Last Minute Car Rental in Greece

Greece - the Classic Tourist Destination

Located in south-eastern Europe, Greece is a Mediterranean country with beautiful landscapes and historical and cultural sites that attract millions of visitors each summer. Whether you wish to visit the great cities of mainland Greece, such as Athens and Thessaloniki or travel to Crete, Santorini or Corfu, hiring a car is the easiest way to explore your chosen destination.

Pick up your last minute car on arrival at Athens Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) and within 45 minutes you will find yourself in central Athens. Start your visit at the Parthenon temple with its gigantic Athena Statue and the Temple of Olympian Zeus on the Acropolis Hill, enter the New Acropolis Museum and enjoy the splendid view over Athens. Drive through the historical centre of Athens "the syntagma Square", admire the Parliament Building and watch the hourly changing of the Guard Ceremony, or take a stroll through the historic districts of Plaka, Thissio and Monastiraki.

If you are heading to one of the many Greek Islands, you can usually fly directly to the island or take a ferry from mainland Greece. On the popular island of Corfu, you can collect your last minute car at Corfu Airport (CFU), also known as "Ioannis Kapodistrias" Airport and enjoy a short drive to Corfu town, the capital of the island. Corfu has a lovely Old Town with Venetian architecture and plenty of beach resorts to entertain families.

Crete is another popular tourist destination, and is the largest of all the Greek islands with glorious beaches, mountainous landscapes and lively towns such as Chania and Heraklion. Collect your car rental at Chania Airport (CHQ) for the beach resorts or Heraklion Airport (HER), the larger of the two, for the beautiful port city of Heraklion, whose highlights including the Palace of Knossos, the Archeological Museum, Koules Palace and the Venetian Walls. From Heraklion you can take a drive to the resort of Bali in Rethymnon to visit its old town and fortified harbor.

Visit the spectacular island of Santorini, one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It is likely you will arrive at Santorini Airport (JTR), from where you can head to the picturesque town of Oia and marvel at the charming white-washed villages and cobbled streets, and from where you can sit and watch some of the most beautiful sunsets you will ever see. Also worth visiting on Santorini is the famous Akrotiri Minoan Bronze Age settlement and the fantastic volcanic black sand beaches, especially Perissa Beach. From Santorini, you may consider flying to Mykonos and to enjoy your stay in one of the many upmarket resorts on the island.

Rhodes is another popular island for tourists to visit and you can collect your last minute car rental at Rhodes Airport (RHO) and easily travel around Rhodes, the capital of the Dodecanese Islands. Here you will find beautiful beaches and intense nightlife in the resorts of Faliraki and Ixia, the well-preserved Rhodes Old Town surrounded by medieval walls and a beautiful the Harbour, as well as the picturesque white village of Lindos and the market town of Lardos. When you spend time on mainland Greece or on one of the Greek Islands, you can’t help but fall in love with the history, culture and traditions of one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.