What is growing in Greece? Many tree species grow in Greece. The most common are eucalyptus trees, cypresses, sweet chestnuts, pines and spruces. Pine and fir trees also grow. The north of Greece in particular is heavily forested. There is also great abundance of water, so that the north differs from the much drier south or the numerous islands in terms of plant growth. One of the most striking plants…
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Greece has one of the most interesting cultural heritage in the world, and is often described as the cradle of civilization. The ancient cultural heritage, the sunny climate and the Greek archipelago with its whitewashed houses against a clear blue sea, attract half a million Swedes to Greece every year. Capital: Athens Biggest city: Athens State: republic within the EU Language: Greek Religion: orthodox christian Surface: 131,940 km Population: 11.1…
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About nine in ten residents speak Greek and identify themselves as Greeks. They originate from ancient Greeks, but have been mixed through the centuries by immigration of mainly Slavic people. A major migration took place after 1923 when Greece lost a war against Turkey. At that time, about 1.5 million ethnic Greeks were forced to move from Turkey to Greece and up to half a million ethnic Turks were deported…
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Architecture in Greece From the early Christian and Byzantine period, in Greece, a number of beautiful and richly decorated churches such as the St. Georg Roundabout in Thessaloniki with mosaics from the late 300s AD have been preserved. (the building itself is older), Hosios Lukas near Delphi and Nea Moni on the island of Chios from the 10th century and the churches in Dafni from approx. 1100. Several places in…
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Greece is a mountainous country with a very varied geology. The land has sunk so that the coastal land has been partially submerged, and archipelagos have arisen across the Aegean Sea. The entire area is structurally unstable, and earthquakes are common. Mountain ranges and bays divide the country into partly severely separated landscapes. Mainland The Greek mainland, which forms the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula, consists of the furthest…
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Geography and environment Greece is a mountainous country with a very varied geology. The land has sunk so that the coastal land has been partially submerged, and archipelagos have arisen across the Aegean Sea. The country faces three seas: the Aegean Sea in the east, the Mediterranean Sea in the south and the Ionian Sea in the west. The Greek mainland, which forms the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula,…
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Greece theater The origin of a modern theater The origin of a modern theater in the Greek language area took place where the Turks did not get the proper foothold, such as in Crete and the Ionian Islands. In Crete there is a verse drama from the 16th and 16th centuries, but little is known about how these were performed. In the 18th century, there were outdoor performances on the…
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The beginnings of Greek literature must be sought in the extension of Byzantine literary tradition, but at the same time diverge from this in both form and content. As a linguistic model in the theocratic Byzantine, an archaic art language prevailed based on the tradition of the church fathers. Worldly motives were without literary prestige, but e.g. satirical poems have probably been more prevalent than we currently have evidence of.…
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