Greece

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Greece or Hellas, my country


Map of Europe (look for Greece/Hellas in the east)


Borders Greece shares borders with Turkey, Bulgaria, F.Y.R.O.M. and Albania. It borders the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea.


Map of Greece


Map of Attica Athens: city center, Helioupolis: southern suburb


THE FLAG OF GREECE The Greek flag is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue and five white stripes representing the nine syllables of the word “Ελευθερία" and the five syllables of the word “Θάνατος" from the phrase «Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος" which means "Freedom or Death“ which is pronounced " E-lefthe-ri-a i Tha-na-tos".


Athens

Modern Athens is a crowded city. The old part of the city is quite picturesque.

It is the capital of Greece.

Many tourists visit Athens for its museums and archaeological sites.

Should you come to Athens, you can visit the Parthenon, …


Greek Parliament & Syntagma (Constitution) Square (right)

The Panathenaic Stadium (left)‌


‌ Lycabettus hill (top),

University (middle left), Academy (middle, right)

Plaka, overlooking Plaka from the Acropolis and Zappeion in the National Gardens


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http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=03eacc0cab89 Acropolis http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=1d168a6d5456 Greece


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