COSMOS Tours Europe: Greece

Greece is a country in southern Europe. Athens is its capital and larest city. Greece borders Albania, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey. The Aegean Seas lies to the east, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It has a long coastline and a number of islands: Crete, Dodecanese, Cyclades, Ionian and others. The roots of its civilization goes back to ancient Greece. As the cradle of Western Civilization, it is the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, Western literature, political science, major science and math priciples,and drams of both comedy and trajedy. It has seventeen UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is a member of the European Union and NATO. In addition to Athens, cities are: Delphi, Lamia, Thessaloniki, Herklion, Komotini, Corfu, Tripoli, Larissa, Kozani. Today’s visitors to Greece have the opportunity to trace the “fingerprints” of Greek history from the Paleolithic Era to the Roman Period. See the Delphi museum, Temple of Apollo, the Athenian Treasury, the Acropolis, Constitution Square, Omonia Square, Panathenian Stadium, Santorini's volcano, ruins of Temple of Poseidon, and other of the numerous World Heritage Sites. There are hundreds of archaeological sites, as well as archaeological museums and collections that are scattered throughout the country. Visit  these on your Cosmos tour.