At the southern tip lies the largest island of Greece Crete see more at the Political map of Grece.
East and West Macedonia with Thrace in the north and north west ,Epirus in the north west with Thesally and Sterea Ellas with Evia in the centre ,the Peloponesse in the south, the Ionian islands in the west and the Aegean islands (Cyclades ,Dodecanesse) with the north Aegean islands in the east and north east. Greece is divided into 13 regions or peripheries. This strategic position was also the cause of many wars that Greece had to face with many conquerors during its 3000 years of history, starting with the Persian wars, the Romans and later the Venetians and the OttomansĪll the Regions of Greece are marked on the map on the left with numbers, in the list you can find the region the prefectures and the maps of the area Greece’s strategic position between 3 continents Europe, Asia and Africa had as a result since the Antiquity to become an important cultural and commercial center. Surrounded by the Mediterranean sea in 3 parts Greece has as a result a mild climate with dry summers and mild winters. The coast line of Greece is 13,676 km therefore having a the longer coastline in the Mediterranean.Most of the Greek islands and islets situated in the Aegean sea, while a small number of islands are in the Ionian Sea. To the south is the Libyan