Imagine a place where the modern and the ancient live together in perfect harmony. A place where people live to relax and strangely have a great night-life too. If you feel like you are walking through two worlds at a time and no one else looks bewildered about it then either it's time for you to wake up or you are walking somewhere in Greece.
With a history older than civilization, Greece has been the foundation of many elements that have led us to this present world. If rocks in Greece could talk the stories would have been endless. Athens the capital city of Greece is a very modern place to live. But people in Athens love their history and even in the modern city of Athens you can come across ruins of rocks untouched because they are believed to be the place where democracy took birth some 500 years "before Christ". Travelling through the Athens subway with its 23 stations which were transformed into mini museums displaying antiquities that were found while digging there, all ageing in centuries Before Christ is an experience which will lead you to the roots of modern civilization. Talking about antiquities, Athens is full of them. We can go on and on about Athens but let's just skip talking about the Agora, Arch of Hadrian, City Eleusinion, Kerameikos, Library of Hadrian, Philopappos Monument, Roman Agora & Tower of the Winds and even the "Acropolis", let's just forget they exist there and Greece will still remain a country with immense treasure to explore.
Talking beyond Athens Greece is home to over 3000 islands, 200 of which are inhabited. Santorini an island formed by volcanic eruption rests on the rim of a volcano. There you can experience visiting remote beaches on horsebacks, discover secrets of eternal youth, enjoy delicious Mediterranean cuisine while living in hotel rooms which were once caves that were dig by ancient people to live. If this isn't enough the jaw dropping sunset on the Mediterranean horizon and a landscape that clicked from any angle will make it to the list of best of wallpapers, Santorini sure has a lot to offer. Still Santorini is just one among the 200 beautifully inhabited Greece Islands and cannot explain Greece alone. Infact there is so much diversity among the Greece islands that no two can be called identical. Mykonos which registers the highest tourism in all of Greece islands, a place covered in white houses with blue shutters is an island that never sleeps. It's a place where you can enjoy eating food in restaurants at 3 AM in the morning after late night partying. Like that wasn't enough people in Mykonos are simply awesome and will try to feed you every now and then. An individual can never know what to explore and what not to while visiting Greece. Several Holiday Packages to Greece not only let you explore the popular Islands of Santorini, Mykonos, Crete and Rhodes but also to places which aren't so touristy, something like Skopelos. Skopelos is the greenest of the Greek Islands. One cannot ignore the beauty of this land. The traditional food in Skopelos is hard to escape. It’s delicious pie made in olive oil and wine is a favourite among visitors. It is an island covered with traditional houses and is said to have a church for each day of the week. Each of the 200 inhabited islands can be discriminated on the basis of their unique features. Luxury tours to Greece help you cover the best of these destinations in out most comfort and minimal hurry. Majority of these can be visited through air while the rest have to be reached using any from a large variety of boats.
It can be rightly said, Greece is not just a country, and it’s an experience.
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