Thessaloniki ( θεσσαλονίκη ). A voyage to Thessaloniki, Greece (ελλάδα), Europe.

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Down from them are impressive constructions like the 4th-century Church of Agios Dimitrios (said to be the largest in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359417">Greece</a>), the enormous Roman Rotunda, and the sculpted Arch of Galerius in Kamara, thronged with students from Thessaloniki’s universities.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gampCkdVklVHp8Atfje-7jJjjEfAHAWeoETrmUZcsQrFO2elQtiFBR9uCRXRzvcFFLOwqSXYtWgRdCuSsE_bAwk9fhYWgqppI5QHeHqaDwc20VaAJx8hINpO7mdXttO1QNwIldg3sTqb/s1600/Thessaloniki+Greece+32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gampCkdVklVHp8Atfje-7jJjjEfAHAWeoETrmUZcsQrFO2elQtiFBR9uCRXRzvcFFLOwqSXYtWgRdCuSsE_bAwk9fhYWgqppI5QHeHqaDwc20VaAJx8hINpO7mdXttO1QNwIldg3sTqb/s200/Thessaloniki+Greece+32.jpg" width="200" /></a> Indeed, Thessaloniki’s multitude of young people gives it a vivacious, stylish mood, which can be felt in its cafés, restaurants and bars, even in its shops and designer hair salons. 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Thessaloniki ( θεσσαλονίκη ). A voyage to Thessaloniki, Greece (ελλάδα), Europe.

If you’re going to splurge anywhere in Northern Greece , Thessaloniki (thess-ah-lo- nee -kih) is the place to do it. Greece ’s second city,...

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The Meteora - One of the Most Amazing Places in Greece

