I choose Greece for my country because I think it is beautiful and very history oriented. Greece is located in southeast Europe. According to the 2011 census, there are slightly under 11 million people. The capital is Athens which is known for the first Olympics. According to history, Greece has held the Olympics six times. They have the 11th longest coast line in the world. Ethnic groups include 94% Greek, 4% Albanian (neighboring country), 2% others. Their GDP is $280.796 billion. The country is very religiously run, so they celebrate the same holidays as Catholics. Culture is the main thing around there. Their independence day is in March unlike ours.
Places to visit that have stunning beaches include Crete, South Aegean Islands, Ionian Islands, and Halkidiki. Crete is an island south of Greece, it is known for its amazing beaches that range from small family-focused ones to party ones. It has breath taking views. South Aegean Islands is a group of islands that has it all. They have beaches, nightlife, sights, and shopping. On the Ionian Islands, there are huge Greek Orthodox churches. There are many vineyards on mountains here. In Halkidiki they have ruins of several buildings and it is a large boating area. In all areas that have water, the water is crystal clear and pretty warm. You can actually see ship wrecks that happened hundreds of years ago, the water is that clear.
You can visit the Theatre of Dionysus which is a place festivals were held to honor the god Dionysus. Another place to see is Parthenon. It is a temple dedicate to the goddess Athena. Parthenon was built in 438 BC.
Greece is really the place to go to make everyone happy. They have summer musical festivals, beaches, hiking, historical buildings, pretty much anything you can think of. I bet since their economy crashed, you could travel there pretty cheap.
I never really thought too much about traveling to Europe, but after looking at Greece, it would defiantly be in my top few places to visit. You can spend weeks traveling between the islands and historical figures. I enjoyed this blog because it was amazing at how much you can learn from just a little research. I think we should take a class trip to Greece. Between all the places and things we could do, I would really enjoy to go to .
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I also want to go to Greece someday. It's a beautiful country. Well done!