Welcome to Greece, Crete, Rhodes and Athens, one of the world’s historic country.

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Welcome to Greece, Crete, Rhodes and Athens, one of the world’s historic country.

By Mark on June 24, 2009

This is a second post about Greece, which is situated in the south-east of Europe, with Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the east. Greece is a mainland, but also consists of hundreds of small islands. Also in this post you will find information about the islands of Crete and Rhodes and Greece’s capital city Athens.
Greece is officially and historicaly known as the Hellenic Republic, it is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. The country has borders with Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east and south of mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the west. Both parts of the Eastern Mediterranean basin feature a vast number of islands, islets and rock islands. Some information provided via Wikipedia. To learn more about Greece please refer to Wikipedia, or look at my other posts on these links, The Greek Island of Zante or Zakynthos or Welcome to Greece, Corfu and the Temple of Zeus.

This is a satellite image picture taken from Google Earth of Greece and her Islands, Europe.

This is a satellite image picture taken from Google Earth of Athens the capital city of Greece.

This is a satellite image picture taken of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands.

Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Crete was the center of the Minoan civilization (ca. 2600–1400 BC), the oldest Greek civilization.
The island still retains its own local cultural traits such as its own music and dialect and the Cretans identify themselves as Greeks.
For many many years the island was known by its Italian name Candia, from the medieval name of its capital Heraklion. In Classical Latin it was called Creta and in Turkish Girit.
Crete is where you will find alot of ancient history, so that tourists can visit and get involved with this magnificent island, and with plenty of destinations including the Minoan sites of Knossos and Phaistos, the classical site of Gortys, the Venetian old city and port of Chania, the Venetian castle at Rethymno, and the Samaria Gorge Information provided via Wikipedia.

This is a satellite image picture taken of Rhodes one of the Greek islands.

Rhodes is a small Greek island approximately 18 kilometres (11 miles) southwest of Turkey in eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands. Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today the island is a popular destination. Also itis a very popular place to visit including Faliraki, which alot of British and Europeans visit.
Information provided via Wikipedia.

This is a panoramio picture taken of Athens, Greece.