GREECE

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic is a country in Southeast Europe.According to the 2011 census, Greece's population is around 11 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, its urban area also including Piraeus.

Languages

The first concrete evidence of the Greek language dates back to 15th century BC During the 19th and 20th centuries there was a major dispute known as Greek language question, on whether the official language of Greece should be the archaic Katharevousa,, or the Dimotiki. The dispute was finally resolved in 1976, when Dimotiki was made the only official variation of the Greek language.

Greece is today relatively homogeneous in linguistic terms, with a large majority of the native population using Greek as their first or only language

GASTRONOMY

Greek cuisine is an example of the healthy Mediterranean sea diet. Greek cuisine incorporates fresh ingredients into a variety of local dishes such as moussaka, stifado, Greek salad, spanakopita and souvlaki. Some dishes can be traced back to ancient Greece like. Throughout Greece people often enjoy eating from small dishes such as meze with various dips such as tzatziki, grilled octopus and small fish, feta cheese, dolmades, various pulses, olives and cheese. Olive oil is added to almost every dish.

INTERESTING PLACES TO VISITOne of the most famous archaeological sites in Greece, Delphi offers interesting excavations of ta major archaeological site  that was dedicated to the worship of Apollo. It is, also, known as the home of the Oracle of Delphi, the most important of the oracles in ancient Greece. The Delphi Museum includes the Charioteer and other renowned statues.

DELPHI

SANTORINISantorini seems to tempt fate, as many of its villages sit on the sides of the steep cliffs,along the edge of the island..

These cliffs are the remnant of large volcano that erupted, collapsed and then flooded millennia ago However, it is precisely this spectacular setting that makes Santorini such a spectacular destination

MYKONOSMykonos is picturesque and is considered by many as the place to be in the Greek Islands

The city with the most glorious history in the world, a city worshipped by gods and people, a magical city. The enchanting capital of Greece has always been a birthplace for civilization. It is the city where democracy was born and most of the wise men of ancient times. The most important civilization of ancient world flourished in Athens and relives through some of the world's most formidable edifices.

ATHENAS

Greece coin is euro. Greece did not enter the eurozone until 2001 and was not able to start minting coins as early as the other eleven member states.

COIN

GREECE COINS BEFORE EURO

The history of Ancient Greek coinage can be divided into three periods, the Archaic, the Classical, and the Hellenistic. The Archaic period extends from the introduction of coinage to the Greek world in about 600 BC until the Persian Wars in about 480 BC. The Classical period then began, and lasted until the conquests of Alexander the Great in about 330 BC, which began the Hellenistic period, extending until the Roman absorption of the Greek world in the 1st century BC.

RELIGION

Among religions in Greece, the largest denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church and Christianity, which represents the majority of the population and which is constitutionally recognised as the "prevailing religion" of Greece. Other major religions include Catholicism, Hellenic Neopaganism, Protestantism and Islam.

FLAGThe flag of Greece is recognized by Greece as one of its national symbols, is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white.

PLANNING

FIRST DAY: ATHENAS

TRANSPORT

ACCOMMODATION

PLACES WE ARE GOING TO VISIT

SECOND DAY: ATHENAS

THIRD AND FOURTH DAY: SANTORINI

TRANSPORT

ACCOMMODATION

PLACES WE ARE GOING TO VISIT

Santorini classically Thera, and officially Thira, is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km southeast from Greece's mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera. 

FIFTH DAY: MYKONOS

TRANSPORT

ACCOMMODATION

Walking through the old town of mykonos is a true delight. Picturesque village with its whitewashed houses and wooden balconies full of pots and flowers. The coloring is wonderful, so there is nothing better than to wander through its winding streets.

SIXTH DAY: MYKONOSMUSEUM ‘S MYKONOS

In mykonos can visit a number of museums, including the Archaeological Museum located near the pier, the Ethnographic Museum, considered one of the most important in Greece, Aegean Maritime Museum, with model ships of all time until the nineteenth century, and the folk museum which houses traditional and popular parts of the island.

You must come and take a picture with the white windmills Mykonos. the views from the hill are wonderful town called “Hora” and port. Are a total of 18 windmills with its whitewashed walls and thatched roofs

SEVENTH DAY: MYKONOS

In Mykonos you have beaches for all tastes as Panormos and Agios Sostis, north, ideal for swimming and surfing, or Agios Ioannis, on the western side and beautiful views of Delos. We also have Agrari beaches, Ftelia, or Kalafatis fantastic for surfers. The most famous beach is Paradise.

Mykonos is one of the prettiest towns in Mykonos. It is located a few kilometers from the capital, Hora. There lies one of the best beaches in the south of Mykonos.

EIGHTH DAY: MYKONOS-MÁLAGA