEM PARK 188 VAN LALARIA 172 Skyros 189 Skopelos 173 LINARIA 190 CHORA OF SKOPELOS-STAD 174 ACHEROUNES 191 STRANDEN VAN GLISTERI, AGIOS PEFKO 191 KONSTANTINOS EN GLIFONERI, STAFILOS, AGIOS FOKAS 191 AGNONDAS, STRANDEN VAN LIMNONARI, ATSITSA 192 PANORMOS, MILIA EN KASTANI, PALIO KLIMA, MAGAZIA EN MOLOS 192 STRAND VAN CHOVOLO, AGIOS JOANNIS, SKYROS-STAD (CHORA) 193 DE STRANDEN VAN PERIVOLI EN KALAMITSA 196 CHONTROGHIORGHOS, GLOSSA 178 DE SARONISCHE EILANDEN 196 Egina 197 Hydra 205 DE HAVEN VAN EGINA 198 DE STRANDEN: MANDRAKI BEACH, SOUVALA 200 LAGOUDERA, KAMINIA EN VLYCHOS 211 PERDIKA 200 WANDELINGEN: KLOOSTER VAN PROFITIS DE TEMPEL VAN APHEA, HET KLOOSTER VAN ILIAS, WANDELING IN HET WESTELIJKE AGIOS NEKTARIOS, PALEOCHORA, HET DEEL VAN HET EILAND 211 ARCHEOLOGISCH MUSEUM, MUSEUM CHRISTOS Spetses 212 KAPRALOS, AGIA MARINA 201 DE STRANDEN: SPETSES, AGIA MARINA, Poros 202 ZOGERIA, AGII ANARGHIRI EN DE ZEEGROT 217 HET KLOOSTER VAN ZOODOCHOS PIGIS, DE TEMPEL VAN POSEIDON, NEORION EN OMGEVING 205 DE CYCLADEN 218 Informatie en ligging van de Cycladen 218 De beste periodes om de cycladen te Indeling van de eilanden 219 bezoeken 220 Hoe kies je een route? 220 Overnachten 221 Boten 221 DE WESTELIJKE CYCLADEN 221 Kythnos 221 Serifos 228 MERICHAS 223 LIVADI 229 KYTHNOS-STAD (CHORA) 225 CHORA 232 LOUTRA 226 HET ZUIDWESTEN VAN HET EILAND: MEGALO DRIOPIDA 227 LIVADI, KOUTALAS 234 KANALA 228 Sifnos 235 KAMARES 237 INHOUD | 9 APOLLONIA 240 ARCHEOLOGISCHE VINDPLAATS VAN ARTEMONAS 244 PHILAKOPI, PAPAFRANGAS 253 KASTRO 245 HET MIDDEN VAN HET EILAND: DE STRANDEN VAN SIFNOS: PLATIS GIALOS, ACHIVADOLIMNI 258 FAROS, APOKOFTO, VATHI, CHERONISSOS 246 HET ZUIDEN VAN HET EILAND: DE STRANDEN Milos 248 VAN PALIOCHORI, AGIA KIRIAKI, FIRIPLAKA, ADAMAS OF ADAMANTAS 250 TSIGRADO, PROVATAS 258 HET NOORDEN VAN HET EILAND: PLAKA, HET WESTEN VAN HET EILAND: HET KLIMA, MANDRAKIA, FIRPOTAMOS. STRAND KLOOSTER VAN AGIOS IOANNIS SITHERIANOS, VAN PLATHIENIA EN FOURKOVOUNI, ARÉTI, DE GROT VAN SIKIA, KLEFTIKO 259 SARAKINIKO, POLLONIA OF APPOLLONIA, KIMOLOS, CHORIO EN POLIEGOS 260 DE CENTRALE CYCLADEN 261 Syros 261 ALIKI 294 ERMOUPOLIS 263 Andiparos 294 TEN NOORDEN VAN ERMOUPOLIS: ANO AGIOS GIORGIOS 296 MERA, CHALANDRIANI, HEUVEL KASTRI, Naxos 296 STRANDEN VAN MARMARI EN GRAMMATA 266 CHORA 298 TEN ZUIDEN EN TEN WESTEN VAN EMOUR PO LIS: FLERIO 309 POSSIDONIA, FINIKAS, MEGA GIALOS 266 DE STRANDEN VAN NAXOS: AGIOS KINI 267 PROKOPIOS, AGIA ANNA EN PLAKA, GALISSAS 267 MIKRI VIGLA, ALIKOS EN PIRGAKI 309 Paros 268 HET BINNENLAND EN DE DORPEN VAN PARIKIA, KAAP AGIOS FOKAS, DELION, HET EILAND: SANGRI, CHALKI, FILOTI, MARATHI 269 APIRATHOS, MOUTSOUNA, KORONOS, NAOUSSA, LIMNES, KOLIMBITHIRES, KORONIDA, APOLLONAS 