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View 103 missions and contacts ### [Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Athens](https://www.mofaic.gov.ae/missions/UAE-Missions-Abroad/UAE-Missions-Abroad-Details?countryId=e4f4c340-9634-4a90-a61b-36b6d9b6888f) Palaio Psychiko Marathonodromon Str. 73, P.Psichiko 154 52[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80185005) ### [Embassy of Afghanistan, Athens](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109530837) Palaio Psychiko 7, rue Giassemion[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109530837) ### [embassy of Antigua and Barbuda in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109653620) Athens 12, Avenue Syngrou[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109653620) ### [Embassy of Albania, Athens](https://ambasadat.gov.al/greece/) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality Vekiareli 7[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109531030) ### [Embassy of Armenia, Athens](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141403411) Athens 95 Konstantinou Paleologou Avenue, Khalandri, 15232 Athens, Greece[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141403411) ### [embassy of Armenia in Greece](https://greece.mfa.am/) Chalandri 95, Konstantinou Paleologou Avenue[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108028158) ### [Embassy of Argentina, Athens](https://egrec.cancilleria.gob.ar/) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16891012) ### [embassy of Austria in Greece](https://www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-athen/) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104717380) ### [embassy of Australia in Greece](https://greece.embassy.gov.au/) Athens Χατζηγιάννη Μέξη 5[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106528164) ### [Embassy of Azerbaijan, Athens](https://athens.mfa.gov.az/) Palaio Psychiko 13, rue Marathonodromon[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16418280) ### [embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108000981) Athens Karneadu 25-29[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108000981) ### [Embassy of Bangladesh, Athens](https://athens.mofa.gov.bd/) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality Leoforos Marathonodromon 119[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83584129) ### [Embassy of Belgium, Athens](https://greece.diplomatie.belgium.be/) Athens Odos Sékéri, 3 10671 Athens[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104530699) ### [Embassy of Bulgaria, Athens](https://www.mfa.bg/embassies/greece) Palaio Psychiko Stratigou Kallari Street 33A[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12291119) ### [Bulgarian Consulate in Thessaloniki](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26959033) Thessaloniki [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26959033) ### [embassy of Brazil in Greece](http://atenas.itamaraty.gov.br/) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105813890) ### [embassy of Canada in Greece](https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/greece-grece/athens-athenes.aspx) Chalandri Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως 48, Χαλάνδρι, 152 31[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104370503) ### [embassy of Democratic Republic of the Congo in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109658635) Palaio Psychiko 17, rue Marathonodromou[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109658635) ### [embassy of Switzerland in Greece](https://www.eda.admin.ch/athens) Athens Ιασίου 2, 11521 Αθήνα[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101243134) ### [embassy of Chile in Greece](https://chile.gob.cl/grecia/) Athens Rigillis 12[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108862486) ### [Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Athens](http://gr.china-embassy.org/) Athens 10-12 Dimokratias[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109658476) ### [embassy of Cuba in Greece](http://misiones.minrex.gob.cu/es/grecia/embajada-de-cuba-en-grecia) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality 5, Sofocleus Street[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109659438) ### [embassy of Cyprus in Greece](http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/Embassies/Embassy_Athens.nsf) Athens 2A Xenofontos Street[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109658538) ### [embassy of the Czech republic in Greece](https://www.mzv.cz/athens) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality Georgiou Seferi 6[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107014133) ### [Embassy of Germany, Athens](https://griechenland.diplo.de/) Athens Karaoli & Dimitriou 3[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14906554) ### [Consulate General of Germany, Thessaloniki](https://thessaloniki.diplo.de/) Thessaloniki Leoforos Megalou Alexandrou 33, 54641 Thessaloniki[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131388908) ### [embassy of Denmark in Greece](https://graekenland.um.dk/) Athens Mourouzi 10[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105814708) ### [Embassy of Algeria, Athens](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100268072) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100268072) ### [Embassy of Estonia in Athens](https://athens.mfa.ee/) Athens Messogion Ave. 2-4[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65261858) ### [embassy of Egypt in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31194717) Athens 3, Ave Vass. 