Greece
A Mediterranean country with beautiful beaches, reach history and charming villages is Greece. The trip to this country will be the most memorable experience of your entire life. The islands of this charming country are splendid places to explore by yacht or cruise. Greece is considered to be a birthplace of Democracy and Olympic Games.
It’s a country with wealthy culture, history and heritage. It was the heart of western astronomy, mathematics, major scientific studies, philosophy and political science. The official language here is Greek, but English and French are widely spoken as well. The Capital of Greece is Athens.
Greece is located in the south of Balkan Peninsula. It borders Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea between Turkey and Albania and also Bulgaria and Macedonia in the southeast.
There exist many ways to reach Greece. In case somebody is coming from the UK, the most convenient way is to use Eurostar train to Paris or Brussels and from there take linking train to Greece.
If one prefers a romantic journey to Greece, its main ports such as Heraklion, Igoumenitsa, Patras, Piraeus (Athens), Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Volos and Corfu offer their services. The most popular cruises are Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Festival Cruises, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Silversea, Swan Hellenic and Celebrity Cruises.
The ports are connected to Croatia, Cyprus, Russia, Turkey and Italy with the help of ferryboat lines and shipping vessels.
The fastest and the most comfortable way to reach Greece is, of course by air. Thessaloniki (Macedonia), Corfu (Kerkira), Heraklion (Crete) are the most popular international airports. The majority of well-known airlines, like Delta Airlines and British Airways accomplish flights everyday from Athens. The largest and the most modern airport is Athens International Airport. It was recently constructed and it is located at 17 miles northeast of the city. Olympic Airlines is the national airline of Greece.