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The country which has the most
blue sky
in the world!
Socrates Harisis
CULTURE
 The Culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of
years, with its beginnings in the Mycenaean and
Minoan Civilizations, continuing most notably into
Classical Greece, through the influence of the Roman
Empire and its Greek Eastern successor the Byzantine
Empire. The Ottoman Empire too had a significant
influence on Greek Culture, but the Greek war of
independence is credited with revitalizing Greece and
giving birth to a single entity of its multi-faceted
culture throughout the ages.
FOOD
 Although one can find different ethnic foods in
Athens, the great majority of restaurants in
Greece serve only one variety of food: Greek
food! To most people who consider "variety" to
come from different types of cuisines this might
sound rather monotonous, but Greek food
comes in many shapes, forms, and varieties to
keep even the most demanding traveler
satisfied.
 What to Eat when in Greece
 Greek salad with every meal ("horiatiki salata" =
village salad, is best)
Fresh Fish of any kind (you can ask to see the fish
before it is cooked)
Kalamari= squid (fried or sautéed with onions and red
wine)
Gyros (gee'ros.) As you will find out not all gyros are
created equal, ask the locals for the best restaurant.
Octopus grilled on charcoal with lemon.
Spinach Pie (spanakopita)
Cheese Pie (Tyropita)
 On the rural roads in Greece you will see little kiosks
where the farmers sell produce and fresh fruits. My
family and I get the juiciest fresh peaches and other
seasonal fruit from these vendors and we eat half of it
before we reach our destination. Don't miss out on the
opportunity if you pass one.
 The Arts
 The art and architecture of Ancient Greece have
greatly influenced Western civilization through to the
present day. Byzantine art and architecture also played
an important role in early Christianity, and remain a
significant influence in the Orthodox Christian nations
of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Yet, because of the
ravages of history, only a minor assortment of ancient
Greek art has survived - most frequently in the form
of sculpture and architecture and minor arts,
including coin design, pottery and gem engraving.
Greece also has a rich history of contemporary art
from the revolution onwards
 Architecture
 Remains of ancient Greek architecture still survive or
are well documented today alongside more modern
examples.
 It emphasized a Grecian cross layout, the Byzantine
capitol style of column (a mixture of Ionic and
Corinthian capitols) and a central dome surrounded
by several smaller domes. Greece also experienced
something of a Neo-Byzantine revival following the
Greek Revolution, and quite unsurprisingly, also
experienced a growth in Neo-Classical Architecture in
the years following the Revolution; this came into a
contact and interaction with traditional Byzantine villa
architecture to produce a form specific to modern
Greece
Painting and sculpture
In contrast to other illustrated forms, surviving ancient Greek
paintings are very rare. Greek painters worked mainly on
wooden panels, and their finest works were admired for
hundreds of years after their creation. However, these paintings
rapidly disappeared after the 4th century AD when they were
no longer adequately protected. In addition to sub-standard
Roman copies, for example in Pompeii, rare surviving examples
have been found in the tombs of the kings of Macedon at
Vergina, at also in ancient Macedon, as well as Kazanlak in
ancient Thrace.
POPULATION AND AREA
 Greece has about eleven million people of
population and 131.957 sq km of area.
 The capital of Greece is Athens which has
about three million and five hundred
people (according to the number of
2001).
 The biggest port is the port of Piraeus
which is located near to the capital city
Athens
PERIFERIES AND PREFECTURES
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Attica
Central Greece
Central Macedonia
Crete
East Macedonia and Thrace
Epirus
Ionian Islands
North Aegean
Peloponnese
South Aegean
Thessaly
West Greece
West Macedonia
Evrytania
Phocis
Phthiotis
Boeotia
Chalkidiki
Imathia
Kilkis
Pella
Pieria
PREFECTURES
Serres
Thessaloniki
Chania
Heraklion
Lasithi
Rethymno
Drama
Evros
Kavala
Rhodope
Xanthi
Arta
Ioannina
Preveza
Thesprotia
Corfu
Kefalonia and Ithaca
Lefkada
Zakynthos
Chios
Lesbos
Samos
Arcadia
Argolis
Corinthia
Laconia
Messinia
Cyclades
Dodecanese
Karditsa
Larissa
Magnesia
Trikala
Achaea
Aetoloacarnania
Elis
Florina
Grevena
Kastoria
Kozani
Mount Athos
ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE: Major crops
Tomatoes
Onions
Lettuce
Eggplant
Cucumbers
Green Peppers
Cauliflower
Carrots
Cabbage
Broccoli
Fresh fruits
Citrus
Oranges
Lemons
Olive
Sunflower
Soybean
Cotton
Tobacco
Potatoes
Sugar beet
Vegetables
TOURISM IN GREECE
 Greece attracts well over 16 million tourists a year contributing 15% of the
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the nation's Economy. The country has
been an attraction for international visitors since antiquity for its rich and
long history and more recently for its glorious Mediterranean coastline and
beaches. In 2005, 6,088,287 tourists visited only the city of Athens, the
capital city.