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Paritsi Str.[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109663373) ### [embassy of Lithuania in Greece](http://gr.mfa.lt/) Athens 38, Vasileos Konstantinou Ave., 11635 Athens, GREECE[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107299890) ### [embassy of Luxembourg in Greece](https://athenes.mae.lu/) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104904617) ### [embassy of Latvia in Greece](https://www.mfa.gov.lv/greece) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107267783) ### [embassy of Libya in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109676063) Palaio Psychiko 13, rue Vyronos[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109676063) ### [embassy of Morocco in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109016765) Palaio Psychiko [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109016765) ### [Embassy of Moldova, Athens](https://grecia.mfa.gov.md/) Athens 20 G. Bacou str., N. Filothei, Attiki, Athens, P.C.11524[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6895817) ### [embassy of Montenegro in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108870494) Athens Loukianou 5[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108870494) ### [embassy of North Macedonia in Greece](https://athens.mfa.gov.mk/) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality Papadiamanti 15[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106961496) ### [embassy of Malta in Greece](https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Embassies/Athens) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107718582) ### [embassy of Nigeria in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109676287) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality 17, rue Streit[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109676287) ### [Embassy of the Netherlands, Athens](https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/landen/griekenland/over-ons/ambassade-athene) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38085806) ### [Embassy of Norway, Athens](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19383550) Athens Hatziyianni Mexi Street 5[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19383550) ### [embassy of Panama in Greece](https://www.panamaconsulate.gr/) Piraeus 1-3 Filellinon and Akti Miaouli[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106937553) ### [embassy of Peru in Greece](https://www.gob.pe/embajada-del-peru-en-grecia) Athens Koumbari 2[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109321238) ### [Embassy of the Philippines in Greece](https://athenspe.dfa.gov.ph/) Palaio Psychiko 26 Antheon Street[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109676605) ### [embassy of Pakistan in Greece](https://www.pakistanembassy.gr/) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality Vekiareli 15[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109676369) ### [Embassy of Poland, Athens](https://www.gov.pl/web/grecja/) Athens 22, Chryssanthemon Str., Paleo Psychiko[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9149569) ### [Embassy of the State of Palestine in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29448170) Palaio Psychiko 31, Marathonodromon 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Athens](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54857152) Palaio Psychiko Μαραθωνοδρόμου 71[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54857152) ### [embassy of Sudan in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109690413) Palaio Psychiko Μπάκου Γεωργίου 17[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109690413) ### [Embassy of Sweden, Athens](http://www.swedenabroad.com/Athen/) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5369872) ### [Athens](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12794028) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12794028) ### [Embassy of Slovenia, Athen](http://www.atene.veleposlanistvo.si/) Athens Δημοκρατίας 1[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19937562) ### [embassy of Slovakia in Greece](https://www.mzv.sk/web/ateny) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality Georgiou Seferi 4[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107014012) ### [](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131551650) [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131551650) ### [embassy of Thailand in Greece](https://athens.thaiembassy.org/) Palaio Psychiko 25 Marathonodromou Str.[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107786931) ### [Embassy of Tunisia, Athens](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68170972) Athens 2, rue Anthéon[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68170972) ### [Embassy of Turkey, Athens](https://atina-be.mfa.gov.tr/) Athens Vassileos Gheorgiou B', 11[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1311065) ### [Consulate General of Turkey, Athens](https://atinapire-bk.mfa.gov.tr/) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131574101) ### [Consulate General of Turkey, Komotini](https://gumulcine-bk.mfa.gov.tr/) Komotini [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131574100) ### [Consulate General of Turkey, Rhodes](https://rodos-bk.mfa.gov.tr/) Rhodes [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131574102) ### [Consulate General of Turkey, Thessaloniki](https://selanik-bk.mfa.gov.tr/) Thessaloniki [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65933925) ### [Taipei Representative Office in