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  • About Greece

The history, archeological sites and museums, the overwhelming scenery, the fabulous culture, and especially the beautiful sandy beaches, bays, and coastal resorts, are the reasons for Greece being a highly popular tourists’ destination, one of the most visited in Europe.

Greece is located in Southeast Europe on the southern tip of the Balkans, at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The country shares borders with Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey, and is surrounded from three directions by the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

Greece two major cities are Athènes the largest and capital city in the south and Thessalonique in the northeast. The country has more than 13,000 km long coastline and numerous beautiful islands and sandy beaches the country is renowned for, with more than 200 of which are inhabited.

The country is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, and more.
From Crete Minoan civilization in (2700–1500 BC), the Mycenaean civilization on the mainland (1600–1100 BC), the classical Hellenistic period in which the country has flourished, the Roman, the Byzantine Empire, the venetian, and the Ottoman, all have left their marks on the country and islands with thousands of magnificent archeological sites, beautiful architecture, churches Monasteries and fortresses.

Admire the Athènes Acropolis and the Parthenon, the Sanctuary of Delphi, Thessaloniki Heptapyrgion Byzantine and Ottoman Fortress and vibrant night life, and the breathtaking sandy beaches, bays, and small islands of Chalcidique.

Enjoy the Olympus Riviera, the overwhelming monasteries of Meteora, and the Royal Tombs of Aigai.
Visit the beautiful traditional mountain villages of Zagori and the beautiful Vikos Canyon, the beautiful Tzoumerka region and the village of Metsovo, the highly popular ski resort.

Visit the Peloponnese, the southern part of mainland Greece, with its beautiful mountains, lakes, and waterfalls, and especially its beautiful coastline and sandy beaches and resorts, considered some of the best in Greece and Europe. Explore the Archeological Gems of the region, including Mycenae, the center of the Mycenaean Civilization, Olympia, the center of the Olympic Games, the Temple of Apollo Epicurius, and many more sites.

Some of the main reasons for Greece high popularity are its gorgeous Islands, spread in the Aegean and Ionian seas. With each of the islands different from the other, some famous for their vibrant nightlife, and some quieter and tranquil, some known for their watersports and windsurfing, others for their romantic setting.
But all the islands have long coastlines, with some of the best sandy beaches in the world perfect for a great summer vacation.

Enjoy the highly popular and bigger islands of Crete, Rhodes, et Corfu, visit romantic Santorini and vibrant Mykonos, Zakynthos, Skiathos, Kos, Naxos, and Paros, and be sure to appreciate the traditional Greek culture, the best sunsets, great cousin, and much more.

Families, friends, youth, and romantic couples, all can find a region or a destination perfect for their vacation.

The climate of Greece is primarily Mediterranean, mild and rainy winters and hot and dry summers, especially in the southern parts and in the islands.

As further described by TheTjoy.com there are quite a few options when visiting Greece.

  • Have your base in Athens, the capital, with a few day tours to its surroundings, the Apollo Coast, to Delphi and a boat tour to the Saronic Islands.
  • Have a few day trips visiting Chalcidique, Olympus Riviera, Meteora, Zagori et Tzoumerka regions in the north.
  • Have a few days south to the Peloponnese including time spent in one of the wonderful Peloponnese beach resorts.
  • Another option will be to spend all your time in one of the beautiful regions either in northern Greece, in the Peloponnese, or in one or more of the Greek Islands, enjoying the beaches and the culture, combined with islands hoping to other nearby islands.
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Dramatic skyline of the city of Athens with Moanstiraki square and Acropolis hill, Athens, Greece

Old walls of Knossos palace near Heraklion, Crete island, Greece. The ruins of the Minoan palace is the largest archaeological site of all the palaces in Mediterranean island of Crete

Distant view of Mount Olympus with clouds at the top and a reflection of the mountain in the lake, Mount Olympus is the highest mountain of Greece and the legend of the home of the ancient Greek gods, The Olympus Riviera, Greece

Lindos, a small whitewashed village and its Acropolis, scenery view in Rhodes island, Greece in the Aegean Sea

Enjoy Greece