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NnOx5Vm6-U3I3AqRNq03BD7JUlMQcVPN-XlORbwSdzCq3-ypPGJQyhDhv8AeXWI28pvhec2DzdkMazMTY9yjurOlUbBnMRZbYhXiFyNJGOZvK_c6hOrYfdrNFy_xI083ueOUB_CgaCw/s640/The+Meteora_tourism_1.jpg" width="488" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The Meteora</b> is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece. The six monasteries built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the river and Pindus Mountains Pineios, in central Greece. The nearest town is Kalambaka. Meteora is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria.</div>The rock has become one of the most beautiful mountain in the world that presents stunning views of the height, and now these monasteries became one of the world's tourist attractions. Millions of tourists inside and outside the country come to Meteora who is said to be "One of the Most Amazing Places in Greece" or "One of the Most Spectacular Places to visit in Greece".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1txF6qLkYi8ZrS1Bovg2Szmc1UeCEufPkEOtDWh9nETytYnkibTX5nDrDWSSNDvaxckLFK3i6gDUJHj-vGP2I37GMmskN2astnYr08ZFWX5MxnR4RkU7Q3HNRfUGqfKg8-L9nvp2JRw/s640/The+Meteora_tourism_2.jpg" width="640" /></div>On the 9th century, a group of ascetic monks rose to the top of the old hermit.<br />They were the first to inhabit the Meteora. They live in hollows and fissures in the stone towers, some of which reach 1800 ft (550m) above the plains.<br />Originally hermits live a life of solitude, meeting only on Sundays and special days to worship and pray at a chapel built at the foot of a rock known as Dhoupiani. At the beginning of the 11th century ascetic monks are believed to live among the caves and cutouts in the rocks. And until the 17th century, the main tool deliver the goods and the people of these eyries is by basket and rope.<br />Six of the monasteries remain today, Of these six, four were occupied by men and two women. Each monastery has fewer than 10 people.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHD7Wjs33DXPeqJeVkpiQFhBHJHIzidxN8EkdVzdZiKSusVpH8QogrtcGY1bxronrvRh18AGhjJvOebRQxQFV9wECCY3LomyaXrNy9v29gxDQQ-s2ga2tfTgjR28WgjWlNV89mBSjeUk/s1600/The+Meteora_tourism_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHD7Wjs33DXPeqJeVkpiQFhBHJHIzidxN8EkdVzdZiKSusVpH8QogrtcGY1bxronrvRh18AGhjJvOebRQxQFV9wECCY3LomyaXrNy9v29gxDQQ-s2ga2tfTgjR28WgjWlNV89mBSjeUk/s640/The+Meteora_tourism_3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpnTmlDwjrKPUOJbxhFO1OojpZckuAxAKvrebWnLbyshFAmKtmbG_zvFoNZVtSuDYTv_XoBUuFHOnk4-xfytY-TTTCRoE27rRVp3yRYwL6l5EGS4P8aGQVSTWvBdU8CjH-6iqUmZoq9o/s1600/The+Meteora_tourism_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpnTmlDwjrKPUOJbxhFO1OojpZckuAxAKvrebWnLbyshFAmKtmbG_zvFoNZVtSuDYTv_XoBUuFHOnk4-xfytY-TTTCRoE27rRVp3yRYwL6l5EGS4P8aGQVSTWvBdU8CjH-6iqUmZoq9o/s640/The+Meteora_tourism_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The monasteries seem pretty set in the hills belakangkan bukau in the Thessalian valley. Fort to counter with its red earth color of coral rock wall which further highlight color kekelabuan permainya menyerlahkan more beautiful atmosphere. The view from the top of the hill towards the lowlands are filled by perpohonan, ravines and some township areas. It is remarkable that the beauty of Meteora is mentioned as one of the most enchanting places on earth.