Visitor Information

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO or EOT in Greece -- and increasingly referred to as the Hellenic Tourism Organization) has offices throughout the world that can provide you with information concerning all aspects of travel to and in Greece. Look for them at www.gnto.gr or contact one of the following GNTO offices:

United States -- Olympic Tower, 645 Fifth Ave., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (tel. 212/421-5777; fax 212/826-6940).

Australia & New Zealand -- 37-49 Pitt St., Sydney, NSW 2000 (tel. 29/241-1663; fax 29/241-2499).

Canada -- 1500 Donmills Rd., Toronto, ON M3B 3K4 (tel. 416/968-2220; fax 416/968-6533).

United Kingdom & Ireland -- 4 Conduit St., London W1S 2DJ (tel. 207/495-9300; fax 207/495-4057.

Greece on the Web

Anyone with access to the Web can obtain a fair amount of information about Greece. Remember that these sources cannot necessarily be counted on for the most up-to-date, definitive, or complete information. We advise you to use computer searches as supplements only, and then check out specific facts on which you are going to base your travel plans. Websites are continually being changed and added, but among the most useful for broad-based searches are:

• www.frommers.com (practical travel information)
• www.mfa.gr (official Greek matters)
• www.gtp.gr (ship and air travel in Greece)
• www.phantis.com (current news about Greece)
• www.culture.gr (official site for Greek's cultural attractions)
• www.perseus.tufts.edu (classical Greek texts)

Festivals Website -- A relatively new website, FestivalTrek (www.festivaltrek.com) includes Greece among the countries whose festivals and fairs it lists. Its appeal and advantage is that it allows you to search through a variety of approaches -- specific dates, specific types (classical music, folk dance, etc.) and specific regions of Greece. It directs you to websites maintained by or dedicated to these festivals -- which group is doing what this year, schedules, prices, etc. FestivalTrek itself is not in the business of providing the details. It is there to aid you in locating festivals and their original sources of information of all kinds, festivals that meet your special interests and that fit in with your travel plans.