Seas of the Greece:
- Ionian Sea
- Aegean Sea
- Sea of Crete
- Mediterranean Sea
Greek coast:
The Greek coast has a total length of approximately 16,000 km.
Half this length is found around the thousands of Greek islands, while the rest extends
along the mainland. Famous Greek coasts are characterised by a
unique diversity (beaches stretching over many kilometres, small
bays and coves, sandy beaches with dunes, pebbly shores, coastal
caves surrounded by steep rocks and with the characteristic dark
sand of volcanic soils, coastal wetlands), and their clean and
transparent waters that have made them renowned and extremely
popular all over the world.
The majority of the thousands of Greek coasts are freely
accessible and you have the opportunity to discover and enjoy them
without the presence of a large number of swimmers. There are also
many organised beaches in the country with the necessary
infrastructure providing high-quality services (umbrellas,
reclining chairs, changing booths, cafes, bar-restaurants etc),
where, apart from swimming, you can enjoy water sports (water ski, windsurfing,
diving etc) as well as other means of having fun in the water, such
as the parasailing, "rings" , "banana", wakeboard, jet ski etc. All
organised beaches also have lifeguard towers ensuring safe swimming
in the area.
Greek islands:
The islands are Greece's chief morphological trait and an
integral part of the country's civilisation and tradition. The
Greek territory comprises 6,000 islands and islets scattered in the
Aegean and Ionian Sea, a truly unique phenomenon on the European
continent; of these islands only 227 are inhabited.
The Greek Archipelago takes up 7,500 km of the country's total
16,000-km coastline, offering a highly diversified landscape:
beaches stretching along many kilometres, sheltered bays and coves,
golden stretches of sand with dunes, pebbly beaches, coastal caves
with steep rocks and black sand typical of volcanic soil, coastal
wetlands... Many Greek beaches have been awarded the blue flag
under the programme Blue Flags of Europe. Apart from
swimming, they lend themselves to scuba diving, snorkelling, water
skiing, sailing and windsurfing. As they are the cradle of some of
the most ancient and prosperous European civilisations (the
Cycladic, Minoan civilisations, etc.), the islands boast unique
archaeological sites, an outstanding architectural heritage and
centuries-old, fascinating local traditions of a multifaceted
cultural past.
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