Greece](http://www.roc-taiwan.org/gr_en/index.html) [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100600667) ### [Embassy of Ukraine in Greece](http://greece.mfa.gov.ua/) Filothei-Psychiko Municipality 2, Stephanou Delta Str. - 152 37 Filothei, Athens[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12142700) ### [Embassy of the United States, Athens](https://gr.usembassy.gov/) Athens [Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5369951) ### [Consulate General of the United States, Thessaloniki](https://gr.usembassy.gov/u-s-consulate-general-thessaloniki/) Thessaloniki Municipality Τσιμισκή 43, 7ος Όροφος, 546 23, Θεσσαλονίκη[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5164582) ### [embassy of Uruguay in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108916702) Kifisia Municipality Menandrou street 1[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108916702) ### [Apostolic Nunciature to Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12785005) Palaio Psychiko 2, rue Mavili[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12785005) ### [embassy of Venezuela in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109690714) Chalandri Kosti Palama 46[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109690714) ### [embassy of Vietnam in Greece](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109690784) Palaio Psychiko 20,rue Diamantidou[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109690784) ### [Embassy of South Africa, Athens](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80692759) Athens 60 Kifissias Avenue, Marousi, 15125 Athens[Source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80692759) ### [Embajada de México en Grecia](https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/grecia) Athens [Source](https://portales.sre.gob.mx/directorio/embajadas-de-mexico-en-el-exterior) ## Highlights ### [The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/unesco-942/) UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1999. ### [Medieval City of Rhodes](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/unesco-493/) UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1988. ### [Delos](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/unesco-530/) UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1990. ## Complete guide · chapter reading [Introduction](https://tripguroo.com/en/guides/islas-griegas-del-egeo/#full-chapter-0) · [Regions](https://tripguroo.com/en/guides/islas-griegas-del-egeo/#full-chapter-1) · [Cities](https://tripguroo.com/en/guides/islas-griegas-del-egeo/#full-chapter-2) · [Other destinations](https://tripguroo.com/en/guides/islas-griegas-del-egeo/#full-chapter-3) · [Understand](https://tripguroo.com/en/guides/islas-griegas-del-egeo/#full-chapter-4) · [Get in](https://tripguroo.com/en/guides/islas-griegas-del-egeo/#full-chapter-5) · [Get around](https://tripguroo.com/en/guides/islas-griegas-del-egeo/#full-chapter-6) · [Go next](https://tripguroo.com/en/guides/islas-griegas-del-egeo/#full-chapter-12) ## Introduction Most visitors to want their trip to include, or even to be devoted to, the islands, but may initially be bewildered by their number and variety. In order to sort out these islands' diverse attractions, here is a high-level overview of them; the characteristics of each group will be summarized on their regional pages with further descriptions on the links to the individual islands. Also below there are some suggestions which may be helpful for travelers in getting an idea of which islands they may find most appealing. is not included on this page; due to its size and importance, it is described as a separate region. The island of is so large, and so closely associated with the mainland, that it is considered together with the mainland areas of and , rather than being included in the list below. Also, a few small offshore Greek islands are described on the pages of the mainland areas they are close to. ## Regions , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Iraklia, Donousa, Ano Koufonisi, Kato Koufonisi, Schinousa , , , , , , , , , Kasos , , , , , , , , , , , Paxos, Antipaxos, , Ithaki, , ## Cities (Ηράκλειον) – Crete's capital city is home to the Knossos Palace. (Ρόδος, Ródos) – magnificent city with impressive medieval structures, nightlife and beaches ## Other destinations (Κέρκυρα) — large island with many attractions (Ιθάκη) — famous home of Odysseus and the Greek gods (Κεφαλονιά) (Κως) (Λέσβος) (Μύκονος) — a popular tourist destination, with excellent beaches and the most vibrant night life (Ρόδος) — island with ancient monuments, as well as beaches (Σαντορίνη) — a spectacular volcanic island, one of the most beautiful and romantic places in the world, with amazing landscape, unusual beaches and a vibrant night life (Ζάκυνθος) ## Understand Summary of popular destinations Beaches✔✔✔✔History✔Harbour✔✔✔✔Medieval town✔✔✔Night life✔✔✔✔Walking✔Landscape✔✔Close to Athens✔Airplane access✔✔✔✔✔Luxury hotels✔✔Honeymoon✔✔ What follows is by no means a complete list of island attractions but is meant as a starting point to help travelers to the islands, especially first-time ones, decide which islands might warrant further investigation. Islands top ranked in their category are given first, followed by an also listing of others that rank highly in the category. Islands with great beaches: , , , , , , ; also , , , , , . Islands with significant archeological sites and museums: , , , also , , , . Great island harbor towns: , , , , , , also , , . Great island medieval towns and fortresses: , , , . Lots of night life: , , , also , , , , . Good for walking: , , , , , also , Iraklia, . Significant connection with early or Orthodox Christianity: , , also , . Impressive landscape: , also , , . Closest to Athens: , also , , . Best access by airplane: , , , Syros, also , , , , . Islands with luxury hotels or resorts: , . Honeymoon favorites: , also Nudism: , ,, , Often, though not always, the main town of a Greek island will have the same name as the island; thus, Naxos is the name of the main town on , and Paros is the name of the main town on . Sometimes these towns also have alternate names; thus Paros town is sometimes known as Parikia. In addition to these names, the main town on an island is often also referred to locally on the island as Hora (sometimes spelled Khora), which basically means "the place": thus "Hora" on means Naxos town, while "Hora" on means Paros town. ## Get in Ferries will take you to every island, though routes and frequencies vary depending on time of year. Direct flights from elsewhere in Europe to some Greek islands are very frequent in high season. The following Greek islands have international airports: In addition, the following islands have airports with domestic flights only: ## Get around The best way to get around between islands - you already guessed - is by boat. Ferry schedules can be found at [Ferryhopper](https://www.ferryhopper.com/), [Openseas](http://www.openseas.gr/) or [GTP](http://www.gtp.gr/). Ferryhopper provides you with a handy interface to see the schedules and the prices of ferries crossings. It also shows indirect connections between islands that have no direct link. On the other hand Openseas can do a X to ALL search, which gives you all ferries departing from island X on a certain day which can be quite handy. Unfortunately this does not work (yet?) for Piraeus. To get this knowledge you can use the [ferry connection map tool](https://www.ferryhopper.com/en/maps/greek-island-ferries-map) in Ferryhopper. ## Go next Text by Wikivoyage contributors. Article edition: 2026-04-19T00:07:18Z · [Source and revision](https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5263197) · [Authors and history](https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Greek%20Islands&action=history) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ## Local food ### Fourtalia de Andros Omelette with potatoes and sausage. ### Fava de Santorini Yellow-pulse purée. ### Matsata de Folegandros Local pasta with sauce. ### Karpouzenia Sweet watermelon cake. ### Graviera de Naxos Aged island cheese. ### Skaltsounia de Tinos Small filled sweets. ## Local drinks ### Ouzo de Lesbos Anise spirit associated with the island. Contains alcohol ### Kitron de Naxos Citron liqueur. Contains alcohol ## Subregional routes ### e ### o ### y ### o ### p ### g ### s ### a ### a ### a ### a ### a ### o ### e ### i ### i ### a ### y ### h ### i ### l ### k ### k ### k ### e ### h ### a ### k ### o ### h ### a ### i ### g ### t ### e ### a ### y Plan your itinerary ### Getting around Choose islands with compatible connections and check ferries before booking. ### Plan well Keep an overnight buffer before important flights for possible sailing changes. ### Connect with the place Seek each island’s speciality, not an identical menu. ### Saronic Gulf Islands ### Cyclades ### Dodecanese ### Rhodes ### Sporades Islands ### East Aegean Islands ### North Aegean Islands ### Ionian Islands Local reading and routes ### [Aegina](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Aegina) (Αίγινα) is barely an hour by ferry, so it's the easiest for day trips. The main sight is the Temple of Aphaea. ### [Poros](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Poros) (Πόρος) is two islands connected by a bridge: well-developed Sfairia island with the town of Poros and quieter Kalavria island. It lies within 200 m of the Peloponnese mainland, with frequent ferries from Galatas. ### [Hydra](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hydra) (Ύδρα) is a well-developed resort island, but the old harbour has been preserved. ### [Dokos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dokos) (Δοκός), close to Hydra, is a very quiet place inhabited only by a few monks and sheep-herders. ### [Spetses](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spetses) (Σπέτσες) is a popular resort island, indeed crowded in summer. ### [Fira](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Fira) the capital of the Santorini archipelago ### [Oia](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Oia_(Greece)) on Thira, the largest island of Santorini, known for its beautiful buildings and sunset views ### [Ermoupolis](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ermoupolis) beautiful port city on Syros, known for its history and architecture ### [Kamares](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kamares) port of Sifnos ### [Apollonia](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Apollonia) and Artemona — adjacent main towns of Sifnos ### [Kastro](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kastro) medieval town of Sifnos ### [Agathonisi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Agathonisi) ### [Astypalaia](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Astypalaia) is a small and not much developed island, between Kos and Amorgos. ### [Halki](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Halki) is a small and not much developed island, very close to Rhodes. ### [Kalymnos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kalymnos) is a beautiful island, between Kos and Leros, close to the coast of western