Greece

Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter’s defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974 following the collapse of the dictatorship, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 2001. Greece has suffered a severe economic crisis since late 2009, due to nearly a decade of chronic overspending and structural rigidities. Since 2010, Greece has entered three bailout agreements with the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB), and the IMF. The Greek Government agreed to its current, $96 billion bailout in July 2015, which will conclude in August 2018.

Greece Tourism Information

Official Tourism Site
VisitGreece.gr

Other Sites

Greeka.com
Greeking.me
GreekTravel.com

The Best of Greece

Here is a break down of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit.    

Athens

The Acropolis

Parthenon

Ancient Agora 

Erechtheus

Temple of Olympian Zeus 

Acropolis Museum

Syntagma Square

National Archaeological Museum

Mount Lycabettus

Old Acropolis Museum

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Panathenaic Stadium

National Archaeological Museum 

Temple of Athena Nike

Roman Agora

Theatre of Dionysus

Temple of Hephaestus

Attica

Cape Sounion

Hydra

Corinth Canal

Piraeus

Central Greece

Delphi

Thermopylae

Central macedonia

Thessaloniki

White Tower

Rotunda of Galerius

Agios Dimitrios Church

Arch of Galerius

Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Museum of Byzantine Culture

Crete

Chania

Heraklion

Elafonissi

Knossos

Samaria Gorge

East Macedonia & Thrace

Kavala

Epirus

Ioannina

Vikos Gorge

Ionian Islands

Corfu

Kefalonia (Myrtos Beach)

Lefkada

Zakynthos

North Aegean

Patmos

Peloponnesse

Sparta

Mystra

Epidaurus

Mycenae

Nafplio

Ancient Corinth

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae of Phigaleia

South Aegean

Milos

Mykonos

Delos

Rhodes (Lindos)

Santorini

Paros

Kos

Naxos

Thessaly

Metéora Monasteries

Larissa

West Greece

Olympia

Patras

Rio–Antirrio Bridge

West Macedonia

Prespa National Park

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