The cradle of civilization: Greece
A favorite holiday destination in Europe filled with sun and fun are the mainland of Greece and the Greek islands. With hundreds of archaeological, historical sites, and clean beaches Greece attracts millions of tourists from Europe and other parts of the world every year.
Peninsular Greece is surrounded by the Aegean and the Ionian Sea with more than 1,400 islands and islets, only 169 of them being inhabited. Abundant with natural beauty, these islands in summer are the most popular destinations for memorable vacations.
Popular islands:
With a nightlife compared to Ibiza, Mykonos with its architecture, surrounding beaches and churches is very cosmopolitan in character. Santorini with its most romantic sunsets and black and red beaches is the remains of a submerged volcano and caldera. Rhodes is one of the most popular islands of Greece with its Venetian castle, Byzantine churches, and architecture. The largest island of Greece, Crete has everything to offer mountainous landscapes, a coast with many beautiful beaches and rocky coves, beautiful towns and charming villages and harbors, excellent food, ruins and an excellent nightlife. Corfu is a beautiful Ionian island, with a lot of verdant vegetation, amazing beaches, superb Venetian architecture, picturesque villages, lively nightlife and a great cosmopolitan way of life. Samos with impressively green forests, busy resorts, crowded beaches, intensive nightlife also has also secluded coves and picturesque villages. Skiathos Island has some of the most impressive beaches in the Greek islands. Covered with forests of pine trees, the beaches of Skiathos have soft sand and crystal water.
Mainland Greece:
Mainland Greece is a stunning combination of sea and mountains with natural beauty throughout the country. With the Parthenon on the Acropolis, the temple of Sounion, and many others, Athens is the capital of Greece. The port of Piraeus ferries tourists to a wide selection of the Greek Islands.
Located in the south of Greece is the beautiful and popular destination of the Peloponnese. Steeped deep in history and folklore it has some of Greece’s best archaeological sites like Olympia, Mycenae, Corinth and Epidaurus along with some simply stunning views and scenery.
Well known for its natural beauty, combining mountainous areas and beautiful beaches is Thessaly and Central Greece. Best visited for relaxation and peace and tranquility is this region of Greece as well as the large island of Evia.
One of the most popular tourist attractions in Greece after Athens is region of Delphi south of Central Greece. Greek simplicity and beauty can be best experienced in the Mount Pelion region, Meteora and the famous monasteries.
On the West side of Greece the region of Epirus is full of mountainous peaks, ravines, forests and beautiful rivers on the Pindus range, perfect for those with a sense of adventure.
For a more laid back holiday Macedonia and Thrace in Northern Greece is very popular. Thessaloniki is a very beautiful and interesting city to visit along with the North East Aegean Islands close by.
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Sightseeing in Athens
National Gardens once the king’s private gardens is now open to the public, with trails that twist among trees and flowering shrub, a small zoo with its menagerie of monkeys, peacocks, wolves, and other exotic animals and a botanical garden.
Olympic Stadium is the venue where the Olympic torch is lit every four years before beginning its journey to the current site of the games. Built for the 1896 Olympic Games, the structure rests on original Roman foundations dating from the 4th century BC.
Kolonaki on the lower slopes of Lycabettus is best known for its elegant shopping with the city’s most exclusive boutiques located here, including Versace, Karl Lagerfeld, and Guy Laroche. Plenty of cafes keep you replenished when not shopping.
Lykavitós Hill Athens’ tallest hill is accessible by cable car or on foot and a small, beautiful church at the top provides sightseeing opportunities and great views.
Anafiotika located on the slope of the Acropolis has narrow streets that wind between white Cycladic cube houses, brightened by pots of well-tended flowers and drying laundry marked on the southeast side by St. George of the Rock church, on the western side by the Ayios Simeon neoclassical church, and on the Acropolis side by a 14th-century stone chapel.
Dhafní Monastery is a beautifully maintained Byzantine structure six miles west of Athens, along the road to Delphi. Built in 1070 in classic “Greek cross octagon” style its mosaics are considered one of the great treasures of the middle Ages.
Kessarianí Monastery is still maintained by a small group of monks and the buildings in the compound date from the 11th century, though the chapel’s mosaics were not added until the 16th or 17th century.
Plaka is a 19th-century neighborhood with quaint narrow streets lined with cafes, souvenir shops, boutiques, and restored mansions where Athens’ wealthiest citizens reside.
Piraeus surrounds the city’s main port and encompasses much of its commercial activity with ferries to the outer islands and some of the country’s best seafood restaurants.
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Rise of Greek Cypriots travelling from North
A gradual increase has been observed in the usage of the internationally unrecognized airports by the Greek Cypriots in the north to travel abroad. According to the analysis, the usage of cards spending on airlines have reached EUR 731,720, in the north, in the first half of the year which is low when compared with the same period in the last year.
The credit card data also include Antalya where it is possible to spend on the travel via Greece to turkey, which is a top tourist center even for the Greek Cypriots. As per the anecdotal evidence, the Greek Cypriots are increasingly heard at the Ercan airport.
Meanwhile the Turkish Cypriots in the south are spending up 0.3% in between January to June, with EUR 8.1 millions in the first six months of the year 2010 when compared with the same period of the year 2009.
Spending on casinos has also been hit by the recession with spending down 44.8% in the first 6 months of the year at EUR 1.1 millions. In the first six months of the year, the usage and credit card spending has increased by 6.8% in the north when compared with the same period of last year to EUR 3.5 million or nearly around 10% of the GDP of the Turkish Cypriot.Exotic Car Rental Miami seo agency
Also an increase on spending on charities at EUR 1,481 and EUR 47,245 at 42.8% of growth on food and drink was observed.
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