Greece 🇬🇷

Capital City of Greece:
Athens

Population:
11 Millions

Official language:
Greek

Top things to see

• The imposing white columns of the Parthenon, on the Acropolis, the hill lording it over Athens.
• Spectacular sunsets in Oia at the northern tip of Santorini.
• The monasteries of Meteora astride rocky pillars on the plain of Thessaly.
• Greek Easter in Corfu: priests in glorious vestments, candlelit midnight church services, sweet breads, coloured eggs.
• The Knights Quarter and turkish relics of Rhodes‘ walled old town.

Top things to do

• Hop a ferry in Piraeus and cruise between countless Greeek islands, each with their own distinctive character and attractions.
• Find your own little beach and enjoy the crystal-clear sea.
• Settle in a harbourside restaurant or village taverna and dine on what is surely the world’s most underrated cuisine.
• Keep an eye out for centaurs, satyrs ot stray Greek gods as you trek up Mt Olympus.
• Walk through the dramatic Samaria Gorge in Crete.

Traditional Greek Food

• Spanokopita (spinach pastry)
• Moussaka (eggplant dish)
• Dolmades (stuffed vine leaves)
• Soutzoukakia (meatballs)
• Baklava (thin layers of dough with honey and nuts)
• Gyros, Jens’ favorite food (slices of roasted meat in a pita)
• Greek Salad
• Greek coffee (National drink in small cups with a lot of grounds, without milk)
• Ouzo (grape brandy with anise)
• Retsina (wine with resin)
• and Sophie’s favorite : Loukoumadès (honey donut balls)

• Orthodox Easter
• Apokreas (Carnival season): Related to the Greek Orthodox religion, and kicks off three weeks prior to the fasting of Lent (from mid-January to late February or early March).
• The most prominent Greek summer festival: the Hellenic Festival.
• Navy Week: Celebrating Greece’s long relationship with the sea, fishing villages and ports throughout the country host historical re-enactments and parties in late June.
• August Moon Festival: Considered the brightest and most beautiful moon of the year, the August moon inspires towns across Greece to host special nighttime events and parties.

• The Acropolis
• Kalamata olives
• Honey from Crete
• old women in black
• Zorba the Greek
• white-washed villages
• Homer and myths and fables of classical antiquity

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