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Shallow blue sea and a girl in a swimsuit enters. In the background mainland with low vegetation.

Halkidiki

Macedonia

Tinos

Cyclades

2 small white churches with bell tower and harbor view

Serifos

Cyclades

Large white church with a dome and stone roof with a smaller church and stairs on a rock above the sea.

Skopelos

Sporades

Kefalonia

Ionian

Ithaca

Ionian

Alonnisos

Sporades

cave, blue sea, rocks

Kastellorizo

Dodecanese

sea, boat, port, village

Symi

Dodecanese

Beach with white stones and turquoise waters. People in swimsuits on the beach. Rocks around like a cave.

Ikaria

North Aegean

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Fun Facts;

Did you know that in Greece you can enjoy skiing with a sea view?

Did you know that Greece has the biggest EU consumption of olive oil per capita, with around 12 kg per person per year?

Did you know that Greece is the 4th largest cheese producer worldwide. Greeks eat 28 kg per capita per year. And guess what, mostly feta cheese!

700 plant species of Greece are endemic, meaning that they may be found only in Greece; approximately 20% of those are aromatic or medicinal plants.

Greece has more archaeological museums than any other country in the world; in-fact they are around 196!

Did you know that Greece is the third largest producer of olive oil in the world? Greeks have cultivated olive trees since antiquity. Some of the olive trees that are still producing olives date back to the thirteenth century.

Continuously inhabited for over 7,000 years, Athens is one of the oldest cities in Europe.

Greece has one of the richest varieties of wildlife in Europe, including 116 species of mammals, 18 of amphibians, 59 of reptiles, 240 of birds, and 107 of fishes.

In Greece, people celebrate the “name day” of the saint that bears their name in a similar way to their own birthday.

Crete, Greece’s largest island and birthplace of the Minoan Civilisation, is the most southern one, except for the little island of Gavdos!

The first philosopher is considered to be Thales of Miletus (c. 624 – 425 B.C.). He is credited as giving the first explanation for the origin of the world that was not mythological.

Greece' s official name is Hellenic Republic. However Greeks call their country Hellas or Hellada.

Did you know that in Greece, 47 mountains are over 2000m., 105 mountains between 2000 and 1500m., 155 mountains are between 1500m. and 1000m. The number of mountains under 1000m. have yet not been recorded.

Did you know that Greece is the third largest producer of olive oil in the world? Greeks have cultivated olive trees since antiquity. Some of the olive trees that are still producing olives, date back to the thirteenth century.

Greek is one of the oldest spoken languages in Europe since it has been spoken for more than 3.000 years.

Crete's history as well as the inhabitants' personality were affected by the island's mountainous landscape.

Did you know that most days of the year are sunny in Greece? 250, to be exact.

Alexander the Great, one of history’s greatest warriors and leaders of all time, was Greek. Alexander the Great conquered land all the way from Greece to Asia. His achievements and conquests gave rise to the later Hellenistic period (323 BC - 31 BC).

Greece is a leading producer of sea sponges.

The species and subspecies of the native plants in Greece are about 6,000, almost as much as 50% of the native plants of Europe!

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EXHIBITIONS

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BENAKI MUSEUM - PIREOS BUILDING / ATHENS
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Nightwish

NEROU SQUARE / ATHENS
DANCE

Jungle Book Reimagined

MEGARON - THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL / ATHENS
DANCE

Emanuel Gat Dance: LoveTrain2020

PEIRAIOS 260 - BUILDING H / ATHENS
MUSIC

Madrugada

ΝEROU SQUARE / ATHENS
MUSIC

Sigur Rós

ODEON OF HERODES ATTICUS / ATHENS
MUSIC

Robbie Williams

TERRA VIBE PARK / ATHENS
MUSIC

Alexandre Desplat

ODEON OF HERODES ATTICUS / ATHENS
MUSIC

Florence and the Machine

ΝEROU SQUARE / ATHENS
SPORTS

The Lake Plastira Triathlon

LAKE PLASTIRA / KARDITSA
MUSIC

Guns N' Roses

O.A.K.A. / ATHENS
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Arctic Monkeys

ΝEROU SQUARE / ATHENS

Explore Greece

Attica

Athens

A journey through time

Central Greece

Delphi

Travel to the Navel of the Earth

Epirus

Ioannina

A journey in a magical land

Metsovo

The jewel of Epirus

Parga

The Riviera of the Epirus Region

Syvota

The Ionian fjord!

