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Tzia (Kea)
Tzia is only 2 hours away from the port of Lavrio, which with the shiny new Attiki Odos is only half an hour away from Athens, that all adds up to the perfect island for a weekend getaway! This trip to Tzia involved a small addition from the previous trips, an 18 month old baby, an opportunity to have a look at some of the island’s more easily accessible beaches and sites then!
Read - A May weekend in Tzia (Kea)Thessaloniki Sightseeing Bus No. 50
Following the success of the Athens hop-on hop-off tourist bus service, the Organisation of Urban Transportation of Thessaloniki (OASTH) in September 2009 introduced its own version of a sightseeing bus (the No 50, aka ‘Thessaloniki on the Go!’ or the ‘Cultural Route Bus’). Thessaloniki Bus No. 50Driving in Greece
Highways and main motorways in Greece have come a long way in the last ten years or so. What used to be a truly frightening trip out of Athens has to a large extent been replaced with a relatively sedate highway experience similar to that in most western European countries. Driving in GreeceAthens sightseeing bus, see Athens on a budget!
In the summer of 2005, OASA (The Athens public bus company) started a pilot scheme for a hop-on hop-off tourist bus service doing the rounds of central Athens. A five euro ticket gets you 24 hour access to the bus and all other public transportation in Athens (excluding the metro run out to the airport). The pilot scheme was a resounding success, so much so that we now have reasonably priced sightseeing buses whizzing around central Athens throughout the year.Athens sightseeing by public bus
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