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THESSALONIKI INFO 3-11CAPSIS 12-13HOLIDAYINN 14EXCELSIOR 15ELECTRAPALACE 15GRANDPALACE 15LESLAZARISTES 15MEDITERRANEANPALACE 16PORTOPALACE 16EGNATIAPALACE 16MINERVA 17ANATOLIA 17CITY 177THALASSES-KREOPOLIO 18VALAORITISRESTAURANT 19MPATISSEAFOODTAVERN 20FILETOSOLOMONIDI 21MANDOLA 22EROS 22

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HALKIDIKI INFO 24-32ISTIONCLUB 33PORTESBEACH 33AMMONZEUS 33THEOPHANOIMPERIALPALACE 34ATHOSPALACE 34PALLINIBEACH 35SIMANTRO 35

ALEXANDERTHEGREAT 36ALIAPALACE 37POSSIDIHOLIDAYS 38ATHENAPALLASVILLAGE 39MELITONDELUXETHALASSOTHERAPY&SPA 39SITHONIATHALASSOTHERAPY&SPA 39AGIONISSIRESORT 40-41XENIA 42

PIERIA 43MEDITERRANEANVILLAGE 44OLYMPUSTHEA 45VISIONFORYOURSIGHT 46

ALEXANDROUPOLIS 47THRAKIPALACETHALASSOSPA&CONFERENCECENTER 48-49

CORFU INFO 50-57GELINAVILLAGE 58LOUISCORKYRABEACH 59LOUISKERKYRAGOLF 59PRIMASOLLOUISIONIANSUN 59CORFUHOLIDAYPALACE 60AQUISPELEKASBEACHHOTEL 60AQUISAGIOSGORDIOSBEACHHOTEL 60AQUISSANDYBEACHRESORT 60

ZANTE 61ZANTEROYALRESORT 62ZANTEIMPERIALHOTEL&WATERPARK 63MIROPALAZZOZANTE 63SANTJOHNVILLAS 64LOUISZANTEBEACH 64ZANTEPARK 64

CYPRUS INFO 65-67ELYSIUM 68-69STRAPHAELRESORT 70-71MEDITERRANEANBEACHHOTEL 72

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CITY CENTRE HOTELS

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MONUMENTS

1. WHITE TOWER 2. HIPPODROME 3. ARCH OF GALERIUS 4. ANCIENT MARKET 5. THE WALL

MUSEUMS

1. BYZANTINE CULTURE 2. ARCHAEOLOGICAL 3. WHITE TOWER 4. MACEDONIAN STRUGGLE

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Geographical position of ThessalonikiAcrossroadofBalkansandMacedonia,Thessalonikiisaround500kmawayfromAthens,220kmfromSkopia,300kmfromSofiaBulgariaand 600km from Konstantinoupolis. Thessaloniki has a very goodautoconnectiontotherestcitiesofMacedoniaasKavala,Yianitsa,Edessa,Veria,Kozani,Kastoria,Florinaetc.Nearbyare the lakesofAgiosVasiliosandVolvi,RiversasAksios,AliakmonasandLoudias, islandsasThasosandSkiathos,Skopelos,

Alonisos,Skyros,mountainsasOlympus,Vermio,Pieria,Pagaioetc.SnowcentersasSeli,3-5wells,Elatohorietc.Thessalonikiissurround-edbythefollowingsuburbsandareasasKatokaiAnoToumpa,AnoPolis,Triandria,Sikies,Ampelokipi,Evosmos,Stauroupoli,Panorama,Perea, Agia Triada, Nea Mihaniona, Thermi, Kalamaria, Oreokastroetc.

THESSALONIKI

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A quick glance at the History of ThessalonikiThe area of Thessaloniki was inhabited since the prehistorical times.Around the6th century beforeChristMacedonians appeared.Later in315b.c.KassandrosthekingofMacedoniaestablishedthenewcityandnameditThessalonikiinhonorofhiswifeandhalfsisterofAlexandertheGreat.ThecityofThessalonikiwasanimportantcommercialandwarharborofMacedonia.SaintPaulvisitsThessalonikiin50a.d.Intheyearof305wehavethetortureofSt.Dimitrioswhoistheholysaintandprotectorofthecity.Thecity’sharborwascreatedbyGreatConstantineinordertoprotecthisfleet.In413thefirstchurchwasbuiltinhonorofSt.Dimitrios.In1387thecityiscapturedbytheTurksforfirsttime.In1403itbecomesfreeand1430it iscapturedbytheTurksagain.ThousandsofJews arecoming inThessaloniki in1492after their expulsion fromSpain. The

lastcenturiesGreeks,Jews,TurksandotherBalkanslivetogetherinthesamecity.In1912Thessalonikibecomes freeby theGreeks. In1922after themikrasiaticdisasterthousandsofGreeksrefugesarecomingtoThessa-loniki.In1925theinternationalfairofThessalonikiisestablishedaswellastheuniversity.AbigexpulsionofJewsfromThessalonikitakesplacein1943bytheGermansandtheircollaborators.In1978averystrongearthquakeshakesthecity,in1997ThessalonikibecomestheculturalcapitalofEurope.TodayThessalonikiisthefavoritecenterofBalkansasregardsthefinan-cialactivities,theroadconnectionbetweenthemandtourism.Alotofactivities,astheaterperformances,concertsetc.takeplaceinthecityandincombinationtoitsuniquebeauty,thespecialfoodandthehospitalitytheguestsarealwayssatisfied.

Port of ThessalonikiThemostimportantharborintheBalkans,thefirstoneinexportationinthecountryandgenerallyaveryimportantharborinternationally.

YMCAEducationalcenterforourschoolactivitiesforyoungandelderpeople.

Modiano, Vlali ArcadeTheyareinthecenterofthecityandduringthedaytheyoperateaspopularmarkets.Alsoheretherearealotoftavernsandrestaurants.ModianoisaclosedmarketandVlaliisclosedonlyontop.Wecanseeherevariouskindsofshopsmainly traditionalasfishmarket,meatmarket,greengrocer’sshopetc.AvisittoVlalimarketisimpressivebecauseofthelargecrowdand

the humming. Its entrance is from Ermou, Aristotelous, Egnatia orVenizeloustreet.

The white towerThewhitetowerwasbuiltinthe15thcentury.ItisinByzantinestyleanditissituatedinfrontofThermaikosbay.TheperiodthatThessa-lonikiwasunderTurkishoccupancythewhitetowerwasaprisonforthepeopleinfrontofdeath’sdoor.Nowitisamuseumwithstatuesandmetalvessels,fromthe15thtill18thcentury.

Galerius ArchGaleriusarchwasbuiltbyGaleriustocelebratehisvictoryoverthePersians.Thessaloniki’sresidentscallitCamara.Thereareonlythreepillarspreserved.Onthemtherearefiguresthatshowthevictoryof

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GaleriusoverthePersians.ItisbetweenGaleriuspalace(south)andRotonda(north)

The WallsTheWallwerebuiltinAnoPolisThessalonikibyKassandros.InorderforsomeonetogotherefirsthehastopassthroughagateknownasPortara. In thepast thesewallsprotectedThessalonikimany timesfrom the inventers. Fromup there theguest canadmire thewholecity.

