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Greece the top 3 best nation brand

According to the latest reports of East west communications (October 2008) Greece is in the third position after Singapore and Hong kong, followed by Australia, Malaysia, Brazil, China , Jamaica, Italy and the UK  .

Nation Branding, including location branding , or Place branding , refers to a country’s techniques of the communication technology from the brand . Thus the reputation and confidence of a country abroad positively influenced, so as tourism, exports and foreign investment to promote entrepreneurship as well as in political relations with other countries. The Nation Branding is based on existing  features of a country as its political structure, culture and geography who are taken into account as well as the population, which also  is target of the nation branding.

Greece capital Athina (Athens) bigest port Peiraias (Piraeus)

Prime minister

ministry of culture

ministry of Development

ministry of economy

Ταξιδια στην Ελλαδα

Η Ελλάδα είναι μια χώρα Νοτιοανατολικής Ευρώπης, που είναι γνωστή ως τουριστικός προορισμός για τουρίστες από όλο τον κόσμο. Το μεσογειακό κλίμα κάνει την Ελλάδα  να εχει ήπιο χειμώνα καταλληλο για χειμερινές διακοπές, ενω το καλοκαίρι, ειναι συνήθως  ξηρό και θερμό. Κατά τη διάρκεια διακοπών στην Ελλάδα μπορειτε να επισκεφθείτε όμορφα αξιοθέατα ,όπως είναι η Ακρόπολη στην πρωτεύουσα Αθήνα, τα μουσεία, και την Πλακα. Απο τα νησια μπορειται να επισκευθητε τη Ροδο, την Κρήτη, τη Μύκονο η τη Σαντορίνι καθώς και αλλα μικρότερα νησιά.

Άλλα αξιοθέατα που μπορείτε να επισκεφθείτε ειναι τα μοναστήρια των Μετεώρων Βαρλαάμ και της Μεταμόρφωσης, η οποία βρίσκετε σε 100 μέτρα ύψος πανω στα βράχια και ειναι προστευωμενη απο την  Παγκόσμια Κληρονομιά της UNESCO, μπορείτε επίσης να επισκευθητε την την Ολυμπία, τη γενέτειρα των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων για πρώτη φορά γύρω στο 776 π.Χ. προς τιμήν του θεου Δία.

Πολλά ξενοδοχεία στην Ελλάδα προσφέρουν κατά τη διάρκεια των διακοπών πολύ πολυτέλεια και άνεση, με άνετα επιπλωμένα δωμάτια, υπέροχο μπουφέ και συχνα ένα διασκεδαστικό βράδυ πρόγραμμα, που οργανώνεται από το  ξενοδοχειο.

Οι πολυάριθμες παραλίες στην Ελλάδα είναι κυρίως αμμουδερες και ιδιαίτερα ομορφες. Για όσους από τους τουρίστες αγαπουν τον αθλητισμο υπάρχουν πολλά αθλήματα όπως το ποδόσφαιρο, μπιτς βόλεϊ, τένις, Καταδύσεις ή αναρρίχηση. Η νυχτερινή ζωή χαρακτηρίζεται από πολλές ταβέρνες, μπαρ και ντισκοτέκ , που σε πολλά μέρη,μενουν ανοικτα μέχρι τις πρώτες πρωινές.

Thessaloniki history

Thessaloniki is a historic city in Greece and the Balkans. In the long historical course was found in possession of various peoples and has been a place of cultural convergence of many ethnicities. Between 1912 and the end of the First Balkan War Thessaloniki is the second largest city of the modern Greek state and today is the largest city and capital of Macedonia region of Central Macedonia, with a population of 900,000 inhabitants .

The establishment coincides with the beginning of the Hellenistic era, the assumption that universal empire of Alexander the Great from the successors and the sovereignty of the Greek culture in most of the known, for the then Western world. The heir of the kingdom of Macedonia and husband of the step sister of Alexander, Cassander, founded the city together with other smaller towns around the Thermaic Gulf, and gave the name of his wife, daughter of Philip II, Thessaloniki.