<br /><br />Inside the monastery there are a lot of old icons, frescoes, gilded wood carvings of various ancient artifacts and other high-value. But very unfortunately kerana during World War II, the Nazi army has destroyed a lot of antique and historic monasteries sehinggakan than 24 ancient monastery ever established there in the old days, now only six monasteries are still inhabited and may have been used as a museum. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA9pMZKTTPqBeGvDzZtibRS83ERqMoGUXLKYxWDt3qw8KbGVXLbanvMslu3aJ9x03CaMqHvLbmP3pLi3kDeQOB2SBhMtp_3ehjORllE6F47yuGbp-rYyns5OSZEysZvntJ45O-ZXZlXY/s1600/The+Meteora_tourism_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA9pMZKTTPqBeGvDzZtibRS83ERqMoGUXLKYxWDt3qw8KbGVXLbanvMslu3aJ9x03CaMqHvLbmP3pLi3kDeQOB2SBhMtp_3ehjORllE6F47yuGbp-rYyns5OSZEysZvntJ45O-ZXZlXY/s640/The+Meteora_tourism_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> In the past, if you want to go to the monastery is necessary to use a piece of equipment such as nets, including when to raise and lower the goods. But now the effort for a visit monasteries are not as difficult once again kerana has built a road to get to the Meteora. Instead has built a staircase on a steep rock cliff wall so that people can come up to the top of the hill to arrive safely to the monastery buildings.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgwfLU8LUryyIIg3VOgYtlcqJMKmiRG06fV-NbRsRlaijw6xquyfZYyR3JskAeTAS4mioN0BSmYrO3g_5m0uFtr3LZ1HMKd50gziCsMt0IbIHMzIez2FXF8hOmmV1rkOhNjGZgkBRo2A/s1600/The+Meteora_tourism_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgwfLU8LUryyIIg3VOgYtlcqJMKmiRG06fV-NbRsRlaijw6xquyfZYyR3JskAeTAS4mioN0BSmYrO3g_5m0uFtr3LZ1HMKd50gziCsMt0IbIHMzIez2FXF8hOmmV1rkOhNjGZgkBRo2A/s640/The+Meteora_tourism_6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPtZb0_TCMHQQaZHl_xJQavEG_-qdNph9KBcxXLwJZ01s4QMPSt3T77DNW71vm_41N-pQCabDzKXaCJucrQk2et4O2WDr4CfX0IRzsz3PCNLTIg4ZOTLqHMLO5npsYYpV4N-NTM1uq4s/s1600/The+Meteora_tourism_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPtZb0_TCMHQQaZHl_xJQavEG_-qdNph9KBcxXLwJZ01s4QMPSt3T77DNW71vm_41N-pQCabDzKXaCJucrQk2et4O2WDr4CfX0IRzsz3PCNLTIg4ZOTLqHMLO5npsYYpV4N-NTM1uq4s/s640/The+Meteora_tourism_7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvCrVaCvp7E8A3Sxxu24xFp-5iUSs0rQ-jrW1cSidIZQ_42EOSKHd4lROPNBBid1JdoQHi9eak_5bAl5TiUfvTJiSSozpb3GUOPQKfRwVTFBhj8lMG4LKa8zlWp9HMn1eZw8-HNpd0Z4/s1600/The+Meteora_tourism_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvCrVaCvp7E8A3Sxxu24xFp-5iUSs0rQ-jrW1cSidIZQ_42EOSKHd4lROPNBBid1JdoQHi9eak_5bAl5TiUfvTJiSSozpb3GUOPQKfRwVTFBhj8lMG4LKa8zlWp9HMn1eZw8-HNpd0Z4/s640/The+Meteora_tourism_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMKZUiwmAs-0fjWtCx8wJwXButq9noOcUo9sbKqo5oleZ8nnyVQLmgz0PORbn6ZHXU3tqaVIoM4GD8Owp11rhs_gRupmmJTAhIebFv-VGEMiig-Dek3c_of8a-FQnwaQ2j2ayn6JPfq4/s1600/The+Meteora_tourism_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMKZUiwmAs-0fjWtCx8wJwXButq9noOcUo9sbKqo5oleZ8nnyVQLmgz0PORbn6ZHXU3tqaVIoM4GD8Owp11rhs_gRupmmJTAhIebFv-VGEMiig-Dek3c_of8a-FQnwaQ2j2ayn6JPfq4/s1600/The+Meteora_tourism_9.jpg" /></a></div>

