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How to travel en Grèce
How to go alone
Athens is easily accessible by plane. Please note that the price variation depends on the airline you fly with and, above all, on the time of booking. In order to get the best rates, it is essential to book well in advance. Remember to buy your tickets six months before departure!
How to go on a tour
The agencies offer itinerant tours along the main ancient sites (Delphi, Olympia, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Athens, Cap Sounion) or more sedentary thematic tours: agrotourism, thalassotherapy, diving... A great classic of the organized trip is to discover the Peloponnesus peninsula, from the great ancient sites to the small ports of Magne.
How to get around
The bus is the most used means of public transport by the Greeks because the rail network does not serve the whole territory. The national bus company is called KTEL. Its network is quite extensive on Greek territory and its prices are rather reasonable. Be wary of the schedules and frequency of buses in some of Greece's small, remote villages. There are many ferry connections to the islands, although the most important ones have an airport.
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The Hellenic imagination is filled with beaches, islands and cuisine. The five senses are all part of the journey. The imagination is not to be outdone, either, as it wanders between myths and legends. Gods, nymphs and monsters are all part of the adventure. Women, too. Whether subjects or creators, ancient women invade museums. Those of mythology occupy geography: the islands of Aegina, Lesbos, Chios, Corfu... Grab your feminist glasses, and Greece will reveal itself as eminently feminine. Did you know that it was the birthplace of lesbianism? The first notorious homosexual figure, Sappho was a poetess from the island of Lesbos. An early feminist, her work paints the portrait of a non-conformist woman who enjoyed her homosexual passions to the full. Welcome to Greece, where women are not allowed to climb Mount Athos, but are an integral part of the landscape. Focus on the Aegean islands and mainland Greece.
The 12 keywords en Grèce
#Acropolis
It is one of the emblems of Greece and its capital Athens. Set on its limestone plateau, it is the upper city, rich in ancient ruins, occupied by man since prehistoric times. According to Greek mythology, it is on the Acropolis of Athens and under the reign of Caecrops that Athena and Poseidon would have clashed for the control of Attica
#Blue
Noble and symbolic color in Greece, blue adorns its national flag alternating with white. Blue represents peace, wisdom, reverie, poetry, but also the freshness and water of the Mediterranean Sea. As for the houses, they are, like the flag, colored with white and blue, evoking the foam of the sea and the blue of the sky.
#Kalimera
It is the Greek greeting, used until 1pm, in Greece, Crete and all the islands, addressed to all, adults and children, men and women. Less formal, yassou is a colloquial expression, especially used between young people. For an elderly person, we say yassas. And in the afternoon, we greet each other with a kalispera.
#Kokorestsi
This is a Greek culinary tradition that is always present around the Orthodox Easter. During the preparation of the family mechoui, at the same time as the mutton on the spit, turns a kokorestisi, a large sausage made of intestines filled with pieces of giblets cleverly spiced. After about 2 hours of cooking, it is served sprinkled with lemon juice.
#Moussaka
It is one of the emblematic dishes of Greece, although it has Lebanese, Egyptian and Turkish versions. Popularized in 1910 by the chef Nikólaos Tselementés, the modern Greek recipe consists of a gratin with alternating layers of minced mutton and slices of eggplant and tomatoes, all covered with a bechamel sauce
#No
No Day is one of two national holidays, along with March 25, the day the country declared its independence. Celebrated on October 28, it commemorates the rejection of the Italian ultimatum of October 28, 1940 by the Greek dictator Ioánnis Metaxás and marks the beginning of Greece's participation in World War II, alongside the Allies
#Olympe
Mount Olympus is the highest mountain, one of the natural parks of Greece, but also the domain of the gods and Greek mythology. The Olympus Marathon, a very technical and sporty ultra-trail, takes place on the mountain. Our Olympic Games take their name from the religious center of Olympia where they were held in ancient Greece
#Orthodox
The Orthodox religion is in the majority in Greece, a territory evangelized very early by the apostle Paul of Tarsus. Between 80 and 90% of the population is Orthodox, a religion that has left its mark on local customs just as the bulbs of Byzantine Orthodox churches mark the landscape of the country. The most important religious holiday is Easter.
#Opa
Shout opa by breaking a plate or a glass: it's 100% Greek and a whole art of living, a liberating and enjoyable gesture, to chase away anger, to let off steam or to celebrate, to shout your joy at a wedding or other celebrations, but also to express your bad luck. All in all, a very used word, resolutely joyful and very flexible. Opa!
#Ouzo
It is the national alcoholic drink. An aperitif flavored with anise or fennel, ouzo has a protected geographical designation. It is produced in Greece, in an amvyka, a traditional copper still. It is drunk with water and often ice cubes, accompanied by seafood, grilled sardines or marinated anchovies, tomatoes, etc.
#Tzatziki
If there is one universally known Greek mezze, it is tzatziki! The Greek recipe is thicker than the Turkish one. The tzatziki is made with grated cucumber, yogurt, Greek of course, olive oil, Greek too, garlic and mint. It is the star of summer aperitifs, an ideal freshness and lightness with pita breads
#Zorba
The worldwide success of the film Zorba the Greek took the tune beyond the country's borders. Anthony Quinn as Alexis Zorba and Alan Bates as the boss embody the two sides that every Greek seems to carry within him: the senses, exuberance, day-to-day life, but also reason, rationality and erudition.
You are from here, if...
You celebrate patron saints rather than birthdays, the day of your party you have to make (or buy) cupcakes to offer to your friends.
You have a sense of hospitality, serve your guests a gargantuan meal, not hesitating to make a mechoui at the last minute, and you feast joyfully so that your meal will be remembered for a long time.
You take a nap between 5 and 5:30 pm and do not disturb anyone during this sacred time.
You do not eat dinner before 10 pm.
You spit symbolically (pfout pfout!) after any compliment so that it does not attract the evil eye on your interlocutor.
At a housewarming or a store opening, you always enter with your right foot as a good luck charm
At the slightest opportunity, you wish your interlocutors good luck and many good things
You know that the curse day is not Friday the 13th, but Tuesday the 13th
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