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Do tickets to Athens in greece get cheaper for the summer? When is the best time to buy it if I travel in July |
Travel Info Do tickets to Athens in greece get cheaper for the summer? When is the best time to buy it if I travel in July Travel Tips Yes. It is really important to buy air as early as possible. The closer you are, the higher it will go up. You don't have much time to research prices at this point because air is going to start going up. But you should do some research to find different prices and find the best option. You need to go to several different sites to price it out and then see who offers the lowest rates. This will be the best way to find out. All the online discounters are all pretty safe to go through. Just be sure you understand policies, etc. in case you need to cancel or change your flight. Look over what you book several times to make sure it is what you want/need. As far as the one site that is the best, it's really hard to tell you. They will all vary and change all the time. One site may be lower for one person, higher for the next. You just have to do your research and see what yo find. In my expereince, the cheapest way to go is directly through the airline. In my past dozen trips, that I can remember, the airline has always been cheaper than the online discounters. Just look around and see what you can find. Check around online. There are several online discounters, like expedia, priceline, orbitz, etc. This is usually the cheapest way to go. But you should also check directly through airline sites to see if they are running a special. It is also easier to make changes if you use the airline directly instead of a discounter. For example, air tran often offers discounted tickets on Tuesdays and Thursdays and it is cheaper than through other online sites. I prefer to go with the air sites directly. Not only are they usually a less than discounters, but if you have to make a change or cancel, it is a lot easier than going with the discounters. Also watch in the newspapers and such, they often advertise specials in the newspaper . Hope this helps! Others Now ,the prices will go up.I am going on vacation in July and already have my tickets.Enjoy Greece ,I love it.It is really hot there in July ,so prepare. Prices of air tickets to Greece go up during summer as it is considered a high season. The best should be to book several months in advance so that you can take advantage of the low fare economy class offers which are limited. You can still make a search through the various travel search portals and with some luck you may get something in a really good price. Before a month..lol From where r u going to travel?? u can check beetween other destination. Maybe have better price THE PRICES WILL GO HIGHER DURING THE SUMMER SO IT IS BEST FOR YOU TO BOOK NOW IN ADVANCE. ESPECIALLY FOR TOP GREEK DESTINATIONS THE PRICES CAN GET REALLY HIGH. IN LIVE IN GREECE! Greece is a wonderful place to visit. It has everything from undiscovered remote islands that are akin to paradise, to a huge bustling city that is full of tiny marble pavements and archaeological sites. The people are as friendly as you will find anywhere in the world, and even in the city of Athens the pace of life is laid back and rejuvenating. But in these days of the Euro being at one of its highest rates since its inception, we all need to get value for money for the dollar in our pocket. This article has been carefully researched and written to help you do just that. Since the Olympic games took place in Athens last year, access to Greece, and travel within the country, have improved beyond measure. International flights are now more regular, and less expensive, than they have been in the past. One of the best ways of finding air tickets from America to Greece is still via the internet. There are many sites which now offer discount tickets, and you can even bid for them on many auction sites. The good thing is, the tickets are cheapest during the off season months, which just happen to be the best times to visit Greece anyway! The highest prices are during the months July and August, which are the height of the summer season in Greece. They are also the hottest, most uncomfortable months to visit. In Athens in July and August the air is hot and dry, and often polluted. All Athenians who are able to leave the city and travel to the islands do so, as most of the islands have cooler weather. During July and August the temperature in the shade can hit one hundred and twenty degrees and stay there! Even the Greeks find it unbearable during these months, so it is not the best time to visit. On the island of Santorini .. The best months to come to Greece are probably May and June, and September and October. Many of the islands which provide facilities for tourists are only open during the summer season, which is May to October. These months are usually sunny, with good weather and pleasant temperatures. Most of the islands, which include Corfu and Rhodes, the greenest of the Greek islands, are at their best then. The mountains and valleys are full of wild flowers, including wild iris and orchids, and the trees are full of new lush greenery. Even the popular tourist resorts will be quieter at these times, with fewer tourists and peaceful beaches and restaurants. When you start to check out the websites for Greece, or look through the travel books at what is available to you, the diversity of the country of Greece and its many islands, may take you by surprise. It has everything from a huge ancient city, in the form of Athens, to unspoiled island paradises that cannot be described adequately to do them justice.The choice is yours. The further away from the cities and resorts you travel, the cheaper the prices will become. If you decide to come during the off season, when the temperatures are cooler, and the streets are less crowded, Athens may be a good choice for you if you wish to have a wide range of things to do and see, all within easy travelling distance of your accommodation. In the heat of July and August, when all Athenians who can, move away to the islands, it might be best to follow their lead and go stay on the islands yourself. If you want a mixture of both, why not stay in Athens for a couple of nights, then travel to some of the many islands on the excellent ferries that sail from Athens. They are cheap, travel to regular schedules, and