Greece & Vacations in most wonderful greek islands

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Greece and the Greek Islands are the Europeans' most popular vacations destination. Greece is a country of unique natural beauty and charm which welcomes every year more than 16 million tourists from all over the world. In our site we provide the more appropriate information, vacation packages and other related products for your needs, so as to enjoy a wonderful trip with your family, your partner or even by yourself!

A few words about Greece & Vacations in the country chosen by the Gods

Greece is one of the small European countries, located in south-eastern Europe, on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula; it lies at the meeting point of three continents – Europe, Asia and Africa, in the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Turkey. It is considered one of the best vacation destinations in the world due to its enormous natural beauty, its history and its careless life style. Around 6.000 wonderful islands and islets, scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Sea. Most of them grouped in clusters, that constitute the unique, world famous Greek archipelago. Crete, Cyclades, Rhodes, Corfu and the Dodecanese are some of the famous and most visited islands and island clusters in Greece. In accordance with the Greek National Tourism Organisation although most of tourists usually visit the Greek Islands of Crete,  Rhodesand  Corfu, due to the impact of the film  Mamma Mia, more are now visiting the island of Skopelos where it was filmed.

The mild Mediterranean climate, the high percentage of sunshine (3,000 hours per year) and its interesting and varying landscape make Greece a really ideal destination for the development of sea tourism activities. On the wonderful beaches of the Greek islands you will fall in love with the unique blue colour of the Aegean or / and the Ionian Sea. Many kinds of sports are provided on the tourist destinations all over the country. You can choose from windsurfing, rafting, hiking, kite surfing, kayaking, rock climbing. If you prefer a relaxed version of Greece active vacation, you may choose from golf, horse riding, biking or you can select from a kind of the special Greece vacation packages, including archaeological, gastronomy, medical, religious holidays that will give you an insight to particular aspects of this magnificent country and will bring you in actual touch with its deep roots, history, art and culture.

Greece, the country chosen by the Gods, is a real paradise for cultural tourism. Visits to archaeological sites, theatrical productions, festivals, educational excursions, pilgrimages, monuments and museums, excursions to study the natural environment, folk art and culture – these are just only a few of the many things that Greece has to offer in the cultural tourism devotees. Today’s visitors to Greece have the opportunity to trace the “fingerprints” of Greek history from the Paleolithic Era to the Roman Period in the hundreds of archaeological sites everywhere, as well as in the archaeological museums and collections that are scattered in many places throughout the country.

80% of the country consists of hills or mountains or hills; furthermore, it has 16.000 kilometres of coastline of which 7500 are found around the Greek islands, a truly unparalleled phenomenon on the European continent. The total area of Greece is 131,957 km² and has a population of 11.306.183 (2010 estimate).

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