About Greece

Greece has a strategic location in Europe. To the south is the Balkan peninsula, to the north is Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria, to the east is Turkey and the Aegean Sea, to the south is the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast is Europe, the West borders the Ionian Sea.

Greece is rated as one of the sunniest places in the world with more than 300 days sunny each year. Climate live Greece Okay divide wall 3 type of climate: High mountain, Mediterranean and medium temperate climates.

Zakynthos Island is located in the eastern part of the Ionian Sea, about 20 km west of mainland Greece (Peloponnese). The island of Kefalonia located 15km to the north. Zakynthos is about 40km long and 20km wide, with a total area of 410 square kilometers (158 sq mi).

Crete is the largest island in Greece and the second largest in the eastern Mediterranean . The island is located to the south of the Aegean Sea separating the Aegean Sea from the Libyan Sea.

The island is elongated: extending 260 km (160 mi) from east to west, its widest point is 60 km (37 mi), and its narrowest point is 12 km (7.5 mi) (near Ierapetra ) . Crete has an area

8,336 km 2 (3,219 sq mi), with a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi); to the north, it borders the Sea of Crete ; and to the south is the Libyan Sea ; to the west is the Myrtoan Sea , and to the east is the Karpathion Sea. The island is located approximately 160 km (99 mi) south of mainland Greece.