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HIGHLIGHTS
HE HOTELS illustrated on
Tthese introductory pages
are by no means the only
highlights. Some of the most
memorable places to stay in
Greece include La Moara, in
Nymfaía (page 391), run by
one of the country’s leading
winemaking dynasties; Hotel
Malvásia, within the fortress
walls of Monemvasía (page
389); and the charmingly
quirky Xenonas Karamarli in
Makrinítsa (page 388).
FOOD AND DRINK
Best Western Hotel Europa, near the ruins at Ancient Olympia, page 390
HEBEST GREEK FOOD is the
Tsimplest: fish straight from BEDROOMS AND code 00 30, then the number,
the net; fresh vegetables BATHROOMS omitting the initial zero; from
served as salad with wild the US, 011 30.
thyme and oregano. F YOU WANT a double bed,
Restaurants in tourist areas Iask for it specifically when Public holidays 1 January;
have multilingual menus but booking, as most rooms are 6 January; Shrove Monday;
the food in places off the twin bedded. Most hotels 25 March; Good Friday, Easter
beaten track is often better. In offer en suite WC and shower Sunday and Easter Monday;
smaller villages you will be as standard. 1 May; Whit Monday;
invited into the kitchen to see Water is usually heated by 15 August; 28 October;
what’s simmering on the solar power and electric 25 and 26 December.
stove or waiting to be grilled. water heaters; at the end of a
Méze, a selection of dishes long summer day, water may USEFUL WORDS
served simultaneously, is a be scaldingly hot.
Greek mainstay. As well as HE SYSTEM of transliteration
olives and strong-flavoured OTHER PRACTICAL Tused here to represent
feta cheese made from goat’s INFORMATION Greek is the one used by the
or sheep’s milk, méze might Greek government.
include roasted peppers, OOK AHEAD from June to
grilled cheese, humous (a BSeptember, when Greeks Breakfast Topro-ee-no
purée of chickpeas and as well as foreign visitors take Lunch Tome-see-mer-ya-no
sesame seeds), taramasalata their holidays. Tourism is Dinner Totheep-no
(a dip made of cod roe), highly seasonal, and many How much? Posokanee?
and little sausages. hotels on the islands close Free room? E-che-teh
Greek seafood – especially from October until April. In tho-ma-tee-a?
astakós (lobster), garidhes small hotels, breakfast is often Single (room) Mo-na
(shrimp) and barboúnia (red the only meal served. krevat-ya
mullet) – is expensive and is Double (with a double bed)
usually priced according to Language English is very Thee-klee-no meh
weight. Meat is usually veal, widely spoken, especially in thee-plo dre-va-tee
lamb or chicken, sometimes the resort areas.
game; goat meat is regarded GREECE PRICE BANDS
as a delicacy to be reserved Currency From 1 January
for special occasions. The 2002, the European euro AXIMUMROOMRATES are
traditional Greek salad, with (written ‘EUR’), made up of Mdisplayed on each bed-
tomatoes, onion, cucumber, 100 cents. room door. Discounts may
olives, peppers and feta be offered for longer stays.
cheese, is a meal in itself. Shops Most open 8am–1pm, Greek hotels are classified in
Dinner, usually eaten late, is and from 5–8pm Mon–Sat. five categories, but don’t be
the main meal of the day. swayed by this. Our price
Greek wine has improved Tipping Formal tipping is not bands, which refer to the price
in recent years. Good-quality customary, but it is not of a double room in high
red, white and rosé wines are unusual to round up the bill. season, are simpler to use.
now available throughout
Greece, in addition to the Telephoning To phone ¡ below 45 EUR
traditional retsina, a white within Greece, dial the full ¡¡ 45–65 EUR
wine flavoured with pine number. To phone Greece ¡¡¡ 65–90 EUR
resin, not to everyone’s taste. from Britain, dial the country ¡¡¡¡ above 90 EUR

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