Greece is one of the most visited countries Europe, but also one of the least known. Independent only since 1830, modern Greece has only one distance relationship with ancient Greece. It constitutes a crossroads of various influences coming from Balkans, the Middle East and the Mediterranean basin.
In spite of its modest dimensions (131 990 km2), Greece offers a very fragmented landscape. The three quarters of its surface are depopulated, covered with mountains or are left in waste land. Agriculture rests on the culture of tobacco in the North-East, on that of vegetables and fruit trees more in the south. One the third of the population is concentrated in Athens, financial cultural capital and policy of the country, where are c