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Greece Vacations, Tourism & Travel Information
A trip to Greece is an immersion experience into a great civilization.A simple meal of feta cheese, bread, wineand olivesturns intoa history lesson when youlearn it is based on 4000 years of culinary practices and a cookbook written 330 years before Jesus was born. When yougaze upon the Parthenon and Acropolis -abode of the Goddess Athena, and nerve center of arguably the greatest empire mankind has ever known,you can hardly pass it off as a monument. Need a break from the history lesson? Greece has 6000 islandsbasking inglorious weather and the warm waters of the Aegean Sea,where pristine sandy beaches and a sizzling nightlife await you. On some of these islands like Santorini, Mykonos and Skiathos, the party never stops, and hedonism is a way of life. To make your visit even more pleasant, Greece has considerably improved its facilities and tourist services since the Athens Olympics in 2004.
Top Destinations in Greece
While Athens gets the lion's share of tourists, and Olympia and the Temple of Zeus continue to fascinate visitors, Greece is a lot more fun if you get past the mainland and hit the islands. Crete is the biggest island, but Santorini is the most popular one, with its cliffs and volcano, the amazing black sand beaches, and a sizzling nightlife. Mykonos is hauntingly beautiful, and much more cosmopolitan than the rest of Greece. Skiathos is popular for its beaches and for the filming of Mamma Mia.
Top Attractions in Athens
The sacred rock of Acropolis was where the settlement of Athens began, and dates back to before 3000 B.C. It was where the concept of Democratic governance was born, where philosophers like Aristotle taught the world how to think. The Acropolis remains to date the most important monument in Greece. The Ancient Agora, the Roman Agora, and the National Archaeological Museum all provide a window into the successive stages of development in Athens' history and culture. Syntagma Square is at the center of modern Athens as the capital of Greece, and literally translated means Constitution Square. The Plaka is the oldest part of Athens, and a well frequented stomping ground for tourists.
Top Beaches in Greece
Koukounaries is one of the best beaches in the Aegean Sea, with the sand in between the idyllic waters and the pine trees behind which insulate the beach from the rest of Skiathos. Paradise Beach on Mykonos is where the party never stops, hedonism is the norm and nothing is off-limits. Perissa offers volcanic black sand on Santorini, and Sweetwater on Crete and Banana Beach on Skiathos are famed nudist beaches.
