Si può scegliere tra sabbia morbida e spiagge soffici o tra coste dalla rocciosa bellezza; c’è poi la testimonianza artistica di antico splendore di civiltà che hanno fatto la storia dell’uomo occidentale.
C’è tanto da visitare della Classical Greece e in quella Byzantine, a partire da Athens, cradle of democracy and immense culture, just as there is the spectacle of nature to admire here expressing itself lushly, surrounded by the typical white houses of the islands and coasts.
The human capital in Greece is also very visible in the folklore and traditions still very much alive. It is also possible to enjoy vacation in great freedom since there are various areas where naturism in Greece is allowed.
Greece is primarily a summer tourist destination, thanks to the offer of seaside locations (Cyclades Islands, etc.) but its inland and, above all, the capital Athens is available to tourists at any time of the year and can also be visited just for a weekend.
Among the best-known Greek islands are Crete, among the Cyclades there are Santorini and Mykonos, then there is Skiathos, Alonissos, the splendid Rhodes and Kos. A visit to the ruins of ancient Olympia is not to be missed.
The Data Sheet of Greece
- Country: Greece
- Area: 131,940 km²
- Capital: Athens
- Population: 11 million inhabitants
- Language: Greek
- Religion: Greek-Orthodox, Muslim and Catholic
- State system: parliamentary republic
- Major cities: Athens, Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Patras, Peristeri, Heraklion, Larissa and Kallithea
Useful Information about Greece
- Currency: Euro
- International dialing code: +30
- International vehicle registration code: GR
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: ID card or passport
- Vaccination required: NN
- Electric current: 220 V
- Measurement system: metric decimal
- Time zone: + 1 hour from Italy
- Fixed-date holidays: January 1: New Year’s Day; January 6: Epiphany; March 6: Clean Monday; March 25: Annunciation of the Holy Mother of God, National Holiday; March-April: Easter Monday First Monday after Easter; March-April: Orthodox Easter; May 1: Labor Day; June 12: Holy Spirit Day; August 15: Dormition of the Holy Mother of God; October 28: National Holiday, Ohi Day; November 17: Polytechnic Day; December 25: Christmas; December 26
- Climate: The climate is Mediterranean and windy. In the northeastern part, there is a strong continental climate influence, with comparatively warmer summers and colder winters.
- Average temperatures: winter from 5 °C to 10°C, summer from 29° to 35°
- Transport: National airlines Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines, also with Alitalia, EasyJet, and other companies. By ship departures from Italy from Ancona, Venice, Bari, and Brindisi.
- Airports: the main airports are Athens and Corfu.