The Meteora - One of the Most Amazing Places in Greece

The Meteora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece. The six monasteries built on natu...

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Athens ( Αθήνα ). A voyage to Athens, Greece, Europe.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn05XWOOO00ZaOzSIYjGtNv011Wlo7QODDp3DDS6-M0nSJipxywIpYJUtdYNCZF_uNB-XYb-bkiuiLrLWwONCjo84msH_bUAfLs7F2yepZMPR5bGE1MrfWOGAHjWMaoFowW4Bv1KufVBX/s1600/Athens+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn05XWOOO00ZaOzSIYjGtNv011Wlo7QODDp3DDS6-M0nSJipxywIpYJUtdYNCZF_uNB-XYb-bkiuiLrLWwONCjo84msH_bUAfLs7F2yepZMPR5bGE1MrfWOGAHjWMaoFowW4Bv1KufVBX/s640/Athens+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="destinationMapLink clearfix">    <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cPITLuCjOu0/T1JEXYw6kYI/AAAAAAAADUY/9hQaUeMAuqs/s1600/Athens+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cPITLuCjOu0/T1JEXYw6kYI/AAAAAAAADUY/9hQaUeMAuqs/s400/Athens+1.jpg" width="400" /></a>The Greek capital is undergoing a radical period of urban renewal that did not stop with the 2004 Olympics. The magnificent Acropolis, crowned by the iconic Parthenon temple, rises above the city, watching the sprawling modern metropolis evolve. Athens is now a conspicuously wealthier, more sophisticated cosmopolitan city. The shift is evident in a gradual gentrification and the new art and leisure precincts around town, and in the lifestyles of the hedonistic, trend-conscious Athenians. Stylish new restaurants, shops and revamped hotels continue to open. <br />Perhaps the most significant change is in the historic centre, virtually unrecognisable since cars were banished, with most significant ancient sites linked in what has become <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a>’s longest and arguably most stunning pedestrian promenade. This huge archaeological park has reconciled past and present, with the city’s cultural and social life once again taking place around the ancient monuments and surrounding neighbourhoods. Athens remains a city of contradictions, as frustrating as it is seductive. It is the oldest city in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a>, yet still in a state of transition.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-asONszMxOJw/T1JEYt8tohI/AAAAAAAADUg/gw5JHegHY3o/s1600/Athens+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-asONszMxOJw/T1JEYt8tohI/AAAAAAAADUg/gw5JHegHY3o/s400/Athens+10.jpg" width="400" /></a> It’s one of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a>’s safest and liveliest cities – a heady mix of grunge and grace with an undeniable urban soul.<br />Most visitors will leave impressed with its vibrant street life and relaxed lifestyle, where people take time out for endless coffees and evening strolls, dine out until late and enjoy the city’s nightlife, long after the rest of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a> has gone to bed. Athenians are the first to debate and lament their city’s many shortcomings – but most wouldn’t live anywhere else.<a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/athens#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hmulk8rskMs/T1JEZYWwCwI/AAAAAAAADUk/S1LfFDXH4mc/s1600/Athens+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hmulk8rskMs/T1JEZYWwCwI/AAAAAAAADUk/S1LfFDXH4mc/s400/Athens+11.jpg" width="400" /></a><b>Ready to go?</b><br />These tours & activities make it easy:<br /><ul class="inBody"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5tfC972wYgE/T1JEbptZ7CI/AAAAAAAADU8/CgooV_AGqFI/s1600/Athens+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5tfC972wYgE/T1JEbptZ7CI/AAAAAAAADU8/CgooV_AGqFI/s400/Athens+6.jpg" width="400" /></a><li>Embark on a <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/tours/explorer/athens-to-santorini?lpaffil=fbta1">tour through the Aegean Sea</a></li><li>Take a <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/athens/activities/day-trips/delphi-day-trip?lpaffil=fbta1">day trip to Delphi</a></li></ul><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading"> More about Athens </h3><ul><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zGyZiErRkVk/T1JEbF3FxiI/AAAAAAAADU0/0377OTlSzVQ/s1600/Athens+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zGyZiErRkVk/T1JEbF3FxiI/AAAAAAAADU0/0377OTlSzVQ/s400/Athens+3.jpg" width="400" /></a><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/athens/places">Places in Athens <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/athens/transport/getting-there-away">Getting there & around <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/athens/practical-information/money-costs">Practical information <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/athens/history">History <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/athens/travel-tips-and-articles">Tips & articles <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=412">Hotels</a></li></ul></div><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><br /><h3 class="themeHeading"> Make it happen</h3><ul><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/shopSearch?q=athens%5E2+or+Greece">Shop for travel guides</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=412">Search hotels</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/flights.do">Cheap flights</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/insurance.do">Travel insurance</a></li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rnUeYoCONg8/T1JEd6RQZ0I/AAAAAAAADVU/-1Z9TrdEkCw/s1600/Athens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rnUeYoCONg8/T1JEd6RQZ0I/AAAAAAAADVU/-1Z9TrdEkCw/s640/Athens.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div>

