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The Greek territory comprises 6,000 islands and islets scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Sea, a truly unique phenomenon on the European continent; of these islands,  227 are inhabited and only 78 islands have more than 100 inhabitants.

The Greek Archipelago takes up 7,500 km of the country’s total 16,000-km coastline, offering a highly diversified landscape: beaches stretching along many kilometers, sheltered bays and coves, golden stretches of sand with dunes, pebbly beaches, coastal caves with steep rocks and black sand typical of volcanic soil, coastal wetlands...

The Greek islands are the cradle of some of the most ancient and prosperous European civilisations (the Cycladic, Minoan civilisations, etc.).  Its unique archaeological sites,  outstanding architectural heritage and centuries-old, fascinating local traditions provide visitors a window to a multifaceted cultural past.