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Greece Trip - The Boat Tour Begins

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March 20th 2008
Tuesday, Feb 26 2008 We are up early today to take a one day island cruise from Piraeus to Hydra, Poros and Aegina. Again, we have curbside service for the tour, we like this. This is a short bus ride to Piraeus, the largest port in Greece. This is where you would mostly take a ferry to the the southern islands of Greece (there are over 1400 Greek islands, but only about 168 are inhabitable). It†... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Hydra

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more