My favourite source of
up-to-date information about Greece travel is About Greece Travel by
deTraci Regula. Here are a few recent
items from her newsletter.
Greece
Resumes International Train Service:
Love trains?
International train service to and from Greece will resume starting May 10th,
with big discounts on tickets. The cross-border connections into the Balkans
were a casualty of the... Read
more
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Good
news - the Minoan Collection at the Heraklion
Archaeological Museum is now open to the public. While the museum
opened late last year after roof repairs were finally completed, the Minoan
Collection was the last holdout - and, of course, it's the main reason most
visitors go to the museum. Now it is back in renewed glory. Here's a
chance to think way ahead - into 2015.
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The
X80 - Va Va Voom:
Check out the newest Express bus line. I do worry that
Piraeus's excellent Archaeological Museum and Nautrical Museum may suffer since
travelers may not be as "stuck" in Piraeus, but it makes it a lot
easier for travelers to get into the heart of Athens and visit the Acropolis
and other key sites.
More about the Piraeus Archaeological
Museum: http://gogreece.about.com/od/museumsingreece/a/piraeusmuseum.htm?nl=1
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Editorial
comment from Michael: We have often
spent evenings and/or mornings in Piraeus between flight and ferry connections
and never considered ourselves "stuck". Once you get away from the port and explore
the yacht harbor areas you will find much of beauty and interest. Cheers
Please comment or send photo of what you have enjoyed in Pireaus.
Pireaus church
Please comment or send photo of what you have enjoyed in Pireaus.
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