Greece

HISTORY THE EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF THE PRESENCE OF HUMAN ANCESTORS IN THE BALKANS, DATED TO 270,000 BC, IS TO BE FOUND IN THE PETRALONA CAVE, IN THE NORTHERN GREEK PROVINCE OF MACEDONIA. ALL THREE STAGES OF THE STONE AGE (PALEOLITHIC, MESOLITHIC, AND NEOLITHIC) ARE REPRESENTED IN GREECE. FRANCHTHI CAVE IS ONE OF THE BETTER KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THIS ERA, AS IT WAS OCCUPIED DURING ALL THREE OF THESE PHASES. NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENTS IN GREECE, DATING FROM THE 7TH MILLENNIUM BC, ARE THE OLDEST IN EUROPE BY SEVERAL CENTURIES, AS

GREECE LIES ON THE ROUTE VIA WHICH FARMING SPREAD FROM THE NEAR EAST TO EUROPE.

FAMOUS BUILDINGS

FAMOUS SINGERS: DEMIS ROUSSOS JORGOS DALARAS

ARNI – LAMB MOUSAKA - MUSAKA

Typical Greek Food