| > | | | | ancient world. The Greek capital, now home to three |
| There are so many places in Greece that choosing a | | | | and a half million people, has been called the cradle of |
| location for your vacation rental can be mind boggling. | | | | civilization due to the many achievements of its |
| Choices include beach houses, apartments, cabins, | | | | culture. Birthplace of the Olympic Games, Athens is |
| condos, and other types of holiday homes. Securing | | | | home to art and architecture, including the famous |
| lodging is easy though, when you see what is | | | | Acropolis. |
| available. And the locations in Greece are wonderful If | | | | Wine, honey, olive oil, and sheep herding are just a |
| you have an interest in beauty, art, architecture and | | | | few of the products that can be sampled fresh if our |
| the classic culture that gave us our civilization, then a | | | | holiday home is in Thassos. This island figures |
| visit to Greece is just the ticket. And a vacation | | | | prominently in ancient history and is named after |
| rental of a villa, a beach house or another type of | | | | Thasus, son of Phoenix and leader of the Phoenicians |
| private home will give you a chance to experience | | | | who first settled the island and erected a temple to |
| this wonderful country that is impossible when going | | | | Heracles. Imagine a vacation on Thassos, staying in a |
| from hotel to hotel. There are so many places in | | | | private home near a beautiful beach, enjoying sun |
| Greece that choosing a location for your vacation | | | | and sand and dreaming of the long ago days of great |
| rental can be mind boggling. Choices include beach | | | | civilizations. You will be sure to enjoy the native |
| houses, apartments, cabins, condos, and other types | | | | cooking, picking up a bit of the Greek language, and |
| of holiday homes. Securing lodging is easy though, | | | | staying with some of the most hospitable people on |
| when you see what is available. And the locations in | | | | earth. Greece is a country that at one time ruled the |
| Greece are wonderful. Crete, the largest of the | | | | known world, through Alexander the Great. And |
| Greek islands is beautiful and has many archeological | | | | even when military conquest was no longer part of |
| sites to visit, as well as tourist attractions like | | | | its agenda, many believe that Greek culture |
| Knossos and Phaistos. Crete was home to the | | | | conquered Roman culture from within, with the |
| ancient civilization of the Minoans, from 2600 BC to | | | | Romans copying Greek art and architecture and even |
| 1400 BC, and in more recent times gave the world | | | | religion. When the Roman Empire split into Eastern |
| the famous writer, poet and novelist Nikos | | | | and Western halves, it was the Greek half of the |
| Kazantakis. Athens is known as the birthplace of | | | | empire, the Byzantine Empire of Constantine, which |
| democracy. This ancient city was home to the Greek | | | | lasted far into the middle ages. Greece is truly a |
| philosophers like Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. Named | | | | country to enjoy and to learn from, and the most |
| after the goddess Athena, Athens is one of the | | | | enjoyable way to learn about Greece is through a |
| most famous cities in the world, and one of the | | | | vacation, with lodging in a private home. Rent holiday |
| oldest. As a city state Athens figured prominently in | | | | home or vacation rental in Greece and enjoy your |
| ancient history as well as myths and legends of the | | | | stay! |