In the 2 century BC the city went under the Roman rule like the rest of Greece and the Hellenistic Asia Minor territories, and was originally one of the four seats of administration of the provinces of Macedonia and later became the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia. In the beginning of the transition from the Roman Empire in the Christian Empire of the East by transferring the capital from Constantine the Great to the East, was due to important strategic position, one of the candidate cities, which were proposed as substitutes of Rome. Despite that, however, Byzantium was preferred as the new capital city, Thessaloniki had political and cultural role as well.

Getting to Athens Greece

Throughout the year millions of visitors travel to Athens.For the majority, the best way to arrive is by air but there are, or course, the alternative routes by train, car or ferry boats which leave from various Italian ports. (Venice, Ancona, Bari and Brindisi).
The following articles contain useful information and tips about getting to Athens Greece.

BY AIR

Athens airport information

The new Athens airport located  near to Athens and is considered as one of the best  in Europe. It serves hundreds of flights to Greece daily from all international airlines ,Its modern design enables you to find your way around easily. there are plenty of shops, restaurants and bars, internet access and, in fact, everything that the business or tourist travelers need in order to feel comfortable. Taxis and buses for the city of Athens are exactly outside the airport and the bus journey is cheap and takes only between 40 and 45 minutes to the center at Syntagma Square. If your plan, on arriving at the airport, is to take a boat to one of the islands, you can take a bus from the airport down to the Port of Piraeus, a journey of about one hour. The brand new Attica Highway (Attiki odos )makes easy the transport to and from the Athens international Airport if you are considering hiring a car to drive from the airport into the city there are two alternative routes that you can take. The best way is via the new Attica highway. Alternatively, especially if you are going to stay on the coastline suburbs of Athens in places such as, Glifada, Voula, Vouliagmeni, Kavouri and Varkisa, the preferred route would be to take the road to Vari which leads to the Voula junction.To get to Glyfada go straight but dont take the right lane that will take you to Vouliagmenis Avenue ,it will take you though in the center of Athens,instead keep on the Karamanlis Av. and then to Poseidonos Av.that leads to Glyfada ,Faliro and Piraeus in that area you can find some of the most organised Greek beaches. To Get to Vouliagmeni,Kavouri,Varkiza and all the west coast up to Sounion better go until you find a U turn or a possible way to turn back to the Poseidonos Avenue in the opposite direction towards Voula and Sounion.

BY TRAIN
Nowadays, unlike in the 1970s, most travelers don’t use trains to come to Greece . But this is a wonderful way to arrive and should be savored by all lovers of train travel.For anyone coming from the European continent the best way is via Italy and then by Ferries to Patras. For all western European travelers who start the journey from Paris ,trains to Milan departure at night from the station Paris Bercy  just a few minutes away from the station Gare de Lion ,it is important to know that you need reservation, especially if you travel at night (Check for Artesia trains Paris Milan ).The day journey is a few hours shorter and trains to Milan depart from Gare de Lyon. Alternatively you can take the train via Swizerland Basel or Lausanne for Italy (Milan-Ancona) more info you will find at the official site of France rails www.sncf.com and Italy at www.trenitalia.com. On arrival at Patras, the journey to Athens is easily done by bus or train. Strangely enough, the journey by bus is quicker than that by train, taking approximately 2.5 hours whereas the latter can take up to 4 hours! Buses to Athens from Patras depart every 30 minutes whereas the trains are less frequent. The main bus terminal at Patras is just outside the port entrance.

