powerpoint presentation of my country

GREECE IN EUROPE

Greece is a small country in the south of Europe

It is the first area in Europewhere advanced civilizationswhere developed

KNOSSOS

MYKINES

It is the land where architecture...

...sculpture.....

...drama...

...science...

SocratesPlato

...philosophy...

...and, most of all, democracy were born!

the land of 2500 years oldunique masterpieces

Hermes

Niki of Samothrace

Aphrodite

The statue dates from 343 BC and is made of Parian marble.It is the only original work of Praxiteles...

The Venus of Milos is a famous marble statue of the Hellenistic period...

Niki of Samothrace is a marble sculpture of an unknown artist of the Hellenistic period

Greece, the land of beautiful landscapes

natural beauties

Monemvasia

Valia Kalnta

Milos-sarakiniko

Meteora

Elafonissos

crystal blue waters

Lefkada

Chalkidiki

Kefalonia

Zakynthos

famous monuments…Delfi

Bourtzi

White Tower

SounioRhodos

beautiful sunsets..NAXOS

SANTORINI

MYKONOS

MESSOLOGI

picturesque villages…Araxova Samarina

Metsovo

Zagoroxoria

Greece is divided in 52 regions.Pieria, our region,is located inNorthern Greece.Katerini is the capital.

Pieria is a land, rich in historical

and touristic attractions

The land of Pieria is characterized by diversity. It has high mountains, Olympus and Pieria, a wide variety of flora and fauna and beautiful beaches.

Pieria has got a very long coastline,about 70 kms…

Plaka - Litoxwro

Leptokaria

Platamonas

Katerini’s beach

Here are some beautiful beaches

In Pieria one can visit ancient Dion, an area with high archeological interest.It was the holy city of ancient Macedonians

Dion theatre, the place where Euripides,

an ancient dramatist, performed some of his tragedies…

The old monastery of St. Dionysios

located 17 km fromLitohoro at an altitude

of 900 m, attracts many visitors

St. Dionysios monastery

LitochoroSt. Panteleimon

Morna

In Pieria you can find beautiful villages built in a traditional way

Platamon castle, a monument of medievalperiod

We invite you to try traditional dishes of Pieria

Mousakas

GiouvarlakiaTraditional pie

Gyros

Greek Salad

Gemista

Ntolmadakia

…and to dance our traditional dances

Kalamatiano TsamikoPentozali

Pontiakos Thrakiotikos Nisiotikos

Thank you for watching!!....