about
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Greece is an oasis of culture, sandy beaches with turquoise crystal clear seas and bright islands and a country that has much to offer to the visitors; paradisiacal landscapes, hundreds of amazing islands, charming sandy beaches in crystal waters, a passionate history Greece has also other official names; Hellada or Ellas or Elliniki Dimocratia (Hellenic Republic). Greece is a peninsular and mountainous country situated in the South East of Europe between the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean.
Greece is a peninsular and mountainous country with a total area of 130.800 square km and the country is surrounded by the sea, one fifth of the area is represented by the many islands which are scattered in the Aegean Sea, between Greece mainland and Turkey and, in the Ionian Sea, between the mainland and Italy. Greece has about 1400 islands of which 169 are inhabited and there are all considered as the perfect place for Greece Holidays.
In Athens, the country's capital. It is one of the few counties in the world that has such an significant concentration in its capital. Athens is an charming place that has also much to offer to the visitor from a cultural point of view. It is an interesting place that needs a couple of days of your holidays in Greece to be discovered. Athens is the cradle of one of the greatest civilizations ever and also the cradle of modern civilization. The democracy, philosophy, sciences and theatre were born there.
Greece is a country with a particularly rich and ancient history. Excavations show that the first settlement is dating from the Palaeolithic era (11.000-3000 BC). During the second millennium BC, Greece gave birth to the great civilisations of the Minoan (2600-1500 BC), the Mycenaean (1500-1150 BC) and the Cycladic civilisation on the greek islands of the Centre Aegean.
The Classical Period of Greece History was the Golden Age and the most famous world wide; during this period lived the greatest mathematicians and philosophers. Then, the history of Greece is a succession of various invasions and dominations; the Macedonians formed a strong Empire, followed by the Romans and the Byzantine Empire which ended with the invasion of the Turks. The Ottoman rule lasted for 400 years and was a dark period for the inhabitants of the ex-Byzantine Empire.
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places worth seeing,
Greece is a country that has magnificent things to offer to the visitors. One of the main attractions of the country is the many Greece beaches decorating its coasts. With 13,676 km of coastlines, one will definitely find the beaches of his dreams; there are long white paradisiacal sandy beaches with crystal clear waters and small beaches surrounded by huge cliffs or pine and palm trees forests, beaches with waters that seem to have had their blue colour mixed with bleach, creating an magnificent shadeMost of beaches of Greece have their own beauty and charm.
Greece is the world wide top holidays destinations for many Europeans and attracts every year millions of visitors and a country of natural beauty and charm which has everything to offer to the visitors. A great weather, beautiful and variables landscapes, many paradisiacal sandy beaches with crystal clear waters, hundred of Greek islands scattered both in the Aegean Sea and the Ionian of which some are considered as world wide top holidays destinations (Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Corfu), many picturesque white painted and stone built villages, beautiful mountains with a dense vegetation (Pelion), a passionate culture with many traditions and Orthodox festivals, an incredible historical, mythological and archaeological heritage, a great amount of museums with some of the Greek Ancient world masterpieces, an active and endless nightlife
The Cyclades are the most popular of all the islands and attract thousands of visitors every year. There are famous for their extraordinary weather, the beauty of the beaches and the charn of the architecture. Tinos is a famous island of the Cyclades Greece but it is known as a religious area.
The Ionian are the second most popular of all the Greek Islands. The most famous of the group; Corfu, Lefkada, Zakynthos... The island of Ithaki is one of the most beautiful and authentic islands of the Ionian Sea. The island is mostly known as the home of Odysseus. It is a small- mountainous island with green-gentle shoreline, amazing coves, red-roofed delightful houses, wonderful places for a short excursion, and lovely beaches for bathing.
Aegina is the closest island from Athens, the capital of Greece. The island is located only one hour away by ferry. Aegina is considered to be the birthplace of Aristophanes and is world known for the quality of its pistachios and its ceramics.
Greece has a large variety of cultural events, also aims many event particularly during the summer. The famous "Athens Festival" organizes is very important which concerts and theatrical scenes in the famous theatre of Herodes Atticus and Epidaurus. The Hellenic Festival takes place in Athens Herodes Atticus theatre and offers a large range of performances; modern and ancient theatre, opera, ballet, jazz and classical music, dances, symphonic music and great singers and other events.
With more than 4000 years of history and with the past presence on its lands of some of the greatest civilizations ever, Greece has much to show to the visitor. Greece has more than 240 museums of all kinds; archaeological, Byzantine, Historical, Folklore The Greece museums are generally located in the areas were excavations took place and where great civilizations once prospered. The most important museums are located in Athens. Some of them are The National Archaeological Museum of Athens and The Acropolis Museum.
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the most important of all archaeological museums in Greece and exhibits one of the finest collections in the world. The museum contains amazing collections of; Prehistoric items, Pottery, Sculpture and Minor art, Bronzes and Egyptian Art It also organises temporary exhibitions. It was built in 1889 to one of the worlds best collections of Greek ancient artifacts, and mask of Agamemnon, and the Cycladic idols.
The Acropolis Museum is located on the Acropolis site and as one of the most important museums in the world. As the Acropolis is considered the cradle of modern civilization, all the items and the marble masterpieces exhibited are of great importance. Here is always the top tourist attraction in Athens, The Acropolis stands majestic on a hill overlooking the entire city. Dating back to 510 BC, this was an area of many temples, the best preserved being The Parthenon with its ancient columns rising high, the Parthenon stands as an awesome sight. There is an adjacent museum as well.
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how to get
Greece
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Greece has 15 international airports (Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Heraklio, Corfu...) which are hosting regular and chartered flights and 25 state domestic airports.
According to the statistics, 82 % of the tourists traveling in Greece are using these Greece airports.
The Greek islands are a amazing place to discover by cruise or by yacht charter, offering a variety of activities. Whether you want to snorkel in the clear blue waters, take a voyage on a yacht, explore the ruins of Ancient legends, or quietly in a shady taverna, a tour of the islands of Greece are sure to have the ingredients for a memorable vacation.
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