Athens ( Αθήνα ). A voyage to Athens, Greece, Europe.

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Greece ( Ελλάδα ). A voyage to ancient Greece, Europe - Athens, Mykonos, Thessaloniki, Crete, Delphi...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmBKtYQt_gm7TSHry3Z8dE9TDEWC1zJ4h4MWJToF_dF0A0aqhTd51LXhtGW_CKUmUGnX2blM5TivdFfxI8_1YjzlGwTxC7jt1HfDZHy3kemzjjldiH7O98dci9xBYlR20sccDLqy-rIeU/s1600/Greece+27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmBKtYQt_gm7TSHry3Z8dE9TDEWC1zJ4h4MWJToF_dF0A0aqhTd51LXhtGW_CKUmUGnX2blM5TivdFfxI8_1YjzlGwTxC7jt1HfDZHy3kemzjjldiH7O98dci9xBYlR20sccDLqy-rIeU/s640/Greece+27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="destinationMapLink clearfix"><a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText"></span></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoH0UFFExIL62-aXbJQfCdHGHtFpDBSC4pESb2teDFBJ0RJEACmYUpaRozGr4pTcNH6fyoEvViLb_Ug5dQ5rwTwh-wXN0MRfYGw8mhfENGrZcjzV-KJoNi2rrBP0QmBnfxDel8mCAFoen/s1600/Greece+25+athens-scenery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoH0UFFExIL62-aXbJQfCdHGHtFpDBSC4pESb2teDFBJ0RJEACmYUpaRozGr4pTcNH6fyoEvViLb_Ug5dQ5rwTwh-wXN0MRfYGw8mhfENGrZcjzV-KJoNi2rrBP0QmBnfxDel8mCAFoen/s320/Greece+25+athens-scenery.jpg" width="320" /></a>Greece offers a myriad of experiences, landscapes and activities. It is the pulsing nightclubs of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359454">Mykonos</a> and the ancient beauty of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359446">Delos</a>; the grandeur of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359462">Delphi</a> and the earthiness of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359496">Ioannina</a>; the rugged hillsides of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359423">Crete</a> and the lush wildflowers of spring. It is the blinding light of the <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359454">Mykonos</a> sun, the melancholy throb of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359498">Thessaloniki</a>'s <i>rembetika</i> (blues songs),  the tang of home-made tzatziki, the gossip in the <i>kafeneia </i>(coffee shops).It is the Parthenon - solitary and pristine - lording it over the hazy sprawl of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359421">Athens</a>.<a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3c0d/0/0/%2a/u;44306;0-0;0;56529921;4307-300/250;0/0/0;;~okv=;ctt=europe;cnty=greece;tnm=overview;rsi=J08781_10159;rsi=J08781_10291;rsi=J08781_10287;rsi=J08781_10052;rsi=J08781_10205;rsi=J08781_10335;rsi=J08781_10337;~sscs=%3f" target="_top"><img alt="Click here to find out more!" border="0" src="http://s0.2mdn.net/viewad/817-grey.gif" /></a> Greece is a country with a hallowed past and an at-times  turbulent present. Appreciation of the achievements of its classical past has tended to overshadow its development as a free nation since the War of Independence from the Ottomans in 1821. Many foreign Hellenists imbued with a romantic ideal of the Greece of Pericles and the Parthenon are blithely ignorant that Greece today is a vibrant modern European country.  It is equally a land where the languages of recent migrant communities from the Balkans, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=355064">Africa</a> and <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=355738">Asia</a> - not to mention the English and German of EU migrants and retirees contribute to Greece's status as one of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a>'s more recent multicultural societies.As recently as 1983, when it acceded to the EU, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUH-mGNwp37kHZUwicNLHC8SQCOnMSuvc_EizggBFnYqiOC-a1KxQJOm1WzrmbynbEC4ED02t7lva0peG7lZgZxieORP7uopNM7ukhZd10brH3EvRmk-scIUhGD0K9ciEZrtyhii9gJRk/s1600/Greece+31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUH-mGNwp37kHZUwicNLHC8SQCOnMSuvc_EizggBFnYqiOC-a1KxQJOm1WzrmbynbEC4ED02t7lva0peG7lZgZxieORP7uopNM7ukhZd10brH3EvRmk-scIUhGD0K9ciEZrtyhii9gJRk/s320/Greece+31.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Rr2jnm9puE/TygwIwKHyDI/AAAAAAAABcU/fDABbTmkeIM/s1600/Greece+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Rr2jnm9puE/TygwIwKHyDI/AAAAAAAABcU/fDABbTmkeIM/s200/Greece+1.jpg" width="200" /></a>Greece was essentially a conservative, agrarian society famous for olive oil, coups, beaches and islands.Its transformation since its induction - alone, at the time, among the southeastern European nations - to the <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358708">Brussels</a>-led club of prosperous nations has been no less than dramatic. It could once take up to two years to obtain a landline for a home - now Greeks boast more mobile phones than fixed-line phones. Internet hotspots pop up like mushrooms, while car ownership, once the privilege of the affluent few, is now a consumer commodity enjoyed by the majority. While sleeping on beaches was once <i>de rigueur </i>for travellers in the carefree '70s, tourism is now most definitely pitched to the middle to upper-end markets and sleeping rough is now oh-so out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XbRnIK0gOX8/TygwFAxgusI/AAAAAAAABcE/n2dUjx6aMsY/s1600/Greece+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XbRnIK0gOX8/TygwFAxgusI/AAAAAAAABcE/n2dUjx6aMsY/s320/Greece+6.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ0rlxxz_ighVdPcpBeC-9iAz01NalJu-o-ZPkYVXYRZROg8JzXpTshV29zjQ0m4jSIAu5UG05I07HVU6AuQcbKdBfHn-JRHd3rTUTcDs8qjqpbEQLkiGwP-NtPSPPFJFyUzlgXnyfHao/s1600/Greece+30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ0rlxxz_ighVdPcpBeC-9iAz01NalJu-o-ZPkYVXYRZROg8JzXpTshV29zjQ0m4jSIAu5UG05I07HVU6AuQcbKdBfHn-JRHd3rTUTcDs8qjqpbEQLkiGwP-NtPSPPFJFyUzlgXnyfHao/s200/Greece+30.jpg" width="200" /></a>This has created mixed blessings for visitors: better facilities inevitably come at higher prices; faster and safer sea travel has replaced more romantic slow boat voyages to rocky isles; wholesome, home-cooked food may be hard to find amid the surfeit of tacos, sushi or stir-fried lamb; homey, boxlike rooms tended to with a smile have been usurped by airy, air-conned self-catering apartments with nary a Greek face in sight to say <i>kalimera</i> (good morning). Yet the fact that Greece continues to enjoy a steady influx of foreign visitors is easy to explain.The Greek people still have the welcome mat out. It is they who, after all, make Greece.  Without the indomitable bonhomie of the Greeks themselves, Greece would be a different place altogether. Their zest for life, their curiosity and their unquestioning hospitality to the visitors in their midst is what makes a visitor's experience in the country inevitably unforgettable.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QacVmAPDMh0/TygwLkyVjEI/AAAAAAAABcc/DrtVXVoTa94/s1600/Greece+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QacVmAPDMh0/TygwLkyVjEI/AAAAAAAABcc/DrtVXVoTa94/s400/Greece+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div>The Greeks may curse their luck at times, distrust their politicians and believe 'oiling' the wheels of bureaucracy a fact of life, but they maintain their <i>joie de vivre</i>, their spontaneity, their optimism. So, the job at hand is simple: decide which particular Greece you want to experience. 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