Mansion of MusicMansionofmusicisstatenospeculativeorganizationthatwasestab-lishedin1991andinauguratedofficiallyin2000.Aconstitutionofabranchofthebuildinginanticipatedsoastherewillbeamuseumofmusicandamusiclibrary.

Galerius Mansion / HippodromeGaleriusMansion: The architecture of thismansion is significant ifweconsiderthetimeitwasbuilt.AtthattimeitwasthecentralofThessaloniki, this issobecause it consistsofmanyparts (Camara,Rotonda,Octagono,Hippodrome)Hippodrome:whenTheodosioswasthekingofThessaloniki,hehadformedanalliancewiththeGoths.AssoonashewasforcedtoleaveinordertomarchagainsttheRomanshemadeleadertheGothVuter-hio.Thishasasaresulttheuprisingofthepeopleinhippodromeandthedeathof thenoblemenamongwhichwasalsoVuterhios.Afterthattheemperorgatheredall thenationalcounselors inthehippo-dromeandorderedtheirslaughter.

The statue of Alexander the GreatThestatueofGreatAlexander isnear thewhite tower,next to theroyaltheatrebetweenparksandgreentrees.

Ancient MarketTheancientromanmarketwasestablishedattheendof2ndcenturya.d.DuringRomanoccupancytheancientmarketwastheadministra-tivecenterofThessaloniki.Todayonly theconservatory issavedandonepartof themarket’ssquare.Thesquare ispavedwithflagstonesandincludesatwoen-trancearcade.

Art Gallery of the Society for Macedonian StudiesArtgalleryofthesocietyforMacedonianstudiesissituatedrightbe-hindthewhitetoweronAminisStreet.Everyyeartheatricalperform-ancesbythestatetheatreofnorthernGreecetakeplacethere.

Church of Agia SophiaAgia Sophia is in the center of Thessaloniki between Egnatia andTsimiskionAg.SophiasStreet. Itwasbuilton7thcenturyand it isdevotedtoChrist.ItistheoldestchurchofThessalonikifromthosethathavedome.InthesouthpartofthechurchisthecatacombofSt.Ioannis.

Agios Georgios (Rotonda)AgiosGeorgios(Rotonda),isoneofThessaloniki’ssymbols.Itisbe-lievedthatitwasbuiltasapalaceforGalerius.

Agios DimitriosAgiosdimitrios:northoftheromanmarketwheretheromanbathswere,thechurchofSt.Dimitriosisnowbuilt.St.Dimitrioshimselfwasjailedinthosebathswherehealsowastor-tured tilldeath.Characteristicaretherowsofwindowsthechurchhas.Italsohasmanyfrescosbutactualwealthisthemosaics.

Museum of Byzantine CultureByzantinemuseum:IntheByzantinemuseumisexhibitedtheByzan-tinelifeandtheByzantineartofeveryperiod.Itwasestablishedin1994andhaseightrooms.It has item from theoldChristian city and the houseofByzantineperiod,italsohasimportantexhibitsfromtheyearsoficonoclasm.

Archeological Museum of ThessalonikiArcheologicalmuseum:Thearchitecturepartsofthismarvelousmu-seumarecomingfromonebigIonianchurchofthearea.Ithasexhib-itsfromprehistorichouses,tombsofclassicalandarchaicseasonaswellastheroyaltombsofVergina.Important exhibits are the headless statue of goodness AphroditeandthemedalwiththebustofAthena.

Museum of Macedonian StruggleMuseumofMacedoniacstruggle:InthepasttheGreekconsulatewasestablishedhere.NowadaysweaponsandpersonalitemsoftheMac-edonianwarriorsareexhibited.

Jewish Museum of ThessalonikiThemuseumwasestablishedin1997inhonoroftherichandculturalheritagethatwasdevelopedinthecityduringthe15thCentury.

Diikitiriou SquareInDiikitiriousquareisfoundalargehabitableareasincetheHellenis-ticperiodintheeastpartoftheromanroad.Thebuildingwasprob-ablydestroyedbyfireinthemiddleofthe2ndcenturya.d.

International Film Festival of ThessalonikiEveryNovemberinThessalonikitheinternationalfilmfestivalisheldwhichstartedin1960.TheprojectionofthefilmstakesplaceeveryyearinOlympioncinem,andinPort.

Athonos SquareItisveryclosetoAristoteloussquare.Onceuponatimetherewerevarioussmalltradingshopsandbeforethat,thesecondhandstores.Nowtherearelotsoftavernasthatarealwayscrowded.

Thessaloniki International Exhibition CenterInacentralpartofthecityrightacrosstheuniversity,Hanth(Ymca),

theByzantineandArchaeologicalmuseum,andVelidionconferencecenteristheinternationalexhibitioncenterofThessaloniki.EachyearseveralfairsandexhibitionsareorganizedsuchasZootechnia,Infa-coma,RealEstateExpo,Detrop,Oenos,Furnima,Marmin,Furnidec,Kosmima,Infosystem,Philoxeniaandmanymore.

TsinariAreaofAnoPolisisnearthecenterabovetheMacedonia-Thrakimin-istryandtheSt.Dimitrioschurch.Thehouseshereareeitheroldwellmaintainedornewones in traditionalstyle.Thenarrowstreetsarepavedwithflagstones.Alsotherearetraditionalouzerisandtavernswithtastefulfood.

Old city/ Castles/ PortaraTheoldcityissituatedinthehighestpointofthecityrightacrossthecenter.Itswalls,Portara,Eptapirio(seventowers)andthetraditionalhousescomposeadifferentThessalonikithantheoneinthecenter.Theviewisuniqueandsomeonecanviewfromtherethewholecity.NearPortara(entranceofthewalls)therearealsomanynicetavernswheresomeonecanenjoyameal.

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The ZooInthenaturalenvironmentofSeihSouforestwecanseevariousani-malsandbirdsespeciallyfromGreeknatureandlife.Theentranceisfreeofchargeandit’sadifferentexperienceforthechildren.ThezooissituatedattheendofAg.PavlosafterKedrinoslofos.Nexttothezoothereisthetheatrewhereduringthesummermonthsimportantperformancestakeplace.

