Cities in Greece: plunge headlong into the beautiful atmosphere of antiquity
This country is a recognized center of internationaltourism, the ancient cradle of Western civilization, its coasts and islands are literally strewn with magnificent monuments of ancient Greek history and striking natural beauties. 2000 islands make up about 20% of the entire country. The cities of Greece and their resort zones annually visit about 20 million tourists. It is tourism that provides a significant part of the country's budget. What is it that attracts Hellas? First of all, these are the snow-white resort towns of Greece with charming narrow streets, literally drowning in flowers. Let's find out more about them!
Athens
Thessaloniki
Popular resort areas
The cities of Greece, the list of which is great, of course,take a certain percentage of tourists every year, but most of the visitors, of course, sent to the coast and the island. We describe the two most beloved by tourists.
- Santorini, or island-half moon. It is interesting that initially the island had a round shape, but the earthquake that occurred in the XVI century BC, changed its form - the central part of Santorini plunged into the abyss of the sea. In the center of the ring, small islets of Nea Kameni and Palaea Kameni were formed, a unique phenomenon that does not occur anywhere else in the whole world. The capital is the city of Fira, which took its place on the edge of a steep cliff, whose height is 260 meters above sea level. The local climate is very pleasant, because the island is in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea. What to see? Ancient Thira, Archaeological Museum, Santorini Volcano, Pangea-Episcopal Church, Ilya the Prophet's Monastery, the ancient ruins of the city at Cape Akrotiri, Aiu Mina Church, which is a symbol of the island.
- Rhodes. From the famous city of Greece, Karpathos, the island is separated by a strait, the width of which is 47 km, and from the coasts of Asia Minor - a narrow strait with a width of only 37 km. The coast here is sandy, the island is a scattering of bays and capes: Zonari, Lardos, Fokas, Armenistis, Prasonisi. The city of Rhodes is an administrative center, taking its place in the northeast of the island. Here live about one hundred thousand people. The settlement is primarily remarkable for the Old City, which is under the protection of UNESCO. It was founded by the Knights-Johannits in the 14th century, so it's so nice to walk along cobbled streets and look at knightly buildings, temples and bastions. It is worth seeing the Acropolis on Mount Monte Smith, the Rhodes Archaeological Museum, visiting Lindos, Mount Filerimos, visiting the Butterfly Valley and definitely worth going to the water park. Have a nice trip to the fabulous cities of Greece! </ ul </ p>