Greece is a country in southern Europe on the tip of the
Balkan peninsula.
The waters of the
Aegean Sea border Greece to the east, and those of the Ionian and
Mediterranean Sea to the west and south.
The country consists of a large mainland at the southern end of the Balkans; the
Peloponnesus peninsula and numerous islands (around 3,000).
Major cities in Greece:
Athens, Thessaloniki, Larisa, Volos, Patrai, Irakleion, Spárti, Pireás
