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Greece Flag Greece (the Hellenic Republic) is a country in southern Europe. The mainland of Greece borders Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and european Turkey, and has shores on the Ionian Sea (to the West) and the Aegean Sea (to the East) which are of course both parts of the Mediterranean Sea. Additionally, Greece incorporates a large number of islands in the Mediterranean, the largest of these being Crete.

As of 2007, the population of the country was an estimated 11,170,957. By far the largest city in the country is the capital, Athens, which has about 3.8 million people living in its metropolitan area. There are also many other cities in the country, include seven with populations over 100,000: Iraklion (Heraklion), Kallithea, Larissa, Patras, Peristeri, Piraeus and Thessaloniki (Salonica).

In the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, the Greek economy grew very fast at an average of 7% per year. This laid the foundations of Greece's modern capitalist economy and high standard of living. In 1981, Greece joined the European Union, and in 2001 joined the euro zone and adopted the euro currency. The financial crisis of the late 2000s has however hit Greece hard, and a tough program of austerity measures was necessary to cope with huge government deficits.

Greece is very popular as a vacation destination. The country is home to numerous famous historic sites, and there are also many beach resorts, tavernas, and other facilities that make the country very popular with tourists and holiday-makers.

Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Acropolis, Athens, Greece Photographic Print
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Overhead of Orthodox Church with Ocean Beyond, Oia, Greece
Overhead of Orthodox Church with Ocean Beyond, Oia, Greece Photographic Print
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Aerial View of Mykonos, Hora and Harbour, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Mediterranean
Aerial View of Mykonos, Hora and Harbour, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Mediterranean Photographic Print
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Eyewitness Travel Guide to Greece: Athens and the Mainland
By Marc Dubin

DK Travel
Paperback (352 pages)

Eyewitness Travel Guide to Greece: Athens and the Mainland
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The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you!

From ancient history to modern hotels, no travel reference accommodates your needs like DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Greece, Athens & the Mainland. With more than 750 full-color photographs, this accessible handbook guides you in and around Athens and throughout mainland Greece using street-by-street and 3-D maps to direct you to all the main sights. The extensive Athens section highlights the history, art, architecture, and culture of this extraordinary city with special layouts devoted to the National Archaeological Museum, the Acropolis, and the Parthenon. Beyond Athens, the guide takes you to the ancient and medieval ruins abundant throughout the Peloponnese peninsula, location of the ancient cities of Corinth and Olympia. Three special sections covering wetland wildlife, the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum, and Mount Athos, detail prime features of Northern Greece. Other chapters explore Greece's Byzantine architecture, history, cuisine, and wines, making this the most complete and invaluable guidebook to Greece on the market.

Greece: The Peloponnese (Bradt Travel Guide Greece: The Peloponnese)
By Andrew Bostock

Bradt Travel Guides
Paperback (272 pages)

Greece:  The Peloponnese (Bradt Travel Guide Greece: The Peloponnese)
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Greece is the cradle of civilization, and the Peloponnese is the cradle of Greece: Olympia is here, so are the mountains of Arcadia and Homer's Mycenae. But Bradt’s Greece: The Peloponnese also embraces the living world: the traditional panagyria (village festivals) and the people who still embody the Greek spirit of philoxenia, or hospitality to strangers. It leads travelers to idyllic campsites by ancient theatres; luxurious, boutique hotels; picnic spots in olive groves; buzzing towns and hidden communities. It reveals the best places to eat, hike, kayak or to spot the famous loggerhead turtle. It’s the best guide to the best of Greece.

Frommer's Budget Travel Guide Greece on $45 a Day (Serial)
By John Levy

Frommer
Paperback (688 pages)

Frommer s Budget Travel Guide Greece on $45 a Day (Serial)
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Take a walking tour through the mighty Acropolis, sunbathe on the golden sands of Mykonos' Paradise beach and enjoy tender lamb kebabs on the island of Crete. Frommer's details the very best values of Athens, the islands, and the classical sites. Maps. Index.
Baedeker's Greece (Baedeker's Travel Guides)
By Baedeker Guides

Baedeker
Released: 2001-02-13
Paperback (570 pages)

Baedeker s Greece (Baedeker s Travel Guides)
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Baedeker Greece

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Completely updated and revisedCompact guide and foldout map in a clear plastic walletHundreds of full-color photos throughoutDetailed maps and floorplansA-to-Z listings of sights or towns with in-depth reviews and detailed descriptions.Baedeker's original star-rating system.Solid background coverage highlighting history, culture, the economy, the people, and moreUseful practical information, facts and figures, hotel and restaurant listings, and language glossaries.


Passport's Illustrated Travel Guide to Greece
By Robin Gauldie

Passport Books
Paperback (192 pages)

Passport s Illustrated Travel Guide to Greece
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Greece (Greece: Travel Guides)
By Othon Tsounakos

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This guide aims to be a strong incentive to the inquisitive voyager to Greece. Its purpose is to give, with the assistance of carefully selected photographs of the best quality, a basic outline of the directions which the traveller should follow in roaming the land, or more simply still, what not to miss.
The Penguin Guide to Greece 1990 (Travel Guide)
By Alexander Eliot

Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Twelve contributors, nine of whom live in Greece year-round, combine historical and cultural insights with a feel for modern Greece as they take the reader through the city of Athens, the remote northern and central reaches of the mainland and the Peloponnese. The "Penguin Guide to Greece" aims to provide comprehensive coverage of the Greek islands, over 35 in all, including, Crete and Corfu, with a special emphasis on making them easily accessible to a first-time visitor.
Salonica and Northern Greece Travel Guide (Berlitz Travel Guides)
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Saloniki and Northern Greece Travel Guide
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