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Most visitors to want their trip to include, or even to be devoted to, the islands, but may initially be bewildered by their number and variety.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Lesvos and Mykonos.

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Lesbos, or , is the northernmost of the of Greece, projecting out of the Asia Minor mainland. It is a birthplace of numerous poets and writers since the Greek antiquity.

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is a popular tourist destination in the islands of the group, situated in the middle of the Aegean Sea. is located south of , east of and north of and .

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is an island in the North Aegean Sea and one of the . Its capital is the town of , formerly known as Vathi. The Samians still call their capital Vathi instead of .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Cyclades and Dodecanese.

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The are a group of Greek Islands, located in the southern part of the . The archipelago contains some 2,200 islands, islets and rocks; but only 33 islands are inhabited.

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The are a group of 15 larger and 150 smaller islands in the southeastern and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of , of which 26 are inhabited.

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The refers to the chain of Greek Islands stretching along the west coast of in the Ionian Sea. Due to historical facts the isolated islands of Kithira and Antikythera, south of the , are here included in this group.

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The designation covers the easternmost Greek Islands of the Aegean Sea. The Eastern Aegean islands group is, like the , much closer to Turkey than to the Greek mainland.

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The are in . These islands are places of mountain villages, fishing harbours, beaches, some ancient ruins, and some natural wonders.

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The lie in the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea southwest of Athens. They are a short ferry ride from and are popular for day-trips; some, like , are also visited by cruise ships.

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The have a quite different atmosphere from the travel-poster Greece of the islands: instead of bare rugged hills topped with dazzling cubistic villages, the Sporades are fertile and heavily wooded, with pine-forested mountains…

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The South Aegean is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the and island groups in the central and southeastern .

Greek Islands

Latitude of center
37.7164° or 37° 42′ 59″ north
Longitude of center
24.5187° or 24° 31′ 8″ east
Geo­Names ID
8133598
Wiki­data ID
Q25162136
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Satellite Map

Discover Greek Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Greek Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Greek Islands”
  • Dutch: “Griekse Eilanden”
  • French: “Îles de Grèce”
  • Greek: “Ελληνικά νησιά”
  • Greek: “Νησιά της Ελλάδας”
  • Hebrew: “איי יוון”
  • Hebrew: “האיים היווניים”
  • Italian: “Isole greche”
  • Japanese: “ギリシャの島々”
  • Russian: “Греческие острова”
  • Spanish: “Islas Grecas”
  • Spanish: “Islas Griegas”
  • Swedish: “Greek Islands”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Greek Islands”. Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.