Greece Unknown Facts

Some little-known facts about Greece, presented in a YouthInAction seminar in Iceland, attended by young people from 12 European countries.

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1. Greece nah, we just call it Ellada
2. 16 mil. tourists 11 mil. population
3. 80% mountainous mt. Olympus 2917m
4. 3rd olive producer
5. Horiatiki the olive oil at the bottom is reserved for serious bread dunking
6. 50 ice creams 60 sea baths Summer +
7. English academy apology marathon siren telephone aesthetics ...
8. Meteora was once at the bottom of the sea
9. Νίκη VICTORY
10. Santorini eruption doomed Minoan civilization
11. Epidaurus Theater where a whisper is audible
12. “Western philosophy begins with Thales” -Bertrand Russell
13. Alexander
14. Lord Byron a national hero
15. WW2 days of resistance Netherlands 4 Belgium 18 Yugoslavia 3 Luxemburg 0 Denmark 0 Greece 219
16. Open palms are not waving.
17. “Ftou, ftou” protects you
18. Coffee breaks last for hours.
19. “Thessaloniki, Seattle of the Balkans” -NYT
20. filotimo leventia harmolyph meraki kahmos kserosfyri U N T R A N S L A T A B L E