Greece in the Green Guide series from Michelin; detailed guides exploring the major sights & attractions of a range of cities, regions & countries. Drawing on a long publishing history, Michelin guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’, ranking restaurants, sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organised alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly as well as being designed for practical use on the road. With an emphasis on cultural activities & history, each sight is graded & has extensive background information. Practical visitor information is clearly highlighted with symbols. Predominantly recognised for their extensive coverage of French regions (shown on our website in a separate series), the Green Guides also cover international destinations. An extensive introductory section on planning your trip provides information on when & where to go, useful pre-trip information, getting there, where to stay & eat & what to do & see. There are also individual sections on Nature, History & Art ad Culture & a selection of driving tours of the area. Fold-out maps at the front & back of the book give an overview of the area covered by the guide. The structure of each guide varies depending on the type of destination. National & regional guides cover regions alphabetically, each with their own accommodation, sights & food & drink listings, while City guides cover sights alphabetically with one city-wide section for listings. Accommodation & food & drink listings are both concise & comprehensive, aiming to cater for all budgets & tastes. Both sights & listings often include information specific to travelling with kids. Each of the places covered in the guide is listed alphabetically & three Michelin star ratings
- highly recommended, recommended & interesting, which have been used for more than 100 years
- help readers identify places of interest, restaurants & notable local attractions. Individual listings include principal sights for each city or town, local walking & driving tours in addition to tips on local excursions. There is also an ‘address book’ information box in each section including recommendations for the best restaurants & accommodation in the area, as well as any relevant leisure activities. A series of overview regional & city plans also helps navigation & orientation for each region.

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Whether you are exploring Athens, driving around the Peleponnesian peninsula, or strolling a Greek island beach, the updated Green Guide Greece with Michelin`s famed star rating system for attractions, suggested walking & driving tours, recommendations for activities & accurate mapping ensures you have the tools for crafting your own travel adventure. Clamber over ancient ruins while imagining the past; savor an authentic moussaka, visit the origin of the Olympic games. A memorable trip begins with this guide. ...

The Mountains of Greece is Tim Salmon’s Cicerone guide to walking in some of Europe’s most demanding peaks, with contributions from Michael Cullen. The guide describes a traverse of the Pindhos range & walks in regions including Athens & the east coast, the Peleponnese & the Mani. Most of Greece’s mountains are undeveloped & remote, yet are still accessible & the author provides detailed itineraries for some of the best walking opportunities that the country offers. The guide is divided into four main chapters covering the general areas mentioned above & takes in Mt Parnasos, Mt Ghiona, Mt Vardhousia, Agrafa, the Aspropotamos, Zagoria & Mt Gamila, Mt Parnitha, My Olympus & the Pilion Peninsula, Mt Athos, Mt Khelmos, Mt Parnon, Mt Taigetos, Cape Maleas & the Mani, covering 41 routes in total. Each walk has an information box providing details on walking time, distance, Waymarking, height gain & loss & a difficulty grading. There is also a general overview of what to expect from the day’s walking. A comprehensive introduction explores traditional Greek mountain life, general history & flowers & wildlife & there are practical tips on sleeping & eating, weather, when to go, what to take, & getting to the mountains. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by colour sketch diagrams mapping the route in addition to colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of the country’s mountain landscapes. ...

Greece at 1:1, 491, 000 on a wall map, size 77 x 60cm (30” x 24” approx) – encapsulated version, from the National Geographic Society in their traditional classic style with a light base & country boundaries outlined in colour. All place names are shown in the Latin alphabet only, using in most cases current Greek versions with the traditional or historical English equivalents in brackets, e.g. Sparti (Sparta), Iraklio (Candia), Mikines (Mycenae), Olimbos (Olympus), etc. Boundaries of internal administrative region are marked, with a separate list showing their Greek & English names & regional capitals. The map shows the network of main roads & railways, airports & ferry routes between the mainland & the islands. Topography is indicated by light relief shading, with spot heights & graphics for swamp areas. National parks are highlighted. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals.* This map is also available on paper without the encapsulation.*LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:*- *laminated* wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- *encapsulated* wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- *please note:* many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above. ...

Greece at 1:1, 491, 000 on a wall map, size 77 x 60cm (30” x 24” approx) – paper version, from the National Geographic Society in their traditional classic style with a light base & country boundaries outlined in colour. All place names are shown in the Latin alphabet only, using in most cases current Greek versions with the traditional or historical English equivalents in brackets, e.g. Sparti (Sparta), Iraklio (Candia), Mikines (Mycenae), Olimbos (Olympus), etc. Boundaries of internal administrative region are marked, with a separate list showing their Greek & English names & regional capitals. The map shows the network of main roads & railways, airports & ferry routes between the mainland & the islands. Topography is indicated by light relief shading, with spot heights & graphics for swamp areas. National parks are highlighted. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals.* This map is also available encapsulated. ...

Greece on a set of four double-sided regional maps at 1:425, 000 from the Athens based Road Editions, presented in a plastic folder with a separate index booklet. Also included are street plans of Athens & Thessaloniki. All place names are given in both Greek & Latin script. Cartography is similar to the publisher ...

Road Atlas of Greece from Road Editions in an A4, spiral-bound format, with 45 street plans. The country is presented on 46 pages of maps, with all place names shown in both Greek & Latin alphabets. Relief colouring with spot heights indicates the terrain. Road network

Includes:: unsurfaced roads of good quality & indicates locations of toll stations & rest areas on motorways. Scenic routes & national parks are highlighted. Symbols mark archaeological sites, churches & monasteries, campsites, beaches, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Dual index shows place names in both alphabets. 45 street plans show central areas of cities & towns, both on the mainland & on the larger islands, with one way streets, selected hotels & banks, fuel supplies, & various places of interest. Street names are in both scripts. Also included is an enlargement showing the road network within the Athens conurbation & a map of rail/metro/tram connections. Map legend for both sections of the atlas

Includes:: English.



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Greece Road Atlas at 1:250, 000 from Anavasi in a handy A5, paperback format with a UTM grid for GPS users, place names in both Greek & Latin alphabet, overprint showing petrol stations & places of interest, plus an extensive index. The mapping, extending Anavasi ...

Greece on a small, 10.5x 16.5cm pocket road atlas at 1:400, 000 from Anavasi, complementing their growing range of more detailed atlases of Greece & its various regions. The mapping shows the country`s road network on a base with relief shading, spot heights & names of main mountain ranges. All names are in Greek alphabet only. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude. The atlas is indexed & has *map legend in Greek only*. ...

Greatly researched, Greece Sea Guide is a searies of pilot books & a chartbooks in one. They provide in depth information taken from the Greek Hydrographic Office ang Eagle Ray own surveys. The four volumes covering all of Greece contain hydrographic plans of more than 1000 harbours, fishing harbours & bays & every plan is georeferenced for easy use. All 4 guides are A3 size & have text both in Greek & English. ...