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Tourism in Greece has been a key element of the economic activity in the country, and is one of the country's most important sectors.Greece has been a major tourist destination and attraction in Europe since the 1970s for its rich culture and history, which is reflected in large part by its 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, among the most in Europe and the world [1] as well as for its long ...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries which are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1]
The tradition of protected areas in Greece dates back to Ancient Greek times and the Altis and sacred grove at Olympia, amongst other sanctuaries. [1]: 173 In more recent times, the country's climatic and biological diversity, along with the rich flora and fauna that comes with it, made the need for the creation of national parks obvious as early as 1937, when the government of Ioannis Metaxas ...
Picture: Sight name: District: Built: Information: Parliament: V: 1885 - 1904 St. Stephen's Basilica: V: 1851 – 1906 Hungarian National Museum: VIII: 1837 – 1847
The Temple of Aphaia (Greek: Ναός Αφαίας) or Afea [1] is an Ancient Greek temple located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the island of Aegina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf.
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The National Garden in central Athens, commissioned by Amalia, the first Queen of modern Greece. The National Garden [1] [2] (Greek: Εθνικός Κήπος), called the Royal Garden until 1974, [3] is a public park of 15.5 hectares (38 acres) in the center of the Greek capital, Athens.
Feres (Greek: Φέρες) is a town and a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Alexandroupolis, of which it is a municipal unit. [2]