313 MONASTIRI, LAGUERI 278 WANDELINGEN OP HET EILAND: HET KOSTOS 287 KLOOSTER VAN FOTODOTIS, DE TEMPEL LEFKES 287 VAN DEMETER, KORONIDA-APOLLONAS, MARPISSA 288 KORONIDA-ABRAMI-GALINI, AGIOS PISSO LIVADI EN LOGARAS 289 ARTEMIOS, CHALKI-POTAMIA-AGIOS DRIOS 293 MAMAS, AGIA KIRIAKI 317 DE NOORDELIJKE EN NOORDOOSTELIJKE CYCLADEN 319 Andros 319 TEN NOORDWESTEN VAN TINOS-STAD: GAVRIO 321 KTIKADOS, XINARA, LOUTRA, VALLEI VAN BATSI 323 TARABADOS, KARDIANI, ORMOS GIANNAKI, PALEOPOLIS 324 ISTERNIA, ORMOS ISTERNIA, PYRGOS, CHORA 324 PANORMOS 345 ORMOS KORTHIOU 329 Mykonos 349 Tinos 330 MYKONOS-CHORA 353 TINOS-STAD: DE STRANDEN VAN ANGALI, HET NOORDWESTEN VAN HET EILAND: TOURLOS, AGIOS FOKAS, AGIOS IOANNIS, PACHEIA AGIOS STEFANOS (STEFANOS BEACH), AMMOS, STAVROS EN KIONIA 331 PANORMOS EN AGIOS SOSTIS, ANO MERA 362 TEN NOORDEN VAN TINOS-STAD: BERMIADOS, DE STRANDEN IN HET ZUIDEN VAN HET EILAND: TRIANDAROS, DE HEUVEL VAN EXOBOURGO, KALAFATI BEACH, KALO LIVADI (LIVADI BEACH), HET KLOOSTER VAN KECHROVOUNIOS, ELIA BEACH, SUPER PARADISE, PARADISE ARNADOS, KECHROS, FALATADOS, VOLAX, BEACH, PARAGA BEACH, PLATIS GIALOS DE VLAKTE VAN KALO LIVADI, HET STRAND BEACH, PSAROU BEACH, ORNOS BEACH, VAN KOLYMBITHRA, KALLONI 342 AGIOS IOANNIS BEACH 365 Delos 369 10 | INHOUD DE ZUIDELIJKE EN ZUIDOOSTELIJKE CYCLADEN 371 Santorini 371 Folegandros 419 FIRA 375 KARAVOSTASSI 419 DE DORPJES IN HET MIDDEN VAN HET EILAND: CHORA 421 KARTERADOS, PYRGOS, AKROTIRI 383 ANO MERIA 424 DE BADPLAATSEN AAN DE ZUIDOOSTKUST Sikinos 425 VAN HET EILAND: PERISSA, PERIVOLOS, ALOPRONIA 426 KAMARI, HET ANTIEKE THIRA 389 CHORA 427 HET NOORDEN VAN HET EILAND: FINIKIA Ios 428 EN OIA 395 YALOS OF ORMOS 428 Amorgos 403 CHORA 431 KATAPOLA 404 MYLOPOTAS 435 CHORA 408 De kleine Cycladen 436 AIGIALI 411 IRAKLIA 438 ARKESSINI EN KOLOFANA 415 SCHINOUSSA 440 Anafi 415 KOUFONISSI 442 AGIOS NIKOLAOS 417 PANO KOUFONISSI 442 CHORA 417 DONOUSA 444 DODEKANESOS 445 Kasos 447 Chalki 495 FRY 449 Symi 497 Karpathos 450 SYMI-STAD: NIMBORIO, DE STRANDEN VAN PIGADIA 452 PEDI BAY, AGIA MARINA, AGIOS GEORGIOS, AMMOOPI 457 NANOU EN MARATHOUNDA, HET KLOOSTER ARKASSA 458 VAN PANORMITIS 499 LEFKOS 459 Tilos 506 ACHATA, KATO LAKO, KIRA PANAGIA, LIVADIA 508 APELLA EN AGIOS NIKOLAOS 461 MEGALO HORIO 510 DIAFANI 462 AGIOS ANTONIOS 511 OLYMBOS 463 ERISTOS 511 Kastelorizo 465 Nisyros 512 Rhodos 467 MANDRAKI 513 RHODOS-STAD (HOOFDSTAD) 471 DE VULKAAN, HET KLOOSTER VAN DE OOSTKUST VAN RHODOS: DE THERMEN PANAGIA THERMIANI IN PALI, VAN KALLITHEA, FALIRAKI, AFANDOU, PALEOKASTRO, EMBORIO, NIKIA 515 ARCHANGELOS, HARAKI, LINDOS 484 AVLAKI, DE KLOOSTERS,
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