BY CAR

If you are coming from the European continent to Greece you need to head towards Italy and the Italian ports of either Ancona, Venice Bari or Brindisi where the daily connections to Corfu Igumenitsa and Patras can be found. The journey from Venice is less favourable for car drivers as it is expensive and long at 36 hours. Ancona is the ideal departure port, taking between 18-20 hours to Patras and approximately 12 hours to Corfu or Igoumenitsa.Obviously, highway routes depend upon from which European country your journey began. From the UK , London , Manchester ,and all other British cities via Dover or Folkstone -Calais head towards Paris and then take the A6 road towards Lyon.From Lyon take the A43 towards Aix-Les-Bain, and then the A41 to Chamonix. At Chamonix, take the E21B road towards Aosta where you must pick up the A5 and turn at the junction of the A4 towards Milan. Before Milan turn off the A4 onto the A1 towards Bologna. Just before Bologna take the A14 straight to Ancona If you intend to go to Greece from the ports of Bari or Brindisi then keep on the A14 to the South of Italy.For visitors from the Benelux countries, you should take the E4 which goes through Koln, Stutgard, Karlsruhe and Basel on the Swiss borders.From Basel take the E9 to Luzerne(Lucerne) and straight down through the Saint Gothard Pass and on towards Lugano and Como where the E9 becomes the A9 to Milan. the route from Milan is then as above from the UK.Travelers from Scandinavia or North Germany can head towards Hamburg and pick up the A7 towards Kassell and Munich.From Munich head towards the Austrian/German borders on the E11. Before Rosenhein turn to the E86 for Kufstein. The E86 becomes the A12 which goes towards Innsbruck. From Innsbruck take the A13 to Brenner, where you continue on the Italian A22 straight down to Mantova and Bologna.From Bologna take the same routes as mentioned previously if beginning your journey from the UK. During the Greek Christmas periode you must drive very carefully in Greece because of the weather conditions and due to the fact that many Greeks are spending their holidays in many areas of the Greek mainland

Greek Ferry boats and Liners

 Victoria Cruises
Costa Victoria Cruises to Rhodes and other Greek islands – travel advice.

Nautic Euro-Tours
Ferries to Greece.

Ferries
Overview and query capabilities of domestic ferries.

Ocean24 – ferry tickets online
On this site you etc. About the possibility of ferry services from Italy to Greece, from Piraeus to Crete to inform and can also book.

Cruise Sonne.de
Cruises to Greece.

Aferry – ferry reservations
Ferries in real time online reservation – with Eticketing

Agapitos-Lines
Ferries to the Cyclades Islands (including Santorini, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros). The dates and times can be found there on the side “route schedules.”

Anek Lines -
Ferries from Italy (Ancona – Patras and Trieste – Igoumenitsa), and on the track Crete – Piraeus.

Greek Ferries
On this site you will find schedules of many Greek ferries (including Super Fast Ferries-Strintzis Lines, Minoan Lines and Poseidon Lines. There is also the possibility of online booking.

L.A.N.E – Sea-Lines
U.a. Ferries from Piraeus after Milos and of Rhodes and Karpathos on Crete after Piraeus.

Hellenic Mediterranean Lines
Ferry from Italy (Brindisi) to Igoumenitsa, Corfu and Patras.

Otis mini-Lines
Ferries etc. Between Chios – Samos, Samos-Lipsi – Patmos, Samos – Ikaria and Turkey (Chios – Tsesme and Lesbos – Aivali).

Minoan Lines
Ferries from Italy (Venice, Ancona) to Greece (Igoumenitsa, Corfu, Patras), and on some islands (Piraeus – Heraklion / Crete, Piraeus – Cyclades, Thessaloniki – Sporades, Heraklion / Crete – Cyclades).

Poseidon Lines
Ferries from Italy (Bari) to Greece (Corfu, Igoumenitsa) and Piraeus on Rhodes after Limassol, Cyprus.

Super Fast Ferries
Ferries from Italy (Ancona, Bari) to Greece (Igoumenitsa, Patras).

Ventouris Ferries
Ferries from Bari and Brindisi (Italy) to Greece (Corfu, Igoumenitsa, Patras).

Rhodes island tips

The island of Rhodes, in the south of the Aegean Sea, is approximately 78 miles long and at the widest point 35 km wide (ca.1300 sq km area total). It is the largest island in the Dodecanese, and the fourth largest in Greece. Rhodes has around 115,000 inhabitants, of which over half (60.000) in Rhodes town lives. A small sketch of the island’s main towns and attractions of the island can be found in a map of Rhodes. In the subsequent descriptions of the sights and excursions is this plan as a guide, perhaps very helpful. On the page are also listed including all the villages.Who Holiday want to make is on the east coast of Rhodes best repealed, because here are the beautiful beaches of the island. Many hotels are located near the town of Faliraki directly on the beach.

