FLIGHTS AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Overview
Athens is the capital city of Greece. It is also the largest city located in Greece. Greek is the official language used in Greece. The demonym of Greece is Greek. Greece gained its independence since 25th march 1821. The total land area of Greece is about 131,990 square kilometers as per the estimation conducted in the year 2011. The population density is about 85.3 per square kilometers. The total GDP of Greece is around $318.082 billion according to 2010 estimation and the per capita GDP of Greece is around $28,434.
Greece is a well developed country with most advanced high level income economy. It has a very high rate in human development index. Greece is the member of the present European Union since the year 1981 and also the euro zone since the year 2001.
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Climate / Weather
Greece will primarily have Mediterranean climate. It features mild and wet winters and hot and dry summers. The climate will occur in almost all coastal locations which include Cyclades, Crete, Peloponnese, Dodecanese, Athens and some parts of Sterea Ellada. The climate of Greece will be affected strongly by the Pindus mountain range present in the country. The mountain areas of northern Greece also the mountain central parts which include the parts of prefectures of Aracadia, Achaia and the Laconia face the alpine climate with the heavy snow falls.
| Today | 05/18/2012 | 05/19/2012 | 05/20/2012 | 05/21/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Partly Cloudy 25°C/12°C |  Rain 23°C/15°C | Partly Cloudy 24°C/17°C | Partly Cloudy 25°C/18°C |  Mostly Cloudy 25°C/18°C |
Transportation
You can find plenty of modes for public transportation in Greece. Here are some general considerations to know when you plan on a get around trip in Greece. You can consider hiring a car which can help you to cover a lot more land areas of Greece than in any other modes of transportation. Though you can find frequent bus facilities and trains you can enjoy more in a car. You can have a great drive to the rural areas and also the islands. You can find plenty of bus facilities that you can reach almost any place in Greece by bus. The price of gas is the same expensive as every where. Some times it would be difficult to find parking spots in major cities of Greece like Athens etc. traveling bus can offer you the travel to almost any place with the cheapest price you can get. When you take cars to get around, island hoping will be difficult as only slower and larger ferries offer the transportation of car with extra charges apart from your travel ticket.