Turkey. ### [Kasos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kasos) ### [Karpathos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karpathos) is between Rhodes and Crete. ### [Kastellorizo](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kastellorizo) ### [Kos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kos) is the third largest of the Dodecanese and the second most popular and touristy island after Rhodes. ### [Leros](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Leros) is less crowded than other islands ### [Lipsi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lipsi) ### [Nisyros](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nisyros) is a small island to the south of Kos, home to Greece's only 'active' volcano. ### [Patmos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Patmos) is north of Leros. It is one of the most religious Greek Islands because it is where Saint John the Divine had its revelation and wrote the Apocalypse. ### [Symi](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Symi) is a small island between Rhodes and Kos. ### [Rhodes](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rhodes) is the largest and the most popular and touristy island of the Dodecanese. ### [Tilos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tilos) is a small and remote island, between Kos and Rhodes, visited by campers and peace seekers. ### [Castle of Monolithos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rhodes#Other_destinations) the medieval castle, built on top of a 100m rock in 1480 by the Knights of Saint John to protect the island from attacks. Getting there: if you are staying on the east coast, drive to Gennadi. North of the village, take the road across the island via Vati to Apollakia. The drive can be windy for moped riders, but the beautiful vistas make up for the work. ### [Alonnisos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Alonnisos) ### [Skiathos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Skiathos) ### [Skyros](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Skyros) ### [Skopelos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Skopelos) ### [Lesbos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lesbos) ### [Chios](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chios) ### [Samos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Samos) ### [Ikaria](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ikaria) ### [Fourni](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Fourni) ### [Thasos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Thasos) A green, mountainous island with many picturesque bays and sandy beaches. It attracts families and people who want to relax at wonderful and not overcrowded beaches, but also has some interesting antiquities to visit. ### [Samothrace](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Samothrace) A small island that make for a nice rural retreat. It is unsophisticated and lacks almost all tourist infrastructure. There is no nightlife, except during the annual music festival. ### [Limnos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Limnos) A hilly and barren island for a relaxing holiday in close contact with nature. Sheltered bays, long sandy beaches and landscapes of volcanic rocks, interspersed with small hills and plains, and traditional villages of stone houses. Some of the beaches are excellent and uncrowded. ### [Agios Efstratios](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Agios_Efstratios) A small, sparsely populated island that retains its old Mediterranean charm. The island lives on fishery, agriculture, sheep farming, cheese making, bee keeping and very sparse tourism in summer. ### [Corfu Town](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Corfu_Town) (Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra) – capital of Corfu Island itself and of the region ### [Zante](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zante) (Ζάκυνθος, Zakynthos) – capital of Zante Island ### [Argostoli](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Argostoli) (Αργοστόλι) – capital of Cefalonia ### [Heraklion](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Heraklion) (Ηράκλειον) – Crete's capital city is home to the Knossos Palace. ### [Corfu](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Corfu) (Κέρκυρα) — large island with many attractions ### [Ithaca](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ithaca_(Greece)) (Ιθάκη) — famous home of Odysseus and the Greek gods ### [Kefalonia](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kefalonia) (Κεφαλονιά) ### [Mykonos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mykonos) (Μύκονος) — a popular tourist destination, with excellent beaches and the most vibrant night life ### [Santorini](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/santorini/) (Σαντορίνη) — a spectacular volcanic island, one of the most beautiful and romantic places in the world, with amazing landscape, unusual beaches and a vibrant night life ### [Zakynthos](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zakynthos) (Ζάκυνθος) ## Sources [Visit Greece — Cycladic cuisine](https://www.visitgreece.gr/experiences/gastronomy/traditional-cuisine/cycladic-cuisine) · [Visit Greece — islands](https://www.visitgreece.gr/islands/cyclades)Wikivoyage contributors; selection, abridgement, translation and regional planning by TRIPGUROO · CC BY-SA 4.0 [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · [Wikivoyage · Greek Islands](https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5263197) [Guides by topic](https://tripguroo.com/en/travel/?view=topics)