We personally prefer the beaches on the west coast is not as good as it is there mainly to rough pebble beaches, and the water from the most westerly wind blowing direction is pretty wavy (for children is not as suitable). Surfers, however, are better here. In a separate section (see left column), many beaches on the island shortly.

The island also has many attractions – not just on the beach in the sun . Ancient sites, monasteries, beautiful bays and a unique city – there’s something for everyone.

Rhodes historical past

Being the main port of the Dodecanese, Rhodes is linked with all the other islands of the group during summer time.
Schedules can be found at the EOT and the Municipal Tourist Office of Rhodes.
3 weekly ferries are travelling to Nisyros and Tilos.
2 ferries per week are linking Rhodes to Astypalaia, Kassos, Karpathos and Ibiza.
There are daily boats from Pireaus that generally leave between the hours of 1pm and 6pm. You can get a schedule in the Athens News which comes out every Friday with the weekly ferry schedules and the Kathemerini Insert in the International Herald Tribune. If you are going deck chances are you can get a ticket at the boat but it is best to book in advance so there is no chance of being left behind. If you want a cabin, which is recommended since it is about a 17 hour trip, then do it through your travel agent. The ferry makes stops at Patmos, Kalymnos, Leros and Kos too or various combintaions of these islands. There are infrequent connections to Santorini, Mykonos, Crete and some other islands but not every day. The most popular boat is the Blue Star which takes about 13 to 15 hours they say. The Anthi Maria costs only 17 euro from Piraus but does not have cabins. There is a once a week ferry to Samos, Chios, Lesvos, Limnos and Thessaloniki.Greek Ferries are the primary means of transport to and from the islands, and the trip is an experience to be savored, like a cruise (sometimes). Islands like Lesvos, Rhodes and Crete are best reached by ferry because the trip is overnight and it’s like being in a big moving hotel. A really nice cabin for two should cost about 120 euros or so. Santorini should be appoached by ferry for the view which is breathtaking and worth the 8-10 hour trip, especially if you can get there in the lateafternoon. Unless of course you don’t like being on boats in which case no view is worth 8-10 hours of boredom punctuated by the arrivals and departures from the other islands on the Santorini route.

There are ferries and excursions boats that go to the nearby islands of Simi, Kastelorizo, Kos, Kalymnos, Patmos, Tilos and Leros and these are usually highspeeds. You can do daytrips to the closer islands or overnight trips or even bounce your way back to Pireaus if the schedules work in your favor. These boats leave from Mandraki harbor and you can go there and get schedules or arrange trips through one of the local travel agents. There are also cruises to Lindos (highspeed or slow boat, take your pick) and other places around the island.

In 1309 Rhodes, Kos and Leros sold to the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. A new era begins for Rhodes as the Battalion who first objective was for the treatment of Christians pilgrims in the Holy Land, emerges as a military, economic and commercial power in the region. The Knights that descended from all the Catholic countries have managed to reach agreements with the major powers of Western Europe in order to weaken the Muslim forces had begun to be developed. During the ippotokratias Rhodes was a strong commercial center because of the importance of trade in the Mediterranean season and the geographic location of the island. It was renewed and expanded the medieval city, which remains alive until today and all the major castles, fortifications of the city, and many monasteries and churches. The fleet of Ioanniton control of shipping in the eastern Mediterranean and a constant threat to the Turkish fleet. The Muslims have tried repeatedly to oust the Ioannites from the area while the Knights with a combination of continuous military preparedness, diplomacy and espionage have managed to cope. In 1480 the great siege of the island by the Turks apokroustike by the Knights and the Rhodes population. The next siege in 1522 but by the Sultan Suleiman, despite the brave resistance has not had the same result. The battalion had to capitulate and to leave the island on 1 January 1522.