 In 2004, the country welcomed over 16.5 million tourists. At the same time,
tourism consumption increased considerably since the turn of the
millennium, from US$ 17.7 bn. in 2000 to US$ 29.6 bn. in 2004. The
number of jobs directly or indirectly related to the tourism sector were
659,719 and represented 16.5% of the country’s total employment for that
year.
 Tourism in Greece is run by the Greek National Tourism Organisation
(GNTO) who use Helena Paparizou, a famous Greek singer who won
Eurovision song contest in 2005 as an ambassador. The World Travel &
Tourism Council (WTTC) expects Greece to gain US$54.12 billion in
economic activity through tourism in 2007, a 4% increase over 2006.
INDUSTRY IN GREECE
 The industrial sector in Greece is weak. An established tradition
exists only in the production of textiles, processed foods, and
cement. (What is said to be the world's largest cement factory is
located in Vólos.) In the past, private investment has been
oriented much more toward real estate than toward industry,
and concrete apartment blocks proliferate throughout the
country. In the 1960s and '70s, taking advantage of an
investment regime that privileged foreign capital, Greek
shipowners invested significantly in sectors such as oil refining
and shipbuilding. Shipping continues to be a key industrial
sector, with the merchant fleet being one of the largest in the
world, even if many of its ships are older than the world
average. In the 1970s many ships that had hitherto registered
under flags of convenience returned to the Greek flag. The fact
that Greek ships, predominantly bulk carriers, are principally
engaged in carrying cargoes between third countries renders
the shipping industry vulnerable to downturns in international
economic activity.
SHIPPING IN GREECE
 In the early twentieth century, well-established Greekrun international businesses turned their focus towards
shipping as a result of major upheavals affecting their
markets: the Russian revolution, the collapse of the
Ottoman Empire and restrictions in Egypt closed their
markets to foreigners. The Greek grain merchants in
London and Odessa (such as the Vaglianos Bros. and
Rodocanachi family) lost access to their traditional
grain suppliers and markets and, rather than close,
they seized the chance to invest in merchant fleets of
steamships, and specialized in tramp shipping.
GREEK HISTORY
 This article covers the Greek civilization. For the Greek language as a whole,
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see Greek language. For the Classical Greek language, see Ancient Greek.
The History of Greece traditionally encompasses the study of the Greek
people, the areas they ruled historically, and the territory now composing the
modern state of Greece.
The scope of Greek habitation and rule has varied significantly through the
ages, and as a consequence, the history of Greece is similarly elastic in what it
includes. Each era has its own related sphere of interest.
The first (proto-)Greek-speaking tribes are generally thought to have arrived
in the Greek mainland sometime in the 3rd millennium BC, where various
pre-Greek peoples had already been practicing agriculture since the 7th
millennium BC.
At its geographical peak, Greek civilization spread from Greece to Egypt and
to the Hindu Kush mountains in Pakistan . Since then, Greek minorities have
remained in former Greek territories (e.g., Turkey, Italy, and Libya, Levant,
etc.), and Greek emigrants have assimilated into differing societies across the
globe (e.g., North America, Australia, Northern Europe, South Africa etc.).
Still today, most Greeks live in the modern states of Greece (independent
since 1821) and Cyprus.
GREEG HEROES
Greek heroes
Alexander The Great
Achilles
Hercules
Jason
Odysseus
Perseus
Theseus
Leonidas
Miltiades
Pericles
Themistocles
Agamemnon
 Modern Greek Heroes
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Athanasius Diakos
Markus Mpotsarhs
Georgius Karaiskakis
Theodorus Kolokotronis
Laskarina Moumoulina
Konstantin Kanares
Alexander Ypsilanti
Konstantin Tsabelas
And more……………
SIGHTSEEING IN GREECE
 If some day come to
Greece you can visit the
following sights!!!
Acropolis in Athens
Delphi in Phocis
Kefallinia!
And even………
Oiti
And more……
It was some helpful information about Greece
THE END
Socrates Harisis