The Attica Region of Greece is the most populated of all the 13 regions. This region is bordered by the Central Region to the north and east; the Cyclades islands to the southeast; the Aegean Sea to the south; the Peloponnese Region to the southwest…
Central Macedonia is the second most populated region in Greece after the Attica region. To the northeast is Bulgaria, to the east is the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region, to the south is the Aegean Sea, and to the southwest is…
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The Central region of Greece is bordered by the Thessaly region to the north, the Aegean Sea to the east, the Attica region to the southeast, the Corinthian Gulf and the Peloponnese region to the south, and the Western region to the west…
Crete is the largest island of Greece, approximately 160 km, or 99 miles, south from mainland Greece. It is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. To the north, separated by the Sea of Crete, is the South Aegean region…
The Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region is located in the northeastern part of Greece. Included in this region are the islands of Thassos and Samothraki. Bordering this region is Bulgaria to the north, Turkey to the east…
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The Epirus region is located in northwestern Greece. This region is bordered by Albania to the north, the Western Macedonia region to the northeast, the Thessaly region to the east, the Western region to the south, and the Ionian Island region / Ionian Sea to the west…
The Ionian Islands are a group of islands off the western coastline of Greece, forming a sea boundary between Greece and Italy. These islands have a distinctive Venetian flare, as historically and culturally they were strongly connected to Italy…
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The North Aegean region is the smallest of all the regions in Greece. It is made up of several islands that surround the northeastern part of the Aegean Sea. These islands are not tourist magnets, but that is exactly what gives them their charm…
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The Peloponnese region is a peninsula connected to the central part of Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth. This isthmus is where the Corinth Canal was built in 1893, and what separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf…
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The South Aegean Region of Greece is made up of the Cyclades islands, and the Dodecanese islands. The Cyclades and Dodecanese island groups are located in the central and southeastern Aegean Sea, and make up 4% of the total area of Greece…
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