Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between royalist supporters of the king and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece was able to join NATO in 1952. A military dictatorship, which in 1967 suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country, lasted seven years. The 1974 democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. Greece joined the European Community or EC in 1981 (which became the EU in 1992); it became the 12th member of the euro zone in 2001. To be updated
May 9th 2008Europe » Greece Hello from Athens or as the Greeks like to say, Giasas!
I arrived here a couple days ago and met up with one of my good friends, Thea, from Barca. We hit up one of the nearby islands for a day and ... [full story]
May 9th 2008Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens Apres 5 ans de vie de couple, je croyais avoir vu toutes les facettes de Felix. Et bien non, il en manquait une...jusqu à la semaine dernière ou j'ai pu voir ce que peut d'entre vous ont deja vu: son ... 26 photos[full story]
May 9th 2008Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini Had the best fish meal on tour last night at the local harbour. followed by 263 steps back to the top. Good for the soul.
today we had a fabulous day touring the volcano. we caught a boat at 10.25 an ... [full story]
May 9th 2008Europe » Greece Hi Everyone!
It's been a while, we've been busy traveling to our next destination. Early the morning of the 7th we caught a train from Rome to Bari, it took about 6 hours. The Italian countryside w ... [full story]
May 9th 2008Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens Just a quick note to let all know we made it to Athens. The Athens International HI hostel is pretty typical. More later this evening when we've seen something to write about! ... [full story]
May 8th 2008Europe » Greece I’m back in Athens now, so you will get 3 entries at once.
Now, when I last wrote we had arrived at the hotel at Delphi. Dinner was at a hotel down the road and once again consisted of meat a ... 27 photos[full story]
May 8th 2008Europe » Greece Monday, and another early start. I was to be picked up 40 minutes later than Sunday, but as I had to pack everything, I was awake at the same time. This time, however, I had the breakfast room to myse ... 40 photos[full story]
May 8th 2008Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens On Sunday morning I woke early and headed down for breakfast at 6 o’clock. Expecting the breakfast room to be empty at that hour, I was quite surprised to find a large group of French eating. La ... 20 photos[full story]
May 8th 2008Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini Santorini is what you see in pictures and soooo much more!
Coming in to the port on the seacat, the first thing you notice are the cliffs, with the white buildings clinging to the sides. The "touri ... [full story]
May 6th 2008Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini Just a quick update.
Knossos was disappointing. There are a number of 19 and early 20th century archaeologists whoi have a lot to answer for. Arthur Evans did Knossos and rebuilt stuff in the style h ... [full story]
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