often offer surprisingly good facilities. Many of the ferries do overnight runs to the islands that are further away from the city, and it is often cheaper to travel on the ferry in a private cabin with en suite facilities than it is to stay in a grade C hotel (Budget class). It is worth considering, as many of the ferries also have wonderful international restaurants on them, with very reasonable prices. Thanks to the Athens Olympic games, which took place last year, the network of transport within Athens is superb. You can travel within the city, down to the coasts, or out to the outlying districts quickly and cheaply on the new Metro or the new tram systems. Buses and taxis are cheap and practical for most short journeys, and buses are frequent and inexpensive, although they may get crowded at the height of the season. It is possible to spend the whole day walking around Athens and spending your money only on food and drinks, and you can have a truly wonderful time. Mountain views of turquoise blue seas and olive groves, or golden beaches with sailing boats and snorkeling facilities, cities bustling with people or villages far off the beaten track, with donkeys for transport and women dressed in traditional clothes, the choices are endless. You could go for combinations of all of them by travelling just a few miles on an island, or you may discover one spot by accident that you simply cannot bear to leave once you find it. The choices are yours. You can live the high life in the night clubs of the resorts, or chill out at the monastery at the top of the olive covered mountain.You can sit in an ancient temple that has been standing here since two thousand years BC, or visit the latest sports facilities at the Olympic games village. You can enjoy Greece by spending a fortune, but you can enjoy it even more by spending what a local would spend here on entertainment. You have a multitude of choices of things to do. Most of them cost very little, or even nothing at all. Most museums, art galleries and archaeological sites are free admittance if you go on Sunday. Check out directions for them, and collect free brochures at the local information centre, or go online and download maps and background information. Festivals of drama, dance and music are held in public parks and historical buildings throughout the summer in the resorts, and throughout the year in Athens. Villages throughout Greece, and in the Islands, have local festivals called Panageries. These are celebrations for each village to honour their patron saint. Live music is played throughout the night, with traditional greek dancing performed by the local villagers, not professional dance teams. Locally produced wine and spit roasted baby lamb is available, as are Greek salads and home baked bread. There is no entrance fee to the local festivals, you pay only for the local wine or the lamb and salad. Wine is usually excellent quality, produced in a traditional way. It is fruity and rich, and very alcoholic, but rarely gives a hangover, as it is free from preservatives and chemicals. It often costs as little as three dollars for a two pint bottle. The bottle will often be a plastic water bottle, as it is not commercially bottled for the festival. It may be sold to you in an earthenware jug. The price of the lamb varies according to the market value of the meat, but it will be the sweetest, most succulent lamb you have ever tasted. You order the amount you want, and the whole lamb is taken off the spit and the amount you want is chopped off with a cleaver. Finding the best places to eat is easy. Ask a friendly local where they go to eat, and they will point you in the right direction to find excellent food. Greeks are frugal with their money most of the time (except when you become a friend and they offer you hospitality!), so the place they choose as having the best food will probably be inexpensive as well. They may not have a menu in English, but do not worry, if they speak the language they will explain what the choices are, and if they don't speak the language they will take you into the kitchen and let you choose from the cooking dishes and saucepans. If you prefer fish, you may be asked to choose which one you want from the fridge. Don't worry, this is normal behaviour in Greece! There are different types of eateries in Greece, with different ranges of prices. If you want just a salad, or a pitta (flat bread with grilled lamb pieces, salad, dip, and a few chips rolled up) or a chop and chips, then go to a spit grill. They specialise in the above foods, do take aways, and are very cheap and cheerful. A kafenion is like a small drinks bar, with snacks, that the local men use. They serve coffee, ouzo, soft drinks, pies and little plates of snacks. The prices are usually dirt cheap. Fast food places do exist, but the fast part of the description is open to negotiation. The greeks like to cook everything fresh, so food is never fast in the usual sense of the word, even at Mcdonalds! Restaurants are usually for evening meals, have a wider menu, and are more expensive. Greeks usually eat very late, in the summer they often don't meet for dinner until after eleven in the evening, when it is cooler! They spend the whole evening eating slowly, talking, laughing, and sometimes singing and dancing as well. Shopping is a national pastime in Greece, for both the locals and the visitors. Look out for top quality silver items made by craftsmen, and leather items too. Most prices can be haggled if you are paying cash. Walking around markets and old shops can be great fun, and you can find some really unusual things. Olive oil soap is a good buy, it is wonderful for dry skin, and very nourishing. It makes a great gift to take home, inexpensive, easy to carry, and much appreciated once people have tried it. Try some of the locally produced honey and sweet cakes, and some of the local licquers. Gifts made from olive wood are another good buy to take home. The best advice I can give everyone who comes to Greece is this: Be friendly and get to know the locals. They will soon become your friends, and if you ever come back to see them again, you will become a member of their extended family. I came here to Corfu island, Greece, eleven years ago, and never left. I came as a tourist, became a friend, and I am now a member of the huge family that extends across the whole of Greece. |
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