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Capital: Athens
Official Language: Greek
Currency: Euro
Greece is known to the world not only as one of the famous European countries but also because it is the source of literature, art and architecture. Greece is the birthplace of Great scholars like Sophocles, Homer, Socrates and Plato. We come to know about Greek tragedies and Greek Gods from many of Shakespeare's plays. The full name of Greece is Hellenic Republic. Greece covers an area of 131,940 square kilometers and has a population of 10,666,000. Greece is considered to be a part of Southern Europe which borders the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The highest point of Greece is Mount Olympus which is 2,917 meters high. Greece is a parliamentary republic and consists of almost 2000 major islands. The country is famous for its food and the climate of mild, wet winters and hot dry summers is suitable for growing olives. Greece is the World's top exporter of olives.
Major Cities
- Athens
- Thessaloniki
- Patra
- Volos
- Ioannina
- Kalamata
- Kavala
- Alexandropoulos
- Sparta
Tourist Attractions
Athens, the capital of Greece is famous for its flat topped hills of the Acropolis. One of the well known classical monuments of the world is the 2400 year old Parthenon which is situated in this largest city of Greece.
Through the month of winter (December to April), Mount Parnassus hosts the ski resorts which attracts tourists all over the world.
Olympia is the original site and the birthplace of Olympic Games. It begun in 776BC and the Olympic Flame is lit there forever.
The largest Greek island in the Southern Greece is Crete. It has a busy tourist industry especially in the north coast. Crete has an unspoiled nature and ancient monuments.
The Seven Ionian Islands, located off the west coast of Greece is also an awesome place not to be missed out by the visitors.
Accommodation
Being one of Europe's favorite holiday destinations, Greece has some great hotels that serve the tourists mood and taste altogether. Some of the famous hotels are:
. Divani Caravel Hotel - this is located in Athens and is a five star one.
. Hotel Holiday Inn - this is also situated in Athens
. Royal Olympic Hotel
. Agios Pavlos - this hotel is situated in the island of Amorgos.
. Andronikos Hotel - is located in Mykonos Island.
. Belvedere Hotel - is also located in Mykonos Island.
. Elysium Hotel - is also situated in Mykonos Island
For further details and information on Greece and its tourist destinations flip through the pages ofallwonderscountries
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