Macedonia

Thessaloniki

City of Experiences

Halkidiki

A breathtaking combination of blue and green

Shallow blue sea and a girl in a swimsuit enters. In the background mainland with low vegetation.

Peloponnese

Olympia

A trip to the birthplace of the Olympic Games

Nemea

A fascinating wine tourism destination

Thessaly

Volos

Beauty, Myth and History are all here

Waterfront with yachts and pedestrian street with people. Apartment buildings with restaurants downstairs.

Thrace

Xanthi

The noble Lady of Thrace

Argosaronic

Places to Visit

Cyclades

Naxos

Travel to the heart of the Cyclades

Night view of a large ancient gate in the foreground and in the background a Cycladic settlement with a port.

Paros

Where cosmopolitan meets traditional

Peaceful harbor with boats and a small white church with lights at sunset.

Irakleia

A rising destination in the Cyclades

Amorgos

The Big Blue

Large white church on high cliffs above the sea

Tinos

The "handmade" island

Milos

The island with heavenly beaches

High cliffs above the sea with bushes. Typical large rock with a hole in the sea and next to a small boat.

Kea (or Tzia)

Welcome to the Cyclades

Picturesque settlement at the top of a hill. Tiled houses with some trees in between. In the background is the sea.

Ios

The Exciting Island

White houses densely built on the slope of a small hill. At the top 3 small churches.

Kythnos

Simply irresistible

Thin strip of land that forms 2 beaches. Many sailing boats on one. Gentle hills with few buildings.

Serifos

An island of raw beauty

2 small white churches with bell tower and harbor view

Sifnos

A balanced and harmonic cycladic island

Girl walking on cobbled alley between white houses. In a yard a large red bougainvillea.

Sikinos

Anti-conformist & carefree

Paved square with a column, palm tree and white houses with arches.

Kimolos

The Chalk Island

Mushroom-shaped rock in a rocky landscape with low green vegetation.

Koufonisia

A piece of heaven in the Lesser Cyclades

Aerial view of a white and red boat in crystal clear sea next to small beaches surrounded by rocks.

Delos

The head priest of the Cyclades

Archaeological site with low stone walls and 2 headless statues. In the background is the sea.

Crete

Heraklion

The cradle of the Minoan civilisation

Dodecanese

Astypalaia

A Butterfly-Shaped Island

Kalymnos

The Sponge Harvesting and Rock Climbing Island

Karpathos

The wild beauty of the Dodecanese

Kasos

Wild and Beautiful

Kastellorizo

A Remote Treasure Island

cave, blue sea, rocks

Kos

Hippocrates’ Island

sky, blue  green sea, rocks

Leipsoi

Calypso’s Island

Leros

A lesser known gem in the Dodecanese

sky, mountain, stone building

Nisyros

Island with a Unique Volcanic Terrain

Patmos

Religious legacy meets beauty of Nature

Rhodes

The island of vivid contrasts

narrow street, old houses

Symi

A Fairytale-like Island

sea, boat, port, village

Chalki

The perfect choice for a laid-back holiday

North Aegean

Samothrace

The island of the Great Gods

Limnos

An island of sheer beauty

Samos

The island of Hera and Pythagoras

Psara

The island of glorious past & pristine beauty

Fournoi

An archipelago away from the crowds

Oinousses

Τhe remote islands of ship owners

Sporades

Skopelos

A Mise-en-Scène Island

Large white church with a dome and stone roof with a smaller church and stairs on a rock above the sea.

Alonnisos

Enjoy nature in all its splendour!

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