LadadikaThisAreaisinfrontofthetransportingstationofThessaloniki’shar-borwheretheEgyptianmarketwasduringtheyearsofOttomansoc-cupancy.After theOttomans left, theshopswithallkindsof thingsandespeciallyoils,(fromwhichittookitsname)werefullofpeople.Thefactthatwasveryclosetotheharborandthecommerciallifemadeit eventually a infamous areaduring the night knownas ‘red lights’.Someyearsbefore1997thatThessalonikiwastheculturalcapitalofEuropethestatewitheconomicalmotivesstartedthereformationoftheareawiththerenovationofthebuildingsandtheupgradingofthenight life.Ladadikatoday isaplaceofattractionforthetouristsbe-causeofthenicegraphicbuildings,thetraditionalnarrowstreets,therestaurantsandtheothershopsforamusement.TheyaresurroundedbytheavenuesPolitechniou,Salaminos,Kountourioti,Dragoumi.

Old and new Sea-FrontTheoldcoaststartsfromtheharbourattheendofKountouriotiwhichcontinuesasNiki’savenuetilltheWhiteTower.Duringthecoastalav-enueweseealotofcafeswhicharealwaysfullofpeople,winterorsummerandespeciallythecoolandsunnydays.Thenewcoastwhichisextended from theWhiteTowerparallel toAlexander theGreatavenueuntil theMusicMansion intheuniqueplaceforwalkingasmuchforThessaloniki’sinhabitantsaswellforitsguests.Therethesunnydayswemeetlittlesellers,coachmen,smalltrainshipsascafesforalcoholicorsoftdrinksandcoffeesthatsailaroundThermaikosbayandenjoytheview.OnthewayalsowefindtheRoyaltheatre,theGreatAlexanderstatue,theUmbrellas,someparksandattheendtheMusicMansion.

Night Life of ThessalonikiThessalonikiiisthepioneerandthemodelinthispartbecauseitof-fers everything that the peoplewho live in Thessaloniki ask for aswellasitsguests.Restaurants,bars,bouzoukia(musicstages),clubs,theatres,cinemasetc.composethenightlifeofThessaloniki.AlmostallthefamousGreeksingerswillcometosinghere.ManytheatricalperformancestakealsoplacehereandevensomeofthemstartfromThessaloniki,theluckycity.

Nearby DestinationsHALKIDIKI:VeryneartoThessaloniki, inadistancelessthananhour’sdrivewecanfindthesocalledsecretparadiseofHalkidiki.ThethreepeninsulasofHalkidiki,Kassandra,SithoniaandAthoswillbeunforgettable for theirspecialnaturalbeauty, thesea, thebeachesand the very green natural surroundings. Remarkable is also themountainous Halkidiki with its capital Poligiros, Agios Prodromoswithitsfamoussouvlaki,Arneawithitsnoblehouses,Taxiarhis,themother landofChristmas tree inGreece,Stagira thebirthplaceofAristotelisandsomeothermountainousvillages.AlsodonotmissthecaveofPetralonawhichisnearThessaloniki.TherewasfoundtheoldesttillnowskullEurope.

VERGINA VERIA- NAOUSA- IMATHIAInthenearbystateofImathiayoumayvisitVergina(80km)thefirstcapitalcityofMacedoniaunderthenameAiges.Heresomeonecanvisit theroyalandMacedoniantombs.Veria isacityveryneartoVergina in the footofMt.VermiononourwaytoNaousa.NaousaisahistoricalcitywiththefamousplatanforestinAgiosNikolaosandArapitsa’swaterfalls.InthestateofImathiatherearealso2skicentersSeliand3-5wells.

OLUMPUS-DION PIERIA STATEThe mythical Olympus mountain is around 110 km fromThessaloniki,wecanvisit it ifwefirstarrive inLitohoroavillageonthefootofOlympusmountain.TheancientDionis85kmawayfromThessalonikiinwhichtheancientMacedonianshadtheirworshipingsanctuaries.ItisworthtovisitPlatamonascastleandtheoldvillageofAgioPanteleimonawiththestonytraditionalhouses.Verybeauti-fulisElatohorivillagewithanewskicenter.

PELLA-EDESSAinadistanceof40kminourwaytoYianitsa,ancientPellaissituated,thecapitalcityofMacedoniaandbirthplaceofAlexandertheGreat.Inthearchaeologicalmuseumwecanseetheruinsofthepalace,mo-saicsandotheritemsoftheperiod.AfterNaousasomeonecanvisitEdessawiththewaterfallsanditsparks.InthestateofPellathereisVoras(135km),askicenterneartraditionalvillageofAgiosAthana-sios.AlsonearArideathePozarbathsarewellknown.

SERRES-KERKINI LAKE-ALISTRATI CAVE-SERRESInanhour’sdistancewecanvisitSerresthecapitalcityoftheProvince.TherewewillseeKerkiniLakewiththeuniqueaquaticlife,Poroia,AmfipoliswithitsLionandtheverybeautifulcaveofAlistrati.TheskicenteriscalledLailias.

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Geographical info of HalkidikiTheprefectureofHalkidikibelongstothegeographicpartofCentralMacedonia.Itoccupiesthebiggestpartofthethree-fingeredpenin-sulathatissituatednorthbythelakesLagada,VolviandiswetbytheAegeanSea.Theprefecturehasextentionof2945kmandissepa-ratedin4partscentralHalkidikiandthethreepeninsulas(Athos–Kassandra–Sithonia).ItisalmostonehourawayfromThessalonikianditisconsideredoneofthemostbeautifulregionsofGreecefor

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A quick glance in the history of HalkidikiItshistory isat least700.00yearsoldas iswitnessedbythefos-silizedskulloftheancientmanfromPetralonathatwasdiscoveredin the homonymcave in1960.Halkidiki is reported in the historyastheplacewherewascarriedoutthebattleofgodsandgiantsforthesovereigntyofworld.ThebattletookplaceintheFlegreoPedio

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thatisplacedinthepeninsulaofPallini(Kassandra).The8thcenturyB.C.crowdofresidentsrollsuptotheregion,emanatingmainlyfromChalcida(afterwhichitwasnamedHalkidiki)andEretria.Attheendof5thcenturyBCthe32moreimportantcitiesfoundedunderthelead-ershipofOlynthos,the“publicofHalkideon”thatwillbedestroyedin379BCbySpartians.In348P.H.PhilipposincorporatetheregionintheMacedonianKing-dom.HalkidikiwasChristianizedin50A.D.InTheChristiancenturiesHalkidikiwillacceptsalotofraidsasGothians(269)Ounians(6thaj.)andKatalanians(1307),duringthe9thcenturythemonasticslateofmt,Athosisorganized.In1430therewastheenslavementbyTurks.InMayarevolutionwasorganizedundertheleadershipofEmmanouilPappas,withoutsuccessanditwasdestroyedcompletely.

Petralona Village & Petralona CavePetralona is a village thatwas founded in 1922 by refugees. It isroughly50kmawayfromThessalonikiandisknownbecauseofthehomonym“CaveofPetralona”whicheachvisitorhastosee.Accord-ingtothescientists,inPetralonawaslivingtheNeanderthal(theold-erresidentofGreece)Next to the village of Petralona, in distance of800meters and inaltitudeof250metersinthefootofmountainKatsikaisfoundthehomonymcave.Itwasdiscoveredin1959byresidentsofvillagethesearchedforwater.Itwasnamed“RedStones”bytheterraRosa(redground)thatitcolorshisstalagmitesandstalactites.

