Greece is a country of a rich cultural heritage. Democracy was invented in Athens, Greek culture is the mother of Roman culture and has very much influenced other civilisations. Famous places to visit include the coast of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnesus with antique Olympia, the host of the 2004 Olympic Games (Athens) with its Parthenon on the Acropolis, or Thessaloniki in the north. The main destinations in Greece include but are not limited to Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Kos, Kefalonia and several others in the Cyclades, Dodecanese, Ionian Islands and Sporades islands.

Greek nature is extremely varied ranging from snow covered mountains and dense forest inhabited by brown bears, lynx and deer to thousands of sun drenched islands with sandy beaches.

Tourism makes a significant contribution to the nation's income and therefore the tourist infrastucture is quite advanced. There are hotels for every taste and pocket, adventure activities, extended nightlife in all major cities and towns and of course the many museums and archaeological sites this country is world famous for.

This is a list of some of the 3000 islands of Greece:

Chrysi
Crete
Dia
Euboea
Gavdos
Koufonisi

Saronic Islands
Aegina
Hydra
Poros
Spetses

The Sporades
Skiathos
Skopelos skopelos guide
Alonnisos
Skyros

The Ionian Islands
Antikythira
Antipaxi
Corfu
Ithaki
Kefalonia
Kythira
Lefkada
Paxi
Zakynthos

The Dodecanese Islands
Astypalia
Halki
Kalymnos
Karpathos
Kassos
Kastellorizo
Kos
Leros
Nisyros
Patmos
Rhodes
Symi
Tilos

The Northern Aegean Islands
Chios
Ikaria
Limnos
Lesvos
Samos
Samothraki
Thassos

The Cyclades
Amorgos
Andros
Folegandros
Ios
Kea
Kythnos
Milos
Mykonos
Naxos
Paros
Antiparos
Santorini
Sifnos
Serifos
Sikinos
Syros
Tinos