Travel+to+Greece

__GREECE__   Greek Flag and Houses built into cliff sides 

In Greece the best time of year to visit is in the hot dry summer. With cool crystal blue water and cliffs to die for with beautiful weather and gorgeous arcitecture Greece is the most beautiful place in the world! To check out the weather forcast visit this website:  []  Two key places to visit when in Greece are Olypia,Greece where the first olympics were held and Mount Olympus the highest point in Greece. One of the structures where the olympics were held in Olympia, Greece

Mount Olympus The wide variety of Greek food is wonderfuly artistic and delicious. Some favorites you are sure to find in resturaunts are Fried Kalamari, Grilled Octopus, Horiatiki Salata (pictured below), and Lamb Fricasse.



"Horiatiki Salata is a Greek salad. They usually don't use lettuce, just tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, feta (a soft white cheese), and olives"

other foods they love are   Fried Kalamari ||> 
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Grilled Octopus ||> 

Lamb Fricasse ||

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__Celebrations and Holidays__ Most cities and villages in Greece have a patron saint who is honored yearly the main Patron Saint is Saint Andrew the Apostle.



Saint Andrew


 * Easter is the most important holiday with feasts and procession




 * People in Greece enjoy theater, movies and many sports escpecially soccer, sailing, and windsurfing

· Love to dance

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Map of Greece Citys
 * They celebrate with their ancient gods with their most important god, the god of the sky Zeus.
 * Their main language is Greek but their second language is English

[] to hear the national antham go to this website ^