Olynthos & Archaeological Museum of OlynthosItwasbuilt inthe7thcenturyb.candwasdestroyedcompletely in348b.cbytheMacedonians.Thecitydidnotexisteitherinthemapor in thehistory. In1928professorRobinsonbroughtagainOlyn-thosinthelightandin1990thearchaeologistJulieVokotopouloumanagedtomakeitagainabletobevisitedanditismaintainedasarchaeologicalplaceuntiltoday.NewOlynthosisveryneartotheoldtownandwascreatedbyrefugeesbytheEast.TheMuseumoperatessince1998inthearchaeologicalpartofan-cientOlynthos.Thereisexclusiveaudiovisualmaterialinordertohelpthe visitor the acquire a completed opinion for the archaeologicalpartofOlynthos,startingfromthehistoryofthecityandcontinuingwiththedescriptionofexcavationandrestoration.

PoligirosPoligirosisthecapitalofPrefectureofHalkidikianditisinitsgeo-graphiccenter.ItisbuiltinthesouthernfootofHolomonta,inaalti-

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tudeofabout550m.Themostimportanthistoricalfactthathasdi-rectrelationwithPoligirosisthebeginningofRevolutionofHalkidikion17May1821

Nea MoudaniaMoudaniaisacoastaltownfamousforthefish-wharfanditsbighar-bor.Moudania isconnectedcoastwisewith theNorthernSporades.Thefirst residentswere refugees fromPropontida thathaddisem-barkedin1922intheplace“Kargiharbor”

Mount AthosInpeninsulaofAthospeoplelivedsinceancientyears.Firsthermitsstayedtheresincethe8thcenturyorbefore.InMt,Athostodaythereare20monasteriesfromwhichthe17areGreek,1Serbian,1Rus-sianand1Bulgarian.EventhoughtherepeninsulabelongstoGreece,MtAthos isautonomousandtheEcumenicalPatriarchaldominatesit. InMt.Athosonlymenareallowed.ThewomencanapproachMt.Athosonlybycruiseandalsotheyareallowedtoseethe“OrchardofVirginMary”fromadistanceof500m.

ArneaArneaisatownof2.500residentsinNorthernHalkidiki,builtinfootofMt.Holomonta.Itisabout70kmawayfromThessalonikiand38

kmfromPoligiros.ItisthecapitaloftheprovinceofArneaandseatofMetropolisoflerissos,mt.AthosandArdamerjos.Itsnameconsistsofthenamesofthetwoancientcitiesthatexisteduntil1928,AvgeaandArne.

KassandraThepeninsulaofKassandraassemblesthebiggestpartoftourisminHalkidiki.Oneofthemostbeautifulparts,withlandscapefullofpinetreesthatreachesthebeacheswhichsomeoneshouldvisit.

Nea FokaiaNeaFokaiaisrefugeevillageofKassandrathatwasbuiltintheplaceofold“agioritikonmetohion”.Abeautifulspectaclefromthepastisthetownthatadornsthebeachofthevillage,since1407.

AfitosAfitosis2kmawayfromNeaFokea.Itisbeautifultraditionalvillage,builtwithStone.Fromthevillage’ssquarecansomeoneadmirethegulfofToroneos.Afitosisfamousforthetraditionalandtastyspecial-tiesthatsomeonecaneatinitstaverns.

KalitheaKalitheaisthemostpopularregionofHalkidiki.Duringthesummer

itisfulloflifeandtourismnotonlyforthenightlife,butalsoforthearcaeologicalinterestthatitpresents.

KassandriaKassandria since 16th century. Today the village has 3500 resi-dents,Itconstitutestheadministrativecenteroftheregionandithasimportantandappreciatedbuildingsthatadornthearea.OneofthemostwellknownonesistheFolkloreMuseum.

KriopigiKriopigi isfamousforthetourism.ItsoldnamewasPazarakia.ThesandybeachPigadakiadeservestobevisited.

SiviriAnexclusiveseasonalsettlingthatwascreatedrecently.Itdoesnothaveitsownidentitybut inthesummermonthsit isfullof lifeandyouthsthatvisititinordertoexperienceitsnightlife.

PolihronoAvillage5kmsouthofKriopigiwithlightbluebeachesandbeautifulnature.IntheolddaysinitsplaceNeapoliswasbuilt,Remnantsofthecitystillexistnearthebeach.Intheheartofthemountainyouwillbeastonishedbythelandscapeyouwillface.

HaniotiHaniotiisavillagethattillrecentlysomebodychoseinordertohavequietholidays.Howeverwiththeincreaseoftourismitchanged.Itisfullofnicetavernsthatyoucanenjoygoodfood.VisitingthechurchofSaintGeorge,intheoldvillageissomethingthatsomeoneshouldnotmiss.

PefkohoriPefkohoribeautifulvillageofHalkidiki,fullofGreektavernsandnightclubs,fromwhichyoucanvisitbyboatMt.AthosandSithonia.Some-oneshouldvisittheoldchurchofpefkohorithatisasampleofpostByzantineseasonaswellasthetempleofSaintIoannistheRussianroughly3,5kmawayfromthecenter.Itwillbeunforgettablebecauseoftheperfectviewyouwillsee.

PaliouriItisaquiettraditionalvillageinthesouthpartofKassandraandbuiltinaltitude120m.withviewtoKelyfos.Initsplacewasbuiltthean-cientcityTheramvos.YouwillbeastonishedbytheviewofMt.AthosandToroneosgulf.Itisknownforthehoneyproduction,foritsarchi-tectureaswellasforitstraditionalatmosphere.

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Agia ParaskeviAgiaParaskevi isbuilt in thesouthpartofKassandraand it isonemorevillage thatexcitesyouwith thebeautifulnatureandthe tra-ditionalcolorinthehousesandinthenarrowpaths.Ittookitsnameafterthehomonymchurch.Itis10kmawayfromToroneosgulfand5kmfromThermaikosSea.

Nea SkioniNeaSkioniisfoundinthesouth-westpartofKassandra,110kmfromThessaloniki.TheoldvillagewasnamedTsaprani.Itisfromthevillagethatcombinesmountainandseaanditstillkeepsthetraditionalat-mosphere.Itsharboristhebiggestinthepeninsula.

KalandraKalandrawasfoundinthe14thcenturyandbeforethattherewasasettlingofByzantineyears.Bytakingawalkinitsnarrowpathssome-onecanadmirethearchitectureof19thcentury.BywalkingdowntothebeachyoumeetPossidi.

PossidiFamoustouristsettlingsituatedsouthwesttowardsKassandra’scape,

fullofhousesthosewerebuiltwithrocksandtraditionalarchitecture.

