My country & my village geographical information (greece)

My country Greece Geographical information

Greece Greece is a beautiful country.

It is situated in the southeastern part of Europe. It borders with Albania, F.Y.R.O.M., Bulgaria and Turkey.

Greece Geographically, it is made up of nine regions: Epirus, Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly, Central Greece, Peloponnese, Crete, the Ionian islands and the Aegean islands. Greece has 52 prefectures.

Greece Greece is a mountainous country but with green plains, hills, rivers and lakes.

There are a lot of forests too.

But Greece is most famous for its islands. There are more than 2000 islands in Greece.

Voidomatis river, Mount Olympus, Macedonia

Epirus

Lake Plastira, Thessaly

Santorini, Cyclades

Mykonos, Cyclades

Aegean Islands

Aegean Islands

Zakynthos, Eptanissa Ionian Islands

Balos, Crete

Greece The population of Greece is about 11 million. About 5 million people live in Athens, its capital.

Athens has the Acropolis and almost three thousand years of history.

Greece has got a lot of museums, historical landscapes and a very beautiful language.

The people in Greece are very hospitable and friendly.

Our village, Fourka Fourka is situated in the north of Greece, in the first peninsula of Halkidiki. It is very close to the second largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki. About 530 people live in Fourka and 673 in Fourka Beach.

Fourka was probably founded in the 16th century and people from Fourka fought in the Greek Revolution in 1821. It is a calm village among green mountains and beautiful beaches. In the summer, tourists from many countries come to Fourka.

Some images of Fourka

Some images of Fourka

Our village, Kassandrino Kassandrino is a very small and beautiful village with a lot of trees. Almost two hundred people live in this village. The people are talkative and friendly.

Kassandrino

Kassandrino

More information For more information about Greece visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece http://www.visitgreece.gr http://greeklandscapes.com/travel/information.html For more information & photos about Fourka & Kassandrino visit: http://kassandra-halkidiki.gr/fourka.html www.360sites.gr/places/halkidiki/fourka gohalkidiki.com/kassandra kassandrino.blogspot.gr (the site is in Greek but you can find photos)

Hope one day you visit Greece …and Fourka & Kassandrino of course.