1. Why To Visit Greece?
! The sun sets leaving an
eerie glow as it descends.
Waves crash ominously below
WELCOME
you, this is paradise. From
fishing to hiking through the
tall mountains, they have it
TO
all. The delicious smell of
food is ever-present, wafting
out of the nearby buildings.
People attracted by Greece’s
GREECE
beauty walk the streets, as
The serene, rugged beauty of
vendors on the street sell
the mountains beckons. Soft
handmade foods and gifts. If
waves lap on the shoreline. As
you want someplace with
natural beauty, and cultural the sun sets crickets and
nocturnal animals creep out of
aspects, too, this is the place
their silent hiding. The street
to go.
vendors clean up their stalls,
the businesses close down. The
Mountains to islands
night is not the end though.
You sit there on the cliff with
! Sharp rocks and barren
the waves in font of you and
soil cover greece’s rugged
the crickets behind you.
mountains. Plants try to break
the hard surface of the This is paradise.
ground. They soon succeed and
the mountains are covered in THIS IS GREECE
dense forests. Hundreds of
small islands dot the sparse
coastline giving Greece the
appearance it is breaking apart.
Silent waves splash onto the
shore and pound the cliffs. All
in all, Greece’s geography
offers everything from hiking
to fishing.

2. Greece Today
! As more people and money came to Greece, it grew larger and stronger.
With over 11 million people, Greece is hardly a small country. The length of
Greece’s coastline is 9,246 miles, the tenth longest in the world. Over 1,400
islands dot the coastline, giving it the appearance that pieces are falling off.
History
Mt. Olympus Parthenon
! Greece started out as
small civilizations, separated As you stand next to Mt. ! The sun rises lazily
by towering mountain ranges, behind the Parthenon, casting
Olympus, you can almost
but soon people realized the silent shadows across the
importance of the ocean if they imagine that the mighty Greek
Gods are standing at the top rubble strown ground. The
were to survive. Do to the fact Parthenon, which was a temple
keeping guard. Being the
that it was nearly impossible built for the Greek goddess,
tallest mountain in Greece, it
on foot to climb over the Athena, took over 10 years to
is hardly a surprise that so
fearsome mountains, and the build, with construction
ocean provided a quick and much mystery surrounds it.
Located in eastern Greece, you starting in 447 BC, and
efficient way of trading and completing around 432 BC.
can almost see the sea from
communicating with other With all the history that
it’s base. There are over 52
civilizations. The mighty ocean shrouds the Parthenon, it is
peaks with the highest being
did cause a problem for them scary to think that in 1687, an
as a new civilization, with Mytikas at 9,570 feet tall.
ammunition dump caught fire
rough waves and unpredictable and almost destroyed the
storm patterns, they had to whole building. The majestic
build stronger and faster sculptures that once guarded
boats. The boats allowed them the Parthenon have been moved
to fish for longer periods of to London where they are now
time without fear, causing them kept safely.
to bring in more fish, which in
turn, turned into profit which
fueled Greece’s economy.
By: Brenden