PotideaThecanalofPotidealinksThermaikoswithToronaios.AncientPoti-deawasthecitybecauseofwhichthebiggestwar inhistoryburstout: ThePeloponnesianwar. In the harbor of the city you can stilladmirethemedievalwallsoftheoldcity.NewPotideaisbuiltintwosettlingsthatareseparatedbythemainroadofKassandra.

GerakiniGerakiniisnotactuallyavillagebutatouristcenterinSithoniaandtookitsnamebythesamenamedhotelinthearea.Itdoesnothaveanyspecialinterestfortheguestsbecauseitdoesnothavehistoryornightlife.

MetamorfosiBythesearefugeevillagethatwasestablishedin1925bymikrasi-ates.ItisbuiltinabeautifulbeachofToroneoswithalotofpinetreesaround.Inwasestablishedthefirstchildren’scampin1950.

NikitiNikiti isasmalltowninHalkidikiwith2200residents.Today’sset-tlingstartedtobebuiltin14thcenturyandwasdestroyedin1821bytheTurkisharmy.Therebuildingstartedverysoon.TheoldvillageisabovetheprovincialroadtoMoudania,itisworthtovisitthechurchofagiosNikitas,themuseum,andthechurchofvirginMary.

MarmarasMarmaraswasbuilt in1922bytherefugeesofMarmarasislandinm.asiainitsplacetherewasanancientandByzantineresidence.ForcenturiesitwasMetohiofGrigorioumonasteryinMt.Athos.Todayisoneofthebiggesttouristsummerresorts.

SikiaSikiaislocated150kmfromThessalonikiand83kmfromPoligiros.ItistherethemunicipalityofToroniandoneoftheoldestsettlingsinHalkidiki.In14thcenturyitwascalledLogos.Ithas2500residentsanditstillkeepsthelocalcolor.

VourvourouVourvourou is by the sea and it has very interesting and beautiful

beaches.ItbelongstotheresidentsofthenearbyvillagecalledAgiosNikolas.InvourvourouthereisstillthewallthatintheoldagesbrokeoffthecommunicationbetweenSithoniaandtherestofHalkidiki.

Ormos PanagiasThisplaceisknownbecausefromtherestarttheboatstoMt.Athos.Thebeachnamedtraniammoudiawillimpressyou.

SartiSartiwasbuiltin1922byMikrasiatesrefugeesanditsnamecomesfromtheancienttown.Thelast2decadesithadverybigtouristde-velopmentbecauseofthebeautifulbeachesandthecoolatmospherethatexistthereevenduringtheverydifficultsummermonths.

Agios NikolaosAg.Nikolaosconsistsoftheunionofoldmonasteries, ithas2300residents,isoneoftheoldesttraditionalvillages.TherearestillruinsfromAgiosNikolaosmonasteryandit isalsosaidthat inthesameareatherewasthecitySigosbywhichthenameofSigitikosbaywascalledafter.

PirgadikiaPirgadikiaisavillagebytheseathatlookslikeGreekislands.Becauseoftheperfectbeachesithasabigtouristdevelopment.SomeofthemworthtoseeareSamonikios,Campos,Galikies.

Places of Athos

Ierissos,isatownwith2900residents.In7thcenturyb.C.Peo-plefromAndros livedthereandtheycalled itakanthos,partoftheancienttownisstillsaved.Theexcavationsofcoursearestillcontin-ued.ThetownhasnonightlifeandthetouristsvisititbecauseofthebeachesandinordertogotoMt.Athos.Nea Roda,are4kmawayfromierissosandhaveabigarcheologi-calinterest.TheyarefamousfromtheXerxiscanalthataccordingtothehistoryXerxisopenedinordertoavoidtheAthospatrol.Howevernothingissaved.Ouranoupoli,isknownasthebeginningofMt.Athos.Itsdistancefromthessalonikiis145kmand90kmfromPoligiros.Itwasbuiltin1922byMikrasiatesrefugees,.Itisaknownplacethatthetouristspreferfortheirvacationastherearebigandnicehotelsaroundit.

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THESSALONIKIAcrossroadofBalkansandMacedonia,Thessalonikiisaround500kmawayfromAthens,220kmfromSkopia,300kmfromSofiaBulgariaand 600km from Konstantinoupolis. Thessaloniki has a very goodautoconnection to the restcitiesofMacedoniaasKavala,Yanitsa,Edessa,Veria,Kozani,Kastoria,Florinaetc.Nearbyare the lakesofAgiosVasiliosandVolvi,RiversasAksios,AliakmonasandLoudias, islandsasThasosandSkiathos,Skopelos,Alonisos,Skyros,mountainsasOlympus,Vermio,Pieria,Pagaioetc.SnowcentersasSeli,3-5wells,Elatohorietc.Thessalonikiisthefa-voritecenterofBalkansasregardsthefinancialactivities,theroadconnectionbetweenthemandtourism.Alotofactivities,astheaterperformances,concertsetc.takeplaceinthecityandincombinationtoitsuniquebeauty,thespecialfoodandthehospitality,theguestsarealwayssatisfied.

VERGINA VERIA-NAUSA-IMATHIAInthenearbystateofImathiayoumayvisitVergina(80km)thefirstcapitalcityofMacedoniaunder thenameEges.HeresomeonecanvisittheroyalandMacedoniantombs.VeriaisacityverynearVer-gina in the footofMt.VermiononourwaytoNaousa.Naousa isahistorical citywith the famous platan forest inAgiosNikolaos andArapitsa’swaterfalls.InthestateofImathiatherearealso2skicent-

ersSeliand3-5wells.PELLA-EDESSA-NOMOS PELLISinadistanceof40kminourwaytoYanitsa,ancientPellaissituated,thecapitalcityofMacedoniaandbirthplaceofAlexandertheGreat.Inthearchaeologicalmuseumwecanseetheruinsofthepalace,mo-saicsandotheritemsoftheperiod.AfterNaousasomeonecanvisitEdessawiththewaterfallsanditsparks.InthestateofPellathereisVoras(135km),askicenterneartraditionalvillageofAgiosAthana-sios.AlsonearArideathePozarbathsarewellknown.

OLYMPUS-DION PIERIA STATEThemythicalOlympusmountainisaround110kmfromThessaloniki,wecanvisititifwefirstarriveinLitohoroavillageonthefootofOlympusmountain.TheancientDionis85kmawayfromThessalonikiinwhichtheancientMacedonianshadtheirworshipingsanctuaries.ItisworthtovisitPlatamonascastleandtheoldvillageofAgioPanteleimonawiththestonytraditionalhouses.Verybeautiful isElatohorivillagewithanewskicenter.

SERRES-KERKINI LAKE-ALISTRATI CAVE-SERRES:Inanhour’sdistancewecanvisitSerresthecapitalcityoftheprov-ince.TherewewillseeKekinilakewiththeuniqueaquaticlife,Poroia,AmfipoliswithitsLionandtheverybeautifulcaveofAlistrati.TheskicenteriscalledLailias.

