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This can be a good way to explore an island as the quite narrow and uneven.
see an island and learn driver will almost cer­ Highways tend to be in
about its sights, without tainly have plenty to tell good order. Children
having to drive yourself. In you about local life. under 12 must not travel
some larger resorts, there in the front seat.
are also mini tourist Getting Around
trains that ply around the by Car Getting Around
main sites, beaches and by Bicycle
shopping areas. A full driving licence held
for at least a year is man­ Cycling is an enjoyable
Getting Around datory in order to rent a way to explore the islands,
by Taxi vehicle in Greece. Some and most of the resorts
companies insist drivers have places where you
It is generally quite easy must be over 25 years old. can hire a bicycle or a
to find a taxi on any of the US licence holders must mountain bike for a day,
islands. The main towns also carry an International a couple of days or even
have dedicated taxi ranks, Driving Permit. All the longer. Reputable hire
and even the smallest airports, resorts and companies include S-Bikes,
villages have vehicles some smaller towns have Zákynthos Cycling Centre
available to hire. Taxis are car rental offices, with and Rent a Bike Kefalloniá.
metered and inexpensive, global com panies such as Most tourist offices on the
but make sure you nego­ Europcar, Sixt and main islands will publish
tiate beforehand if you Budget well represented. brochures with suggested
want to hire one for a You can hire a 4WD if cycle routes. Some are
longer trip. Taxi drivers planning to explore off­ short, leisurely rides, while
are obliged by law to road, or a minibus if others are designed for
issue a receipt for the travelling with a group. more experienced cyclists
total cost of a journey Driving is on the right, and might cover long
when the passenger with priority from the distances or chal lenging
requests it. It must clearly right at junctions. Observe terrain. Always take
state the driver’s name speed limits and take care plenty of water with you to
and the vehicle’s regis­ when driving in moun­ avoid dehydration in the
tration number. Taking a tainous areas or villages sum mer heat, and a fully­
taxi can be a good way to as the roadways can be charged mobile phone.
DIRECTORY
ARRIVING BY AIR Olympic Air GETTING AROUND
Aegean Airlines ∑ olympicair.com BY CAR
∑ aegeanair.com Budget
ARRIVING BY SEA
Athens Elefthérios ∑ budget.gr
Venizélos Airport AFerry
Spata 19019, Athens ∑ aferry.co.uk Europcar
∑ aia.gr ∑ europcar.com
Dionýsios Solomós Blue Star Ferries Sixt
Airport ∑ bluestarferries.com ∑ sixt.com
29100 Zákynthos
∑ zth-airport.gr Greek Travel Pages GETTING AROUND
∑ gtp.gr BY BICYCLE
Ioánnis Kapodístrias
Airport GETTING AROUND Rent a Bike Kefalloniá
Ioánnis Kapodístrias ∑ rentabikekefalonia.gr
491 008, Corfu BY BUS
∑ cfu-airport.gr Green buses Corfu S-Bikes
∑ cyclecorfu.com
Kefalloniá International ∑ greenbuses.gr
Airport Zákynthos Cycling
Argostóli 28100 KTEL Corfu Centre
∑ kefaloniaairport.info ∑ astikoktelkerkyras.gr ∑ podilatadiko.com

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