Greece - Wikipedia
Greece, [a] officially the Hellenic Republic, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east.
Greece | Islands, Cities, Language, & History | Britannica
Jan 16, 2025 · Greece is a country that is at once European, Balkan, Mediterranean, and Near Eastern. It lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa and is heir to the heritages of Classical Greece, the Byzantine Empire, and nearly four centuries of Ottoman Turkish rule.
Greece country guide - Lonely Planet | Europe
Greece is ancient sun-bleached ruins piercing blue skies, the balmy Aegean lapping an endless coastline and a culture alive with passionate music, wonderful cuisine and thrill-seeking activities.
Geography of Greece - Wikipedia
Greece is a country in Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. [5] It is bordered to the north by Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria; to the east by Turkey, and is surrounded to the east by the Aegean Sea, to the south by the Cretan and the Libyan seas, and to the west by the Ionian Sea which separates Greece from Italy.
Greece Maps & Facts - World Atlas
Feb 24, 2021 · Greece lies at the juncture of the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. It is positioned both in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. Greece is bordered by 4 Nations: by North Macedonia and Bulgaria in the north, Albania in …
Greece - Visit Europe
Greece is the southernmost tip of Continental Europe, home to high mountains, forested areas, lakes, rivers, plains, and blue seas. It’s a country with an impressively long coastline, which contours the most part of the Greek Mainland – let’s not forget the thousands of …
Greece Country Profile - National Geographic Kids
Greece has the longest coastline in Europe and is the southernmost country in Europe. The mainland has rugged mountains, forests, and lakes, but the country is well known for the thousands of...
Greece - Country Profile - Nations Online Project
Destination Greece, a Nations Online profile of Hellas, the country in the Mediterranean and occupying the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe. The Hellenic Republic (the official name) is composed of two main peninsulas and some thousand islands in the Aegean (east) and the Ionian seas (west of the mainland).
Greece - New World Encyclopedia
Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα [eˈlaða] or Ελλάς [eˈlas]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [eliniˈkʲi ðimokraˈtia]), is a country in Southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula.
Greece - Wikitravel
Oct 15, 2024 · Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda) is a country in Southern Europe, on the southernmost tip of the Balkan peninsula, with extensive coastlines and islands in the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas.