| Greece Guide | ATHENS |
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The capital of Greece is a huge modern city, but one with old roots and many many monuments dating back to the dawn of civilization.
The main monument to visit is of ... |
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| Greece Guide | CEPHALONIA |
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Cephalonia (or Kefallonia) is one of the seven main islands of the Ionian’s group. It was not until the beginning of the nineties that tourists discovered the island, not... |
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| Greece Guide | CRETE |
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Crete is home to the oldest civilization of Europe. The Minoan civilization predates that of the rest of Europe by a good few hundred years. It is also the largest of th... |
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| Greece Guide | DELOS |
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Delos was the most important Panhellenic sanctuary, and, according to mythology, the birth-place of Apollo and Artemis. The first signs of habitation on the island date f... |
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GREECE: DISCOVER THE LAND OF YOUR DREAMS |
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Greece is a land of ancient gods and mythical heroes, timeless beauty, philosopher kings and epic battles where honour and nobility reign victorious, ... |
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CULTURE OF GREECE |
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The Culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginnings in the Mycenaean and Minoan Civilizations, continuing most notably into... |
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| HOLIDAYS IN RHODES, GREECE |
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The Greek island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea and lies just 11 miles off the west coast of Turkey. Considered ... |
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| TRAVEL TO ATHENS: A GIFT FROM THE GODS |
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Travelers who expect to be greeted by lone standing relics of ancient Greece will be awestruck by the sprawling urban metropolis of today’s Athens. Th... |
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About Greece
Greece is a paradise for different tourists. It is far out for the beach bum, it is great for the lover of the classics and it is a must see for anyone interested in knowing where western civilization as we know it stems from.Located in southeastern Europe, Greece is bordered by Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Balkan Peninsula, which constitutes Greece, is surrounded by over a thousand of tiny islands, of which less than 200 are inhabited. It is primarily a mountainous country with a major chunk of its landmass perched at over 1,500 m above sea level.
Perhaps no nation in Europe can boast of a more ancient history than Greece. Greece's antiquity dates back to 3...