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Geographical Info of CorfuCorfu isoneofthenorthest islandsof Ionianopensea. It issituat-ed intheentranceofAdriaticSea,neartothemainlandcoasts. Itsnortheastcoastsapproachveryclose (around2kms) thecoastsofAg.SarantaAibania.Itsshapeisoblong,Widerinthenorthpartandbecomesnarrowinthesouth.Litscoasthastotallength217kmandformquiteafewbaysandcapes.Thelandismainlymountainous,es-peciallyinthenorthpart.TheforeignerscallitCorfu,becauseofthe

twopeaksthatappearwhilethevisitorapproachestheisland.HigherpeaksarePantokratoras (914m.)andStravoskiadi.Corfu isoneofthemostinhabitedislandsinMediterraneanwith193residentspersquarekilometer.

The City of CorfuThecityofCorfuisdesignatedbytheintenseVenetianelementbutalsobyalotofEnglishandFrenchinfluences.Itisacosmopolitancity,

BEST THINGS TO SEE!OldCity-OldCastle-SaintSpiridon-Spianada-Liston-Achillion-Kanoni-Mouseisland-Paleokastritsa-BeacheslikeIssos-Glyfada-Pelekas-AgiosGordios….

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thecapitaloftheisland,thatgivesoffasenseofnobility,withmainsightstheSpaniadasquare,whichisthebiggestsquareintheBalkanarea,theoldandthenewfortress,thetownhall(SanJakomothea-tre),thekanoniarea,MonRepoaswellasthemuseumsfromByzan-tineandafterByzantinehistory.Corfucityhas28.185residentsanditisoneoftheoldesturbancentersinGreece.

Cofru in a GlanceSt.Spiridon is thepatronsaintof thecity.CorfucityhasVenetianmansionsandthebuildingsarecoloredwiththetraditionalCorfupaleyellow(ochre)color.It hasa lotof churcheswithmost important thecatholic cathedralStlakovosandChristophoros,theeastcathedralofPanagiaSpiliotis-sa,andthest.Spiridonoschurch. ithasalsohistoricalbuildingsasBritishheadquarters ,theoldpalaceofst.Michaelandst.George,whereitisroofedtheoneandonlyinGreece,Sinoiaponikomuseum,Liston,kapodistria’smansion,cathedralmansion,mansion for thereadingassociationofCorfu,mansionoftheoldIonianbank,nowa-days’townhall,thefamoussanjakomotheatre,themansionoftheIonianparliament,themansionofIonianacademy,wherethehead-quarters(pritania)ofIonianuniversityisroofed.Outsideofthecitysomeonecanalsoseeperfectspots.AmongthesightsoftheareathereisAhillion,princessSissy’spalace,withthefamoussculptureofAchillesandthefabulousfrescosandpaintings.PelekasareaisfamousforthesunsetviewwhereasinPaliokastritsathereistheByzantinefortressAggelokastro.Beacheswiththinblonde

sandarefoundinSt.Gordios,Glyfada,Korissionlake,st.Georgeoftheice,Marathia,Gardenos,Kasiopi,Sidari,Roda,Aharavi,Almiro,Dasia,Paliokastritsaandmanyotherareas.Howeverthevillagesintheinteriorpartoftheislandarefascinating,asSinarades,st.Mathew,Varipatades,Korakiana,Giannades,Karou-sades,Episkepsi,hlomos,Spartilas,Lefkimi,overwhelmedingreen

History of CorfuCorfuforthefirsttimeisreferredtoinOdysseybyHomer.That’showwelearnabouttheexistenceoftheislandofFaiakes.PrehistoricallyCorfuwasknownasDrepano,SheriaorFeakia.This lastnamewasgiventotheislandafteritsfirstking,FeakassuccessorwasNafsithos,thesonofPoseidonandPeriviaandafterhimhissonAlkinoos,thewiseandhospitablekingofOdyssey.FindingsofhumanexistenceinCorfuwefindsincePaleolithicperiod,butalsoinsomeareascorpsesarefoundfromNeolithicperiod.SinceHomerthe famousFeakes livedthere thatwerePhoenicians.CorfuasallytoAthenswasoneofthecausesforthePeloponnesianwar.TheislandveryfastwascapturedbytheRomansduringtheirgradualspreadingouttowardstheeast.LotsofbarbarianspassedandlootedtheislandduringtheByzantineperiodbecauseCorfuwasthebridgefortheoppositemainlandcoastsandcontroloftheAdriaticentrance.In1386theVenetiansreturnedanditstartedforCorfualongperiodunderVenetianrulethatgaveCorfutheairandthecolorthatwecaneasilyseeeventoday.Atthatperiodthe islandmetabigdevelop-mentandfinancialprosperity.

ThecityofCorfuwasinthefortress,butoutsideanothercitywithoutwallswasspread,witharesulttobeexposedtoallkindsofinvaders.Inorder toconfront theenemieseffectivelyahugeareawasmadeinfrontofthefortress,today’sSpaniadasquare.In1431Turksap-pearedforthefirsttimeintheislandandtriedtocaptureitbutinvain.Veniceeventhough,leftitsstamponCorfu,couldnotmanagetopro-tectitenough,becauseitlivedalotofslaughtersanddamagesbytheTurkishinvasions.In1807till1814theFrenchofNapoleonreturnedinCorfu,andduringthatperiodtheygavecolorandaFrenchfeelinginthecity.WiththecollapseoftheFrenchemperorsofNapoleon,theEnglisharmycapturedCorfuin1815andtheystayedtheretill1864whentheislandincorporatedwithGreeceaswellastheotherIonianislands.

Small Islands in CorfuThemostfamoussightinCorfuisprobablythesmallislandinfrontofKanoni,whichisconnectedwithCorfuthroughanarrowstripeofland,onwhichissituatedthesmallchurchofPanagiaVlahernonandthewellknownPontikonisi.

Special food of CorfuTraditionaldishesarepastitsada,sofritoandbourtheto.

KapodistriasKapodistriaswasborninCorfuduringVenetianrule.Hewasdescend-edfromanoblefamily.Hestudiedmedicalscience,philosophy,and

lawinPandova’suniversityinItaly.In1797,attheageof21,heset-tledinhisbirthplace,Corfu,asadoctor.In1802heseemedtobeamongstthefoundersoftwoimportantscientificandsocialorganiza-tions:the‘filikieteria”andthe“nationalmedicalcompany”.

Democracy in Ionian IslandsInspiteofhisnobleoriginandtraining,Kapodistriaswasliberalanddemocrat. In 1801, when the Ionian Islands became independent(stateunderRussian-Turkishrule),Kapodistriasbecameoneof thetwogovernorsinIonianislands’democracy.TheresultofKapodistiaseffortswasthe“passing“ofonemoreliberalanddemocraticconsti-tutionin1803.HewasappointedunanimouslygovernorofthestateoftheIonianislandsbythesenateoftheIonianislands.Hewasmin-isterfrom1802till1807.

