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2. Tourism in Greece - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Package tour - Wikipedia

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   Despite opening up mass tourism to Crete and the Algarve in 1970, the package tour industry declined during the 1970s. On 15 August 1974, the industry was shaken by the collapse of the second-largest tour operator, Court Line, which operated under the brand names of Horizon and Clarksons. Nearly 50,000 tourists were stranded overseas and a ...

4. Aegean Airlines - Wikipedia

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   Aegean Airlines S.A. [11] (legal name Greek: Αεροπορία Αιγαίου Α.Ε., Aeroporía Aigaíou pronounced [aeropoˈria eˈʝeu]) [3] is the flag carrier of Greece [12] and the largest Greek airline by total number of passengers carried, by number of destinations served, and by fleet size.

5. Congress at the Isthmus of Corinth - Wikipedia

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   Gelon, tyrant of Syracuse, wanted high command, but Sparta and Athens refused. However, during the Congress, Gelon had to withdraw due to Carthage's plans to invade Sicily. Finally, Athenian archon and political leader, Themistocles, agreed that Athens' navy serve under a Spartan admiral to achieve the unity of the Greek states. In an ...

6. List of World Heritage Sites in Greece - Wikipedia

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   Crete: 2014 i, ii, iv, vi (cultural) Spinalonga is a rocky islet off the northeastern coast of Crete. During the Venetian period, a fortress was built to protect the natural port of Elounda. The islet was taken by the Ottomans in the 18th century and it served as a leper colony in the first half of the 20th century. [36] Ancient Towers of the ...

7. Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" - Wikipedia

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   Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" (IATA: HER, ICAO: LGIR) is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece, and the country's second busiest airport after Athens International Airport. It is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the main city centre of Heraklion, near the municipality of Nea Alikarnassos. It is a shared ...