GREECE
GREECE
There’s no wonder the gods chose Greece as home base.
The country has plenty of sunshine, spectacular views, and sun-ripened tomatoes and feta.
Key cities or islands: Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes, crete, corfu, hydra
Main Attractions: acropolis of athens, blue domed churches in oia, meteora, nea kameni, white tower of thessaloniki
when to visit: Mid-April to Mid-June, September to Mid-October
THE MORE YOU KNOW...
1
Approximately 16.5 million tourists visit Greece each year, more than the country’s entire population.
2
Thousands of English words come from the Greek language, sometimes via the Roman adaptation into Latin and then to English. Common English words from Greek include “academy,” “apology,” “marathon,” “siren,” “alphabet,” and “typhoon.”
3
Greece enjoys more than 250 days of sunshine—or 3,000 sunny hours—a year.
4
The British poet Lord Byron (1788-1824) was so enamored with the Greeks that he traveled to Greece to fight against the Turks in the Greek War of Independence. He contracted a fever there and died at the age of 36. The Greeks consider him a national hero.
5
Greek workers get at least one month of paid vacation every year.
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