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Weather
Weather in Greece is temperate. Summers have endless days of sunshine and little rain. The rainy season begins in mid-October. Athens can get hot in summer, but the islands are about 10 degrees cooler. In July, average temp are upper 80s in Athens, and upper 70s in the islands.

An advantage to June over Sept is that the days are longer, so you have more daylight time to explore your ports of call. An advantage to Sept over June is that the water is warmer for swimming.

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Reading list
Recommended reading for your Greek adventure - read about art and culture, past and present.

The Greeks - H.D.F. Kitto, 256pp. This well-written book makes interesting reading, and gives a good overview of the culture, art, literature and history of ancient Greece.

Insight Guides - Greek Islands - Jeffrey Pike, 368pp. This inspiring guide to the islands, beautifully photographed, gives an island-by-island overview, and covers history, culture, people, and more.

Berlitz Greek Phrase Book - Berlitz, 224pp. From the Greek alphabet and basic pronunciation, through useful phrases for your trip, this practical phrasebook is small enough to easily carry with you.

Ancient Greece: The Famous Monuments Past and Present - G. Behor, 72 pp. This unique book has photos of Greek ruins, with transparent overlays showing what they looked like in their day.

Timeless Places: Greek Isles - Laura Brooks, 96pp. This book of enticing photographs shows the many different Greek island cultures, & will certainly whet your appetite.

Greek & Roman Mythology - Malcolm Couch, 128pp. This coffee table book provides a helpful introduction to Greek mythology, with lots of photographs, art and drawings.

The Greek Islands - Laurence Durrell, 287pp. Relaxed, rambling tales of the author's time in Greece. Good insights, conveys real flavor for the places he goes.

The Foods of the Greek Islands : Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean - Aglaia Kremezi, 320 pp. Over 150 simple yet flavorful recipes, with cultural and historical notes.

Songs From Greece - Bouzouki Ensemble, CD. Put on some authentic Greek Bouzouki music to get the atmosphere for your trip.

The Odyssey - Homer, Robert Fagles, 560pp. This modern translation makes easy reading of the classic tale of the adventures and challenges of Odysseus's ten-year voyage.

Unearthing Atlantis: An Archaeological Odyssey to the Fabled Lost Civilization - Charles Pellegrino, 384pp. Scientific case for lost Atlantis being the real island of Santorini, destroyed by the volcano.
* Personal favorite - fascinating facts, whether you're convinced or not.

A Lone Red Apple - Aurelia, 226 pp. Part love story, part travelogue, as the Gods interfere in the lives of mortals, to bring two people together in the islands of Mykonos and Delos.

Zorba the Greek - DVD. Anthony Quinn plays the irrepressible Zorba, a Greek peasant who lives for wine, women & song, and shares his exuberant spirit with a more repressed British friend.

The King Must Die : A Novel - Mary Renault, 352pp. Recounts the tales of Theseus - slayer of monsters and king of Athens. See his adventures with Ariadne and her golden thread, and the Minotaur on Crete.

The Bellstone: The Greek Sponge Divers of the Aegean: One American's Journey Home - Michael N. Kalafatas, 256 pp. A found poem inspires this look at the history of sponge diving and the writer's own family.

The Venetian Empire: A Sea Voyage - Jan Morris, 208pp. Pop history by a travel writer, provides an interesting introduction to how Venice took control of the Aegean and ruled for 500 years.

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