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Visiting the Ancient Palace of Knossos & Museum of Heraklion |
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A trip to the country would not be complete without visiting the "Ancient Palace of Knossos", which is regarded as the origin of the legend of the labyrinth. The palace was the residence of the legendary King Minos, situated in a small valley overlooking the river. Of the Greece unique things a visit to the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion completes the country’s history trip. Visitor’s can admire the greatest collection of Minoan treasures and priceless exhibits in the world. |
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Go trekking the Sacred Summits |
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With the two most famous and remarkable mountain landscapes of Greece ‘Sacred Summits’ trekking is real fun and adventure. As the legend goes the Greek Gods made their home on Olympus. These are not only the highest mountain in the country, but it’s also hosts the country’s oldest and most carefully protected national park, with the greatest concentration of flora and fauna, huge expanses of forest, and the crystal clear waters of the Enippeas river. Even the spectacular rocky peaks of Meteora with their famous booming cliff top monasteries are a sight to behold. |
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Attending the Hellenic Festival |
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Hellenic Festival is a famous event of the country and regarded as one of the Greece unique things, not to be missed if visiting during those dates. The festival’s highlights are its world class music, dance and theatre performances in the second-century AD Odeon of Herodes Atticus, in Athens city. It even hosts classical Greek dramas in the fourth-century BC amphitheatre in Epidaurus. |
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Sea Kayaking in the Ionian Sea |
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Sea Kayaking in the Ionian Sea is a unique experience. The Ionian gulf is part of the Adriatic Sea, which separates Greece and Italy. The gulf’s waters are calm, clear and still, and sheltered from the widespread northeastern winds of the summer by the bulk of the Greek mainland, thus making the place perfect to go Kayaking. |
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Escape to a beach |
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Greece has a beach for every mood thus it’s a good escape from the city’s hustle bustle perfect for tourists to locals. The best and famous of them is the Lalaria, which is a pristine white pebble beach on Skiathos, and the there’s the Plaka, a long stretch of unspoilt sand on Naxos. Besides there is Mykonos, Paradiso and Super Paradiso spots which offer daytime bathing and hedonistic nightclubs. |
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Visiting the Summer (open-air) cinemas |
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Tourists on their visit to Greece should not fail to go at least once to one of the hundreds summer cinemas that are spread all over the country. Become a part of an all together unique experience, as summer (open-air) cinemas are one of the Greek people’s most popular forms of entertainment during the spring and summer. Moreover, these are an integral part of the cultural identity of the country and have left their traces in the memory of many generations. There are summer cinemas in all the Greek cities and many holiday resorts. Shows usually start around 9 p.m., as it has to be dark first. |
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