Tourism in Greece : main source of income
Seaside tourism
Greece is a country with much deficit, It is indebted But it still is the 18th most visited country in the world with more than 14,4 millions tourists every year
Greece develops two aspects of tourism, seaside tourism and cultural tourism.
1- Ionian islands.
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Those are mountainous islands in the east side of Greece. The climate is rainy, which allows them to get loads of vegetation. This is why they are unique in Greece.
There are 7 of them from North to South : Corfou, Leucade, Céphalonie and Ithaque, Zante and Cythère farther from the others , on both sides of the last but not least Péloponnèse.
2- The Cyclade Archipelago
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This archipelago is composed of 39 islands but only 15 of them are inhabited, the tourism activity is high in
there.This is the origin of the photos we often see, well-known for its white houses on the top of a small hill. Those 15
islands offer huge beaches,small villages, castles, churches , antique ruins but also bars and clubs.
Mains islands : Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Folegandros, Milos,
Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorin, Serifos, Sikinos, Sifnos, Syros and Tinos.
3- Crete
Crete is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and undoubtedly one of the finest.
It is mountainous with a chain that extends from West to East.
The distance separating it from the continent explains that Crete has remained independent for centuries,
developing its own culture, language and traditions.
The island has much to offer: beautiful beaches, landscapes, mountains, a forest of palm trees,
traditional villages and towns, churches, castles
4- Dodecanese Islands
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dod%C3%A9can%C3%A8se
This archipelago is located along the Turkish coast, it consists of twelve main islands.
Between the East and the West, the story there was often hectic,as shown by different kinds of architecture
The most famous of these islands is Rhodes, medieval architecture, but the other islands are highly interesting as well, particularly Patmos.
The sights are diverse: ancient and medieval sites, castles, beaches, villages, ...
5- Sporades septentrional
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With many islets, the archipelago of the Northern Sporades is composed of four main islands: Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonissos and Skyros.
These islands are wooded, with pleasant landscapes and picturesque villages.