THIS PPT WAS MADE BY THE PUPILS OF 6TH GRADE OF PAMFILA

PRIMARY SCHOOL, LESVOS

Hellas

1) NAME OF THE COUNTRY AND BORDERSThe official name of our country is “HELLAS” but most of the countries call us “GREECE”. It is bordering Bulgaria, F.Y.R.O.M. and Albania on the north and Turkey on the east. It is in the

south east of Europe in the Balkan Peninsula. Its capital city is ATHENS (the birthplace of Democracy).

2) LANDSCAPE80% of Hellas is mountainous with big mountain ranges. The highest

mountain is Olympus. It also has more than 2000 big and small islands. There are green plains and hills. There are also rivers and lakes.

3) WEATHERThe climate in Greece is Mediterranean. The weather

in winter is cold and very wet. It often rains and it snows only in the mountains. In summer it is very

warm and dry and we go swimming in the sea every day.

4) LANDMARKSThe most famous landmarks in Hellas are the PARTHENON in

Athens, the oracle of the DELPHI, the ancient theatre of EPIDAURUS and ancient OLYMPIA where the 1st Olympic Games took place in 776 B.C. Many tourists (16.5 million) come to visit

the archaeological museums (the most museums than any other country in the world) and admire the ancient monuments every

year.

5) PEOPLEMost of the 11 million people in Hellas (98%) are Greeks (Hellenes). About 12 million people around the world speak Greek. But some people in our

country are immigrants and refugees coming from different countries because they have war in their countries or because they have money

problems and come to find a job. Also these people can’t speak the language very well.

6) PRODUCTSGreece is a beautiful country with many products, such as

marble (about 7% of all the marble in the world comes from Greece), leather, jewellery and handicrafts (woodwork,

embroidery and pottery). Some are produced on Lesvos. The main products of Lesvos are olive oil, olives, wine, ouzo

(alcoholic drink), cheese (feta), honey, fishes, salt and soap.

7) LESVOS, OUR ISLANDOur island, Lesvos, is the 3rd biggest island in Hellas. It is in the

North Aegean Sea with about 300 days of sunshine. Its capital city is Mytilene. There is a unique natural monument, the Petrified Forest. These are stone trees made from volcanic lava about 20

million years ago.

8) OUR OPINIONOur country is very beautiful and one of the sunniest with over 250 sunny days each year. The people are good, friendly and hospitable .You are welcome to

come and visit us!