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	Greece. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Central Greece, situated N of the Gulf of Corinth, includes the low-lying plains of Thessaly, Attica, and Boeotia; Mt. Olympus (Ólimbos; 9,570 ft/2,917 m), the highest point in Greece; and Athens.
		In the Balkan Wars (1912–13) Greece obtained SE Macedonia and W Thrace; the frontier with newly independent Albania gave a larger part of Epirus to Greece, but neither country was satisfied, and the area remained in dispute until 1971, when Greece, at least temporarily, dropped its claims to N Epirus.
		In 1954, Greece signed an alliance with Turkey and Yugoslavia, but friction with Turkey (and also with Great Britain) soon arose over the sovereignty of Cyprus, the majority of whose population is ethnically Greek, and continued after Cyprus became independent in 1960.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gr/Greece.html (4145 words)

	MSN Encarta - Greece
		Greece (Greek Hellas), officially known as the Hellenic Republic (Ellinikí Dimokratía), country in southeastern Europe, occupying the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula.
		Greece has historically been poor with inadequate communications, but in the period after World War II ended in 1945 it has experienced rapid economic and social change.
		Mainland Greece includes the regions of Thrace and Macedonia in the north; Epirus, Thessaly (Thessalia), and Central Greece in the central section; and the Pelopónnisos, a peninsula connected to the rest of the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth, in the south.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761572872 (849 words)

	Greece on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Central Greece, situated N of the Gulf of Corinth, includes the low-lying plains of Thessaly, Attica, and Boeotia ; Mt. Olympus (Ólimbos; 9,570 ft/2,917 m), the highest point in Greece; and Athens.
		When Philip II of Macedon attacked the warring city-states and conquered Greece by defeating the Athenians and the Thebans in the battle of Chaeronea (338 BC), he paved the way for his son, Alexander the Great, who spread Greek civilization over the known Western world and across Asia to India.
		In the Balkan Wars (1912-13) Greece obtained SE Macedonia and W Thrace; the frontier with newly independent Albania gave a larger part of Epirus to Greece, but neither country was satisfied, and the area remained in dispute until 1971, when Greece, at least temporarily, dropped its claims to N Epirus.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Greece.asp (4542 words)

	GREECE - Dilos Holiday World
		It consists of mainland Greece (Attica, the Peloponnese, Central Greece, Thessaly, Epirus, Macedonia, Thrace) and the Islands.
		The length of the Greek coastline is estimated at 15,000 kilometers.
		It is an impressive figure due to Greece's geographical position between Europe and Africa.
	www.dilos.com /location/67 (510 words)

	Greece Geographical Regions - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Drainage patterns in Greece are affected by the large percentage of land surface covered by rock, by the steepness of the young mountains in the north, which form gorges with narrow, twisting, and fast-moving rivers, and by the deep indentations of the coastline, which shorten the course of rivers across the land mass.
		The six mainland regions are Thrace, Macedonia, and Epirus to the north, and Thessaly, Central Greece, and the Peloponnesus farther south.
		The three island regions are the Ionian Islands off the west coast, the Aegean Islands in the Aegean Sea between the Greek mainland and Turkey, and the island of Crete, which is considered a separate region.
	www.photius.com /countries/greece/geography/greece_geography_geographical_regions.html (638 words)

	Welcome to Trade International, Inc. -- Articles
		Greece rates highly on literacy at 95% and is one of the highly advanced nations in the world, besides being one of the oldest to explore marble.
		Greece provides rare varieties of marbles which can scarcely be found elsewhere and which have greatly contributed to the history of civilization.
		It is interesting to note that Greece had the biggest decline in imports of stone to the USA by a drop of 35% in 1991 versus 1990.
	jbmatthews.home.mindspring.com /articles_greekspeech.html (2314 words)