Russian EmpireWhile , at the time thatNapoleonwas the emperor and the IonianislandsgotunderFrenchrule,KapodistriasrealizedthattheEnglishwouldhavemaincontrol again, sohe tookshelter inRussiawhereafterashorttimebecamecounciloroftheforeignministerinRussia.WiththebeginningoftheGreekRevolutionhewasobligedtoleavehispostin1822inordertosettleinGenevaSwitzerland,werehewasbeenveryrespectfulforhisoffer.

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wouldcultivateaPan-Hellenicfight,becausehebelieved,aswell asKorais,fordifferentreasonseach,thatwiththeexistenceof“ierasim-mahia”,everyattemptofthatkindwasdoomedfromthebeginning.Assoonthoughasheheardthatthewholenationwasinstigated,notonlyhehelpedtherevolutionineverywaybutalsohemadeapro-posaltotsarwithwhichheundertooktheprotectionoftheGreeks.AttheendKapodistriaswasassassinatedonSt.SpiridonosstairsinNafplioon27September(9October)1831.

Corfu SightsIn2007theoldcitywentundertheUNESCOlistforthepreservationofworldwideheritage.StSpiridonas:thesaintcameintheislandon16thcenturyfromCyprus.Thechurchwasbuiltin1590.Itpossess-esahighsteeplewithItalianarchitecture.Ithasmarbletempleandtogetherwiththeroofformthemostimportantsampleofthatstyle.TheroofisdecoratedwithRenaissanceiconpaintings.Therelic’sisprotectedinashrineinthechurch.Thesaint,accordingtothelegend,walkson the islandand that’swhyeveryyearonhisnamedayhisshoesarefoundwornoutandarereplacedbynewones.

Liston I Spaniada I old town I Old fortressThe old town is built with Venetian elegance and architecture.Thevisitorhastheopportunitytolivesomethingdifferentashecanwalkaroundinitskantounia(narrowstreetsintheoldcity).TheSpaniadasquare,thebiggestinGreeceandBalkancountries,issuitableforun-forgettablewalks.AttheendofSpaniadasquareisListon:abig,nice,

greenareawithalotofcafes.FromthesquaressomeonecanseetheoldfortresswhichwasbuiltbytheVenetiansinordertoprotectthecityfromtheinvasions.

Asian MuseumThemuseumofAsianartinCorfu,theonlymuseuminGreecewhichisdevotedexclusivelytotheartandtheantiquityfromApoAnatoliandIndia,itisroofedinthepalaceofst.MichaelandGeorge.Itwasbuiltbetween1818and1823duringsirThomasMaitland(1759-1824),firstcommandingofficeroftheIonianislands,periodthatCorfuwasunderBritishoccupation(1814-1864).Thepalacewasnamedafterthisbattalion.Thebuilding,exceptofonespacioushouseforthecommandingof-ficer,itwasbasicallyusedasBritishheadquarters.Atthesametime,itwasheadquartersofIonianSenateandforsomeperiod,headquar-tersoftheIonianparliament,mainlythoughitwastheheadquartersofbattalionofst.Michaelandst.George.In1864,aftertheunionoftheIonianislandswithGreece,theGreekstatepossessedit,andsince1928ithousestheAsianartmuseum.

New FortressThenewfortressissituatedinthenorthwesternendofthecity.ItwasbuiltonSt.Mark’shill for thebetterprotectionof thecontinuouslydevelopingCorfucityanditssurroundings.Itwasreadyin1578.Thefortressischaracterizedforitssymmetryanditisshapedupintwolevels,fromwhichthelowerpartinsuredthecontroloftheport,were

as the upper part the defense of the outskirts. Themain entranceissituated in thesideof theportand itwasbuilt in1577.DuringtheTurkishsiegein1716itsufferedmanyforcefulattacks,howevertheymanagedtoconfronttheenemy.In19thcenturyundertheBrit-ishprotectionmanyrepairsweredoneonthenewfortressandnewbuildingswerebuiltinit,asthebarracksnearthemainentranceandthesecondbackbarracks(1842)ontheupperlevelofthebuilding.IntheinteriorthereisthechurchofPanagiaSpiliotisawhichwasprob-ablybuiltin17thcentury.Itisrumoredthattheoldandthenewfor-tressesarejoinedwithanundergroundtunnel.

KanoniTouristareafromwhichcansomeoneseePanagiaVlahernon,Pon-tikonisiandtheairport.ItisnamedsincetheFrenchruleontheisland.

Mon repoInsideaverygreenareawasmadein1824themansion-palaceinorder to be given to the English commanding officer. Later, ownerbecametheex-royalGreekfamily.

Ionian parliament (house)Neoclassicrhythm,projectoftheCorfiotarchitectloannisHronis,builtin 1855. In front there is propylaea ,(area in front of the building),whichisshapedupwithtwoDoricpillars.TwobuiltinplaquesinfrontinGreekandEnglisharereferredtothedecisionoftheparliamenton23/09/1863tounitetheIonianislandswithGreeceanditwassignedinthisbuilding.Itismadeofstoneswithwoodentiledroof.AftertheaboveunionitwasgiventotheEnglishcommunitywhichchangedittoanAnglicanchurch.In1943itwasdamagedconsiderablyanditwasrestoredin1960butwithsignificantshapespoiling.ItissituatedintheuppersquarebehindtheIonianacademy.Todayitbelongstothemu-nicipalityanditisusedforseveralevents,lectures,theatricalshows,etc,whereasinonepartofittheAnglicanchurchisstillroofed.

Panagia VlahernonThe church is underneath “kanoni” and its neighbor is Pontikonisi.ManypeopleconfusePanagiaVlahernonwithPontikonisi.

Koum KouatKoum kouat belongs to the family of Fortunella and especiallyroutides. It iscitrustreeand includes5kindsevergreenbushesortrees.ltcomesfromChinawhereithasbeengrownsince12thcen-tury.ltstartedtobegrowinginEuropeinthemiddleof19thcentury

asdecorativeplant.ThenamekoumkouatinChinesemeansgoldenorange.Itsheightapproachesthe4metersandtodayitisgrowninthemildandsemitropicalareasforitssamenamedfruitaswellasitsdecorativeplant.ltscolorisorangeororange-yellowandtheskinofthefruitisaromaticandsweet.Theinsideofthefruitisnotthatjuicyanditstasteisabitsourandsweet.Itcanbeeatenfresh,incans,butespeciallyasdessert,marmaladeandjelly.Itisespeciallydurableinthecoldweatheranditstandsthetestofthetimemorethananyoth-erevergreentree.InGreece,itisespeciallygrowninCorfuandintheotherIonianislands,the‘daisy’kindforitsfruitthatisusedinconfec-tionery,itbecomesspoonsweetandexcellentliquor.Itbloomsinthemiddleofthesummerandthemultiplicationaswellasitsfarmingisthesamewiththeotherevergreenplants.

