2022/11/1 · One of our favorite interesting facts about Greece. 17. Greece has a whole lot of beaches On Sarakiniko Beach in Milos With innumerable Greek islands (well, thousands actually) and a crazy jagged shoreline, Greece gets the accolade of being able to boast the world’s 11th-longest coastline. Awesome.

2022/2/24 · Greece is Full of Mountains Greece may be known for its stunning beaches, but did you know its land is 80% mountains? This is one of our favorite facts about Greece as we’ve driven through some of these massive mountains and seen them firsthand. Mount Olympus is the highest peak in Greece standing at almost 3,000 meters high.

2022/5/16 · Greece has the tenth-longest coastline in the world. Greece’s merchant fleet accounts for 70 percent of all European ships. Domestic law requires 75 percent of a ship’s crew to have Greek citizenship. Approximately 7 percent of all the marble quarried on the planet Earth comes from Greece.

A fun fact about Greece is that it is famous for democracy. The country is called the”birthplace of Western civilisation”! Greek democracy was the first example of this political system in the world. 4. The population of Greece is more than ten and a half million people.

2021/2/12 · A fun fact about Ancient Greece is that Greece wasn’t called Greece! In ancient times it was referred to as Hellas. The word ‘Greece’ originated from the Romans, it derived from the Latin word Graecia literally meaning ‘land of the Greeks’. Now Greece is officially called the Hellenic Republic.

2017/9/20 · In ancient Greece, athletes performed naked, their bodies slathered with glistening olive oil. Considered to be the strongest and healthiest of Greeks by their fellow man, the sweat which they produced during competitions, was thought to have magical healing powers.

Greece is a country in southeastern Europe. The country is situated on the Balkan peninsula. The country shares land borders with four countries: Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey. Please note that the name Macedonia was disputed by Greece and the country to the north of Greece changed its name to North Macedonia in February 2019

2022/10/17 · Greeks, the champions of olive oil Extra virgin olive oil slowly receives cult status around the world as the miraculous component of the Mediterranean diet and the Greek food culture. More and more scientists prove its medicinal benefits through researches proving that EVOO helps prevent diseases like Alzheimer’s, diabetes and cancer.