Athens

Heraklion

Thessaloniki

Rhodes

Corfu

Greece belongs to Europe. Area: 131.957t.chlm .

Population: 10,816,286 Capital: Athens ( 3,181,872 )

Climate: Temperate , Mediterranean

HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Central Greece-Delfi

Athens-Parthenon

Heraklion-Knossos

Thessalonica-White Tower

Heraklion-Koules

Meteors- Central Greece

Vai-Crete

Balos-Crete

Santorini

nature

olive

Olympus North Greece Psiloritis Crete

Kri-kri

Prespes Lake – North Greece Delta – North Greece

Greek Artists

• Seferis(with Nobel ) Nikos Kazatzakis

(with Nobel )

Ancient Greece

GREAT PHILOSOPHERS

Socrates (469 B.C. – 399 B.C.) Plato (427 B.C. – 347 B.C.)

Aristotle (384 B.C. – 322 B.C.)

Heraclitus ( 544-484)

A FAMOUS MODERN GREEK

DOCTOR

Georgios Papanikolaou

Georgios Papanikolaou was born 13 May 1883 and he died at 19 February 1962, was a medical doctor, biologist, researcher and invented the pap test, which saved many lives of women suffering from cervical cancer.

Ancient Greek Theater

The ancient Greek theater, an institution of ancient Greek city-state, was teaching and celebration of theatrical performances as part of a festival called the Dionysia, which honoured the god Dionysus . It was developed in the late Archaic period and it was perfected in the classical period mainly in Athens.

The Antikythera Mechanism is the first ancient analog computer and instrument of astronomical observations.

Οlympic games in ancient Greece

The Ancient Olympic Games were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the

sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece. Competition was among representatives of several city-states

and kingdoms of Ancient Greece.

Modern Olympic GamesAthens 1896

Athens 2004

Athens 2004

EURO 2004 THE WINNERS!

Greek cuisineYou should try it!

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