Greece is an interesting place. It has a curious recent history and a fairly politically active population, at least in Athens and probably Thessaloniki too. There are aspects of the working class and rural culture that are quite similar to southern Italy and southern Spain, but there is also a nationalist undercurrent i didn't really notice before. I think because unlike Italy and Spain it doesn't feel like a federation of independent political entities. It's just Greece and everyone is Greek and that's the party line.
But politics aside it's also just a pleasant place to visit. You can see why it's such a cliché holiday destination. Nice weather, relaxed lifestyle, very middle-of-the-road food (nothing to hate because it's all just pretty much alright), reasonably widespread English as second language ability, a national brand built on being kind to tourists and so on. And all that stuff continues if you get off the beaten track, so even if you want a less touristic experience you'll probably still have a good time.
Also there's columns. Although to be fair having visited Agrigento in Sicily, if all you care about is columns, Sicily has Greece beat.
But politics aside it's also just a pleasant place to visit. You can see why it's such a cliché holiday destination. Nice weather, relaxed lifestyle, very middle-of-the-road food (nothing to hate because it's all just pretty much alright), reasonably widespread English as second language ability, a national brand built on being kind to tourists and so on. And all that stuff continues if you get off the beaten track, so even if you want a less touristic experience you'll probably still have a good time.
Also there's columns. Although to be fair having visited Agrigento in Sicily, if all you care about is columns, Sicily has Greece beat.
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Yeah I'll probably hit Sicily before Greece. I've got a dear friend I'm overdue to visit in Catania
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