1. GREECE IN EUROPE
Greece is a small country in the south of Europe

2. KNOSSOS
MYKINES
It is the first
area in Europe
where advanced
civilizations
where developed

3. It is the land where architecture...

4. ...sculpture.....

5. ...drama...

6. ...science...

7. Plato
Socrates
...philosophy...

8. ...and, most of all, democracy were born!

9. the land of 2500 years old
unique masterpieces
Hermes The Venus of
Milos is a famous
marble statue of
the Hellenistic
period...
Aphrodite
Niki of
Samothrace
The statue dates Niki of
from 343 BC and is Samothrace is a
​
made of Parian marble sculpture
marble. of an unknown
It is the only original artist of the
work of Praxiteles... Hellenistic period

10. Greece, the land of beautiful landscapes

11. natural beauties
Milos-sarakiniko
Monemvasia
Meteora
Valia Kalnta
Elafonissos

12. crystal blue waters
Lefkada
Kefalonia
Zakynthos
Chalkidiki

13. Delfi
famous monuments…
Bourtzi
Rhodos
Sounio
White Tower

14. beautiful sunsets..
NAXOS
SANTORINI
MESSOLOGI
MYKONOS

15. picturesque villages…
Araxova Samarina
Metsovo
Zagoroxoria

16. Greece is divided
in 52 regions.
Pieria, our region,
is located in
Northern Greece.
Katerini is
the capital.

17. Pieria is a land, rich in
historical
and touristic attractions

18. The land of Pieria
is characterized
by diversity. It
has high
mountains,
Olympus and
Pieria, a wide
variety of flora
and fauna and
beautiful beaches.

19. Pieria has got a very
long coastline,
about 70 kms…

20. Here are some beautiful beaches
Katerini’s beach
Plaka - Litoxwro
Leptokaria
Platamonas

21. In Pieria one can visit ancient Dion,
an area with high archeological interest.
It was the holy city of ancient Macedonians

22. Dion theatre, the place where Euripides,
an ancient dramatist, performed some of his
tragedies…

23. St. Dionysios monastery
The old monastery of
St. Dionysios
located 17 km from
Litohoro at an altitude
of 900 m, attracts many
visitors

24. St. Panteleimon Litochoro
In Pieria you can
find beautiful Morna
villages built in a
traditional way

25. Platamon castle, a monument of medieval
period

26. We invite you to try traditional dishes
of Pieria
Tra
Giouvarlakia d itio
nal
p ie
s
aka
us
Mo
Gemista
Nt
ol m
ad
ak
ia
s
Gy ro
Greek Salad

27. …and to dance our traditional dances
Pentozali
Kalamatiano Tsamiko
Pontiakos
Thrakiotikos Nisiotikos

28. Thank you
for watching!!....