Greece is one place where you need not hunt for a tourist site. It is not surprising, considering that the first advanced civilization of the entire Western world developed here, that sites of cultural and historical importance are found almost everywhere in Greece.
The Greeks gave drama, democracy, philosophy, mathematics and historiography to the Western world. The ancient Greek civilization was followed by the Romans, the Byzantines and then the Ottomans. Traces of all these civilizations are found wherever you set foot in Greece.
Parthenon, the ancient temple at Delphi, remains of the earliest Greek settlements at Crete and Thrace and the capital city of Athens are some of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece. However, Greece is not all about antiquity. It has excellent beaches and picturesque islands. The Greeks knew how to party centuries back, and they have not lost any of that flair even now. The country has an amazing nightlife. You will not have a dull moment in Greece.
Greece is a conglomeration of numerous islands and a mainland that is a projection of the southern Balkans and the Peloponnese peninsula. It is located in the Southern European region. It is surrounded by the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea. The coastline is never-ending, and is the tenth longest in the world. Most of the land is mountainous and rugged, with only Thessaly, Central Macedonia and Thrace having plain lands. Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania and Turkey are the neighboring countries.
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