Tourism in Greece
In Greece, the tourism is the activity wich brings the most money. The government of Greece takes care to supply means to develop the tourism activities.
Olga Kefalogianni, Minister of Tourism of Greece
http://wtflucerne.org/olga-kefalogianni-2013/?SSScrollPosition=368
Greece is in deficit. The tourism covers 1/3 of the deficit. In Greece 1/5 of one person out of five works in the tourism. Greece has a lot of competiers like Spain, Croatia, Turkey and Portugal. Greece holds 17th rank in the world of tourism.
The mediterranean countries which economies depends mostly on tourism
http://lewebpedagogique.com/hgboulle/2011/02/04/la-mediterranee-espace-de-clivages-ou-d%E2%80%99echanges-entre-le-nord-et-le-sud-l%E2%80%99espace-mediterraneen-une-interface-nord-sud/
In Greece these are 15 000 kms of coast. Greece is known for the sport with the olympics. By going in Greece one can practise many sports as football, athletics...
http://www.marathons.fr/spip.php?article49
Greece has a lot of airports that allow to come and leave without any difficulty.
http://www.expedia.fr/vc/billet-avion-pas-cher/pour-grece/
There is a mild climate, so it attracts a lot of people and in the different islands, as the island of Eubee.
http://lespassionsdebasile.blogspot.fr/2012/11/grece-voyage-lile-deubee-du-04-au-11_17.html
We can also walk in the forest but it's more difficult in summer because there are high risks of forest wild fires, like in the south of France.
http://globometer.com/deforestation-incendies-europe.php
the risks of forest wild fires in Europe
a) Cultural tourism
In Greece the religion wich dominates is the christian orthodox religion. There are a lot of monuments of Greek orthodoxy. It's a national inheritance. There are temples, places of pilgrimage.
Mount Athos
http://www.carnets-voyage.com/europe-grece-circuit-12-jours-athenes-thessalonique-montathos.htm
Greece possesses legendary ruins as old stones, a lot of avenues and the alleys of athens.
http://www.grece-bleue.net/delphes.html
Sanctuary of DELPHES in ancient Greece
There is diversity of the lands capes with the cyclades in the Ionian Islands.
http://www.venere.com/fr/grece/iles-ioniennes/
http://www.linternaute.com/voyage/europe/les-iles-ioniennes-le-paradis-d-ulysse/a-l-extreme-nord-des-iles-ioniennes.shtml
b) The trend of wellness tourism
Greece has 16 spas where one can enjoy thalassatherapy. There are 100 000 people who go every year to these spas.
http://www.magiclub.com/magiclub/fr/thalassotherapie_grece.htm