About Greece
Greece is located in southern Europe along the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. It borders several European countries including Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey.
The terrain in Greece is mostly mountainous. Its highest peak is Mytikas at Mount Olympus, reaching a height of 2,917 meters high. In Greek mythology, this mountain peak holds a remarkable history, as it was the home of the Greek Gods.
Greece is categorized as an archipelago because it consists of about 6,000 islands. But only 227 islands are inhabited with human settlements or visited by tourists.
Capital city
Athens
Major cities
| Évvoia Chaniá Chíos Crete Ioánnina Irákleion Kateríni Kozáni | Lamía Lárisa Lésvos Pátrai Piraeus Thessaloníki Vólos |
Cities, towns and villages
| Alexandroúpolis Ámfifissa Areópolis Argostólion Árta Chalkída Chíos Corinth Dráma Édessa Ermoúpolis Flórina Grevená Igoumenítsa Kalamáta Kardítsa Karpenísion Kastoriá Kavála Kérkyra Kilkís | Kíssamos Komotiní Lavrion Lefkáda Levádeia Mesolóngion Mytilíni Náfplio Polýgyros Préveza Pýrgos Réthymnon Ródos Sérres Siteía Sparta Tríkala Trípolis Véroia Xánthi Zákynthos |
Lakes, rivers and creeks
| Achelóos Potamós Aegean Sea Aoös Potam Gulf of Corinth Ionian Sea Límni Trichonís Límni Vegorítis | Maritsa Mediterranean Sea Potamós Sea of Crete Struma Thermaïkós Kólpos Thrakikón Pelagós |
Islands
| Adiparos Ágios Aígina Alónnisos Amorgós Anáfi Ándros Antikýthira Astypálaia Chálki Corfu Dílos Efstrátios Folégandros Gávdos Gioúra Ikaría Íos Kálymnos Kárpathos Kásos Kéa Kefallinía Kímolos Kos Kyrá Panagiá Kýthira Kýthnos | Lefkáda Léros Límnos Mílos Mýkonos Náxos Níssiros Páros Pátmos Póros Psará Rhodes Sámos Samothráki Sérifos Sífnos Síkinos Skíathos Skópelos Skýros Spétses Sými Thásos Thíra Tílos Tínos Ýdra Záknythos |
Major island chains and archipelago
Northern Sporades
Cyclades
Dodecanese Islands
Where is Greece?
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