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   Greece – the country causing admiration and delight, the country with rich history and traditions. This independent, picturesque state of southeast Europe into which structure enters about two thousand the islands washed Mediterranean, Ionichesky and Egejsky seas. The nearest neighbours of the Greek republic are Albany Bulgaria, Turkey and Macedonia.

   Capital of Greece is the fine city of Athena – full of contrasts a city where it is possible to take pleasure in an ancient art, visiting museums or to plunge into the modern art, visiting picture galleries; where the noisy markets adjoin to modern shopping centres, and handicraftsmen offer the different souvenirs made the hands. Athenes are well-known for the whole world thanks to local sights, such as the Acropolis and Parthenon, but the city is proud as well of other monuments of architecture: theatre Dionisa, the National Archaeological museum where exhibits of the left epoch are presented. Athenes it not only monuments and history it is a rhythm of a life, a habit and tradition of townsmen. This big heart of Greece opened for all.
      
   As a whole, the Greek republic is a find for judges of history, art and archeology. The Greek islands are known all over the world. Island Crete the biggest island of Greece. Here it is possible to take pleasure in fine rest on sand beaches, the hot sun and the magnificent sea.
      
   The indelible impression makes also the island Santorini which has arisen on ruins, as a result of volcano eruption. What makes Santorini unique is the coexistence of glorious geologic time in contrast to perpetual ephemeral human activity. The geologic history of the volcano dwarfs the ample human presence on the island that reaches back to prehistory, and which in other places would have obtained center stage. The island is well-known for the beaches with the black and red sand, not leaving anybody indifferent. Rhodes other Greek island admiring with set of historical monuments, including there was once and the Colossus statue one of seven miracles of light. Rhodes ancient town is the oldest, continuously inhabited medieval town of Europe, and as such UNESCO registers it as a World Heritage Site and it is defended by appropriate government regulations.
    
   A fine place of Greece is the peninsula Peloponnese which is famous for the cities, such as Corinth and Mycenae. In Mycenae there is a well-known imperial palace, and also tomb of Agamemnon, according to Ancient Greek mythology, the Mycenaean tsar. The modern city of Corinth has arisen on a place of ancient Corinth completely destroyed in 1858 during earthquake. It is one of the most ancient and most visited areas of Greece.
         
   Apollo's temple, theatre, stadium, a museum, and also Apollo's sanctuary it is possible to visit in the city of Fokida where it is possible to see also "centre of the universe" stone of Sybil.
      
   Really a surprising place is a meteor – the monastic complex of the Middle Ages presented in the form of enormous rocks. A meteor is approximately in 274 km. to the northwest from Athenes. It was built in 14 century monks who searched a spiritual solitude.Initially in the Meteor under monasteries and monasteries all neighboring tops, caves and stone canopies have been occupied. Eight monasteries now operate, from them for visiting six are opened. Now the Meteor it is recognized by UNESCO a mankind monument. This miracle of the nature in which it is possible to believe, only having seen own eyes.
      
   Greece is a surprising country, the country of the blue sea, the sun and the ancient thousand-year history closely bound with the present. It different – here rocky mountains alternate with valleys, and islands with passages and bays, here, along with sea tour it is possible to take pleasure also in mountaineering (mountains occupy almost a quarter of a surface of territory of the country, and the higher point is the mountain the Olympus reaching 2917m).
     
   Greeks love and protect traditions. And not simply protect, but also revive. And to it they cause to themselves respect of all who understands – without traditions Greece would not be Greece. Traditions fill all Greek life. Not to know movements of national dances – for the Greek simply indecently. And it is necessary to dance, differently messmates at restaurant will decide that you not the present Greek. Greece, ancient and eternally young Ellada … Managed to carry by in millenia respect for work, beauty and talent.
    
   Greece is the country, to open for itself which the infinite quantity of times is possible!