COMENIUS

PARTNERSHIPS

“DIFFERENT

SCHOOLS-SAME AIM”

GREECE AT A GREECE AT A GLANCEGLANCE

GREECE AND GREECE AND NEIGHBOURSNEIGHBOURS

NORTH GREECENORTH GREECEKastoriaKastoria

Lake and Lake and town.town.

AreaArea

Reserved.Reserved.

KASTORIA,KASTORIA,IOANNINA,KAVALAIOANNINA,KAVALA

NESTOS RIVER and NESTOS RIVER and surroundings-area reservedsurroundings-area reserved

Vikos gorge, PINDOS, Vikos gorge, PINDOS, Meteora.Meteora.

Thessaloniki is the capital Thessaloniki is the capital of Macedonia.of Macedonia.

A historical city A historical city situated by the situated by the Thermaikos gulf, Thermaikos gulf, that is a position of that is a position of great geographical great geographical importance.importance.

It used to be one of It used to be one of the most important the most important towns of the towns of the ancient era as well ancient era as well as of the as of the Hellenistic, Roman Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine era. and Byzantine era.

More of ThessalonikiMore of Thessaloniki

It is called asIt is called as

the “Nymph of the “Nymph of

Thermaikos” Thermaikos”

named so after the named so after the

gulf by which the gulf by which the

city is located.city is located.

THE METROPOLIS:THE METROPOLIS:

THE THE

CITY CITY

OFOF

ATHENSATHENS

KallimarKallimarmaro maro stadiumstadium

The The modernmodern

Olympic Olympic stadiumstadium

The House of Parliament-VouliThe House of Parliament-VouliSyntagma Square, Heroid Syntagma Square, Heroid

theatretheatre

Athens by night, Cloudy Athens,Athens by night, Cloudy Athens,

Ethnikos KiposEthnikos Kipos

Athens freeway, .Athens “marina”at Athens freeway, .Athens “marina”at Faliron” Piraeus ,coastal city of Attica, Faliron” Piraeus ,coastal city of Attica,

where the harbour is located. where the harbour is located.

ATHENS ATHENS MUSEUMSMUSEUMS

ArcheologicalArcheologicalHistoricalHistoricalCulture and Culture and

TraditionTraditionFolk museumFolk museum

Museum of Museum of Folk musical Folk musical instrumentsinstruments

Mint museumMint museumWar museumWar museum ‘‘Gea”natural Gea”natural

history history exhibition exhibition

MUSEUM OF MUSEUM OF ACROPOLISACROPOLIS

The model The model

Galleries in the interior area.Galleries in the interior area.

PLAKA my favourtite PLAKA my favourtite neighbourhood in Athens.neighbourhood in Athens.

In the shadow of In the shadow of Acropolis, the Plaka is Acropolis, the Plaka is like a village within like a village within the city. the city.

ANAFIOTIKA BY THE FOOT ANAFIOTIKA BY THE FOOT OF THE ROCK OF ACROPOLISOF THE ROCK OF ACROPOLIS

Narrow and Narrow and stony lanes stony lanes show you the show you the

way up the way up the hill.hill.

Athens Metro-Athens Metro-Electric TrainElectric Train

ATHENS INTERNATIONAL ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTAIRPORT

PELOPONESE,SOUTH PELOPONESE,SOUTH GREECEGREECE

Peloponese used to be an Peloponese used to be an island once. The capital city island once. The capital city of Peloponese is Patra.of Peloponese is Patra.

Isthmos of KorinthosIsthmos of Korinthos The Andriatica Sea is connected with the The Andriatica Sea is connected with the

Mediterranean and Aegean Sea but on the other Mediterranean and Aegean Sea but on the other

hand Peloponese is separated from mainlands hand Peloponese is separated from mainlands

by the canal.More sea routes ,sea trade and by the canal.More sea routes ,sea trade and

naval relations had resulted from this naval relations had resulted from this

construction. It was completed in 1882 and it construction. It was completed in 1882 and it

was opened to the puplic on 23was opened to the puplic on 23rdrd April. April.

RIO-ANTIRIO BRIDGE. RIO-ANTIRIO BRIDGE. Another bridge through Another bridge through

which mainland and which mainland and Peloponese is connected Peloponese is connected

with.with.

IMPORTANT SIGHTS TO VISITIMPORTANT SIGHTS TO VISITPELOPONESE VILLAGES PELOPONESE VILLAGES

LAKONIA PREFECTURE-LAKONIA PREFECTURE-CAPE TENARONCAPE TENARON

NAFPLIONNAFPLION After the After the

Ottomans had Ottomans had left Greece left Greece and the Greek and the Greek state was state was establishedestablished

Nafplion was Nafplion was declared to be declared to be the first the first capital of the capital of the new state. new state.

ANCIENT OLYMPIAANCIENT OLYMPIAArcheological SiteArcheological Site

THE FEELING OF THE FEELING OF OLYMPIC FLAMEOLYMPIC FLAME

THE THE

BEAUTY OF BEAUTY OF

GREEK GREEK ISLANDS!!!ISLANDS!!!

IONIAN ISLANDSIONIAN ISLANDS

DODECANESE DODECANESE ISLANDSISLANDS

KOSKOSSANTORINISANTORINI

There are alsoThere are also CycladesCyclades SporadesSporades AndAnd Crete.Crete.

CRETECRETECrete is the largest island in Crete is the largest island in Greece and the third Greece and the third largest in the largest in the Mediterranean Sea. It is Mediterranean Sea. It is located in the southeast of located in the southeast of the Aegean sea. the Aegean sea.

THE ISLAND OF THE ISLAND OF CRETECRETE

A sustained effort of A sustained effort of saving old olive treessaving old olive trees

CRETAN DIET-CRETAN DIET-MEDITERENNEAN DIETMEDITERENNEAN DIET

The island is separated in four The island is separated in four prefecturesprefectures

CHANIACHANIARETHYMNONRETHYMNONHERAKLIONHERAKLION

LASSITHILASSITHI

CHANIA-HARBOURCHANIA-HARBOUR

RETHYMNONRETHYMNON

HERAKLION PORTHERAKLION PORT

LASSITHILASSITHI

WHAT IS CRETE WHAT IS CRETE FAMOUS FOR?FAMOUS FOR?

THE THE ARCHEOLOGICAL ARCHEOLOGICAL SITESITE

OF KNOSSOS –THE CRADLEOF KNOSSOS –THE CRADLE

OF MINOAN CIVILIZATION.OF MINOAN CIVILIZATION.

EFHARISTO POLYEFHARISTO POLYTHANK YOU VERY MUCHTHANK YOU VERY MUCH

GRACIASGRACIASMERCIMERCICOK TESSEKKUR COK TESSEKKUR EDERIMEDERIM

TACK SA-MYCKETTACK SA-MYCKET