Speed limits are 100-120 km/h on highways unless otherwise posted; 50 km/h in residential areas unless otherwise posted.

Athens is the birthplace of democracy, and has some of the world's most historic architecture, including the Theater of Dionysus, the Roman Forum, Hadrian's Arch and, of course, the Parthenon. Fortunately, to save yourself from the smog, most attractions are in the same area of the city.

Crete is the largest of the Greek isles, and is host to a quarter of all tourists to Greece, some coming to hike along Samaria Gorge, backpack to the strained Paleohora, a hippie-touched fishing village, or to see the small villages on the southern coast. A visit to Knossos will reveal the Minoan civilization, source of the myths of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur, with the palace just outside Iraklio with a visit..