	Greece
		Greece (Greek Hellas), officially known as the Hellenic Republic (Greek Ellinikí Dimokratía), country in southeastern Europe, occupying the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula and numerous islands.
		The mainland portion of Greece comprises the regions of Thrace and Macedonia in the north; Epirus, Thessaly (Thessalía), and Central Greece in the central section; and, in the south, the Pelopónnisos (Peloponnesus), a peninsula, which is connected to the rest of the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth.
		The gulfs of Corinth and Saronikós, separated by the Isthmus of Corinth, divide the Pelopónnisos from central and northern Greece.
	www.ovayonda.biz /lodging/country/gr.html (765 words)

	BBC - Weather Centre - World Weather - Country Guides - Greece
		Greece is situated in the extreme southeast of Europe.
		In the mountain regions of Greece, where many areas rise above 2,000 m/6,500 ft, the weather in winter and even into spring can be severe with frequent and heavy falls of snow and prolonged frost.
		Eastern Greece is the driest part of the country and the table for Athens is representative of much of eastern Greece at low levels.
	www.bbc.co.uk /weather/world/country_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT003830 (586 words)

	FOCUS on GREECE - Cuisine
		Greece has a culinary tradition of some 4,000 years.
		s lambs and goats in Greece are free-grazing and the pastures are very rich in herbs, the meats have a unique taste not to be found anywhere else in the world.
		In northern Greece, there are the Appellations of Zitsa, Amyntaio, Goumenisa and Naousa.
	www.focusmm.com /greece/gr_coumn.htm (942 words)

	Greece and Rome
		The major beneficiaries of this were the Venetians, who increased their influence in Greece and other parts of the empire.
		Greece is situated in southeast Europe on the Mediterranean.
		Euboea, the second largest of the Greek islands, lying to the east of the central region, is also considered to be part of the mainland region.
	www.wdbydana.com /greece.htm (1556 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Greece
		Situated in the far south of the Balkan peninsula, Greece combines the towering mountains of the mainland with over 1400 islands, the largest of which is Crete.
		Greece contends that the use of the name Macedonia by the neighbouring country implies a territorial claim over Greece's own region of the same name.
		Broadcasting in Greece is relatively unregulated by European standards, and many of the country's approximately 1,700 private radio and TV stations are unlicensed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1009249.stm (610 words)

	Access International Domains
		Greece became an integral part of the Eastern Roman Empire until subjagated by the Ottoman Turks in the 15th Century.
		Greece occupies the southern end of the Balkan peninsula, bordering on the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas and includes almost 2,000 islands.
		In 2003, Greeceâs chief import partner was Germany (12.5 percent), Italy (12.2 percent), France (6.6 percent), and the Russia (6.1 percent).
	webdb.iu.edu /internationalprograms/scripts/accesscoverpage.cfm?country=greece (2962 words)

	FOCUS on GREECE - Regions of Greece
		n Greece the marked variety of the terrain above water continues under the surface, along a seabed which, millions of years ago, was dry land.
		Close to Cape Tainaron (Tenaro) off the south tip of the Peloponnese, the so-called Oinoussai (Inousses) Pit is 4,850 metres deep which is the deepest point in the Mediterranean.
		It is exaggeration to state that the sun shines in Greece for 3,000 hours per year.
	www.focusmm.com /greece/gr_regmn.htm (416 words)

	Wet Weather in Greece Delays Cotton Planting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Unusually wet weather began March 1 and continues to linger in the central portion of the Macedonia region of Greece.
		Cotton is usually planted in that part of Greece this time of year, but rain and cool temperatures have kept farmers out of the fields.
		Greece is the EU's largest producer of cotton, with 410,000 hectares harvested in 2001.
	www.fas.usda.gov /pecad2/highlights/2002/04/greece_apr02 (131 words)