PaleokastritsaItisundoubtedlythemostpicturesqueareaoftheisland.lthasaston-ishinggreenbeauty.Itpossessestwopureblueandcoldseas.Boat-inggivestheopportunitytomeetsomeofthearea’scavessuchasNausikaswithstalactites,StNicola’swiththelightbluewater,aswellasthecavewherethewaterwiththesunformablueeye.Atthetopofthemountainthereisthemalemonasterywhichwasbuiltin1228.

KassiopiScenictownwithasignificantportanddevelopedenoughduringtheRomanperiod.OneoftheveryfewmonumentsthataresavedisthetempleofKasiousZeus.Nowadays it isahighly frequented touristdestination.

AchillionTheempressElizabethfromAustria,knownasSissy,wasenchantedbythebeautyoftheislandandespeciallybytheviewshesawfromthehighestpointofthevillageGastouri.Shenamedthemansionshe“built”thereAchillioninAchilleas”honor.Hishugestatueistoweredinthepalace’sgarden.

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The Republic of Cyprus is de facto partitioned into two main parts since 1974, the area under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus, comprising about 59% of the island’s area and the Turkish-occupied area in the north,calling itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, covering about 37% of the island’s area and recognized only by Turkey. Since then 2oo.ooo refugees have not returned in their homes.This is the tragedy of a real holiday paradise...Hopefully in the future Cypriot people will re-unite and the island will be free of foreign troops.

Welcome to CyprusWelcome to Cyprus, an island of legends that basks year-round inthelightofthewarmMediterraneansun.Aphrodite,theGoddessofLove,choseCyprustobeherhome,andtravelersthroughoutantiqui-tycameherejusttopayhertribute.TodayCyprusisamoderncountrythateffortlesslymarriesEuropeanculturewithancientenchantment.All four largecitiesof the island,Lefkosia, thecapital in thecenter,Larnaka,LemesosandPafosarebusymoderncommercialandbusinesscenters,withold towncen-tres,whereyoucanwanderalongnarrowstreetsandbrowsethroughinterestingmarketsandshoppingcentes.Lefkosia,surroundedbyaVenetian wall, is a cosmopolitan city.Lemesos, the island’s secondlargestcity,isthecentreofthewineindustryandnightlife,whileLar-nakahasamarinaandabeautifulpalm-linedpromenade.Pafosisan

archeologicaltreasuretrove,withsomeofthefinestmosaicsintheMediterranean.WheninCyprus,spreadyourwingsbyventuringintothe countryside.Here youwill discover a compactworld of alluringbeachesandfragrantmountainpeaks,vineyardsstuddedwitholivetrees,ancientruins,citrusgrovesandoldstonevillageswheresweetwineflowsasfreelyasconversationsatthelocalcafe.

RelaxinginthesunisnottheonlyreasontovisitCyprus.There’samyriadofactivitiesyoucouldindulge,likewatersports.Trythewa-terparkforthrills,orbungeejumping.Discoverthemagicoftheun-derwaterworldbydivinginthewarmcrystalclearseas.Windsurfingandsailingcanbeenjoyedalltheyearround,whilecoastalcruisinganddeep-waterfishingarealsopopular.Theislandcouldevenusedasabaseforashortcruisetoothernearbycountries.Conqueredbyforeignpowersthroughoutits10.000yearslonghistoryandciviliza-tion,Cyprusislikealargeopenairmuseum.AncientGreeks,Romans,Egyptians, Phoenicians, Venetians,Ottomans and British left theirmark,making the islandamosaicofdifferentculturesandperiods.Cyprusmaybejustadotonthemap,butbeinginthebluewatersoftheMediterranean, the island is ideallysituatedforvisitorstocon-vergetofromallfourcornersoftheworld,makingitaperfectlocationfor corporatemeetingsand incentive travel.Donotwaitany longertovisitacarefreeplacewherethesenseoftimelessnessismagni-fiedbythekindnessofthepeople.Theislandforallseasons,having

traditionaltieswithGreecesincetheancienttimes,hascomealongwayfromjustbeingaholidaydestinationoraplacewhereextendedfamilyorbusinesspartnersmaybe.Cyprus isoneof thepreferreddestinationsofmeetingsandincentivetripsorganizedbyGreekcom-paniesandmultinationalsbased inGreece; therehasalsobeenanincreaseintheconferencesorganizedonapan-HelleniclevelthatarebeinghostedinCyprusinthepastfewyears.Today,afullmemberoftheEuropeanUnion,Cyprusenjoysa seamlessyetdynamic fusionofoldandnew,heritageanddevelopment,traditionalhospitalityandprofessionalism. The jewel of theMediterranean has emerged suc-cessfullyintothemeetingsandincentivesindustryandspecialinter-esttravelmarketinthepasttwodecadesandconsistentlydevelopsitsofferingtowardsthisdirection

AnhourandhalfawayfromAthensbyair,withdirectlinksfromThes-saloniki,CreteandRhodes-evensomeotherislandsduringthesum-mermonths-CyprushastheadvantageofsimilarlylinkingthethreecontinentsofEurope,AsiaandAfrica,withexcellentflightconnections,Ithasservedasthebasisformanysuccessfulinterna-tional,EuropeanandregionalmeetingsandeventsofFortune500companies,otherorganizationsandassociationsinthelastfewyears.TherehasalwaysbeenaconnectionbetweenCyprusandGreeceinthemeetingsindustry,whichisbeingdevelopedevenfurtherthelastfewyears.Thereisanincreasingtrendtoorganizeassociationcon-

ferences,especiallymedicalones,inCyprus,whichincludetheGreekcounterpart, therefore holding pan-Hellenic or joint Greece Cyprusconferences. However, most meetings and incentives originatingfromGreeceareprimarilyfromthecorporatefield;thepharmaceu-tical, insuranceandbanking industriesare themost representativeforth is segment.Offering everything needed tomake a successfulconference,meeting,eventorincentive-plusmuchmore,Cyprushasavailableacompleterangeofconferenceservicesofhighinternation-al standards, with business-class hotels, high-end luxurious hotelswithgolfandspafacilities,agoodselectionofvenuesformeetingsandsocialactivities,qualityaudiovisualequipmentandotherhigh-tech apparatus, friendly professionals with solid experience in themeetingsindustryandexcellentcommunicationservices.Anumberofvenuesthroughouttheislandlendthemselvestosmallconferences,galadinnersorthemednights,offeringunusualsurroundingsthatareboundtoimpressyourconferenceparticipantsorincentivesgroup.Toconclude,thespecialmagicofCyprus-anexcitingblendofdra-maticscenery,colorfulmythologyandaricharchaeologicalinherit-ancecoupledwith thewarmhospitalityof itspeopleascribeseachconference,meeting,eventorincentiveauniquecharacter,Cyprusisfullofsurprisesthatneverfailtodelight-justoneofthereasonswhysomanyvisitorsreturntotheislandyearafteryear.

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