	Greece Tours \| Greece Tour Guide \| iExplore.com
		Greece may be the home of Zeus and his fellow Olympians, but at first glance its bustling, traffic-ridden capital, Athens, is anything but divine.
		Yet here, as all over Greece, are reminders of the country’s glory – from Athens’ Parthenon and Delphi’s Temple of Apollo, to the ruins on Crete of the Minóan city of Knossós, a civilization reaching even further back into history.
		Greece today offers the traveller the comforts of modern Europe in close proximity to the stark beauty of the ancient world.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Greece/Overview (431 words)

	boys clothes: Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Greece was also a very poor country at the time, as it struggled with the Nazi occupation (1941-44) and the bloody civil war with the Communists (1944-49).
		Greece was one of the first countries to form a Scouting troop.
		Greece was one of the first foreign countries that French photographers visited to take their pictures.
	histclo.com /country/gre/co-gre.html (2492 words)

	Map of the World
		Topography: Greece, the southernmost extremity of the Balkan peninsula, is a mountainous, stony country with a highly indented and crenellated coast.
		Greece is divided into ten regions of which Macedonia is the largest with an area of 34,177 sq.
		The second largest city, Thessaloniki, capital of Macedonia, with a population of nearly 1m, is an important seaport functioning as the gateway to the Balkans and a major economic and cultural centre for the whole of northern Greece.
	www.nafpaktos.com /map_of_the_world.htm (306 words)

	THE MAJOR WINE PRODUCING REGIONS - Athenee Importers
		The Muscat of Patras appellation is authorized for the region east of Patras.
		Santorini, one of the most famous islands of Greece, is home to one of the only active volcanoes in the country.
		The appellations are divided according to the four regions: Sitia.
	www.atheneeimporters.com /regions.htm (851 words)

	Traditional Music in Greece
		It was also played in what is now Turkey, in the regions of Kappadokia (often spelled Cappadocia) and the Black Sea region (Pontos) where Greeks lived for many centuries before they were evicted from the new Turkish state in 1922/3 in what is euphemistically called the 'exchange of populations'.
		Whereas the Smyrneika/Rembetika traditions were urban ones, the violin music of the Greek islands and of many regions of Greece was a village/rural one.
		One could travel to Greece and hear less adept players and decide that Greek traditional music is something rather primitive, but then--this sort of spectrum exists everywhere in all human endeavors.
	www.greecetravel.com /music/traditional.html (3417 words)

	boys clothes: Greek regions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Greece is a small country, but there traditionally have been meant destinctive regional differences.
		The island is a source of conflict between Greece and Turkey because there is a minority Turkish population.
		Thessaly (Thessalia) is the geographical department that occupies the central section of mainland Greece.
	histclo.com /country/gre/gre-reg.html (805 words)

	Greek Wine Regions: Central Greece
		Central Greece, in the modern era, finds herself caught between a long and rich enological history and the pressures of high standards brought on by the current revolution in the wine industry.
		Since the region becomes more forbiddingly mountainous towards the west, it is in the eastern reaches in which commercial winemaking is practised, including the large coastal island Evia and Attika, the area around Athens.
		The Savatianó, historically, was never the exclusive basis for retsina, and until phyloxera arrived in central Greece between the first and second World Wars, was just one of a number of white varieties grown in the region.
	www.greekwinemakers.com /czone/regions/central.shtml (498 words)

	Map of Greece Resorts and Regions
		Located next to Italy on the Mediterranean sea, Greece is a peninsula and includes many islands.
		Regions here include the Athens area, Attica and Saronic Gulf Islands, Crete, Cyclades Islands, Dodecanese Islands, Evia and The Sporades Islands, Ionian Islands, Ipiros, Macedonia, North Aegean Islands, Peloponnese and Kithira Island, and Thessaly.
		Kalamata Villas for Rent - The capital of the Messinia region in south Greece.
	www.ownerdirect.com /map/europe/greece/map-greece.htm (604 words)

	Cycling in Greece -Cycling Biking Greece
		For many years Greece was never known or regarded as a cycling destination.
		CycleGreece is pioneering the field by offering long distance cycling tours for one to two weeks in all regions of Greece for all abilities of riders.
		For avid cyclists seeking ascents, roughly four-fifths of Greece is mountainous, a continuation of the Alps.
	www.cyclegreece.gr /pages/01_Cycling_Greece.htm (265 words)

	Greece apartments - holiday apartments throughout Greece
		A land of stunning beauty and ancient history, Greece is a fascinating holiday destination for those longing for both cultural richness and a healthy dose of sunshine.
		Once in Greece, plan a trip to the mainland where you'll be sucked in by Greece's long history at every turn.
		Athens, the capital of Greece, is a legendary city, home of the birth of democracy, steeped in history.
	www.selfcateringhols.com /country-i300 (553 words)

	The Ancient Greeks - the Athenians of Ancient Greece.
		Held every four years, athletes came from all regions of Greece to compete in the great Stadium of Olympia and honor their supreme god, Zeus.
		There was a truce called every four years in Greece in order for the citizens of different city-states to travel to Athens for the Olympic Games.
		Ancient Greece was one of the largest contributors to present-day civilization.
	www.arwhead.com /Greeks (748 words)

	Cheese, Specialty Food, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Cheese Gifts: igourmet
		Recognized worldwide for its premium quality, DODONI Feta is made in Greece's Epirus region from a blend of pasteurized goat and sheep's milk.
		A traditional Greek hard cheese, Kefalotyri is known historically to be the first cheese that was to be produced at the start of the new season, ensuring that the milk that was used during the cheesemaking process was taken after the lambs were weaned.
		Because of Greece’s less-than-fertile terrain, most of its cheeses are made from sheep’s milk.
	www.igourmet.com /shoppe/shoppe.asp?cat=1&subcat=Greece (1306 words)

	Greece and the Greek Islands, Island Regions of Greece
		Greece and the Greek Islands, Island Regions of Greece
		Crete is independent of the mainland of Greece, due to it's distance from the mainland, and the fertility of the land.
		The Greek island grouping is actually closer to Turkey than to the mainland of Greece.
	www.greece.gb.net /greek-regions.html (750 words)

	Vacationing in Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Greece is a place that stimulates the mind, entertains, and leaves you wanting to come back time and time again.
		This region is probably one of the most awe-inspiring in Greece.
		There are also frequent ferry trips to and from mainland Greece, so if you were staying on the coast of the mainland you could take a day trip to one of the islands for a small fee.
	schoolweb.missouri.edu /ashland.k12.mo.us/eh/02page (1035 words)

	Weather forecast in Greece
		In particular, the Ionian islands and the west coast of Greece have a mild climate and lush growth of vegetation.
		The winds in the area are less severe than in other regions of Greece and due to that the Ionian sea forms the perfect ground for a yacht holiday with kids or less experienced crew.
		In the Aegean sea the meltemi in months July and August has an average force of 5 to 7 on the Beaufort scale during daytime and dies in the evenings.
	www.almiyachts.com /Unique/Weather_forecast.html (381 words)

	Sailing Greece - free yachting and charter holiday guide to sail the Greek islands - yacht charters Greece
		There are several ways to charter a yacht in Greece and explore the Greek coasts and islands.
		Again, it is always better to start at a major base like Athens and perhaps Lavrion, since the owners of the charter company would very much like to meet you and help you with the additional requests you might have.
		The most beautiful itineraries for the Ionian Sea, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese, the Sporades or the Northern Greece area.
	www.sailingissues.com /greek.html (1207 words)

	Strat's Place - The Wine Regions of Greec
		This is a short presentation of Greece's Wine Regions and it's vine varieties.
		The terms in "bold" are the regions recognised by greek and european law as quality wine producing regions.
		The vine varieties of Greece are indigenous to the country since Antiquity, but for the last 20 years limited planting of the french noble vatieties has taken place.
	www.stratsplace.com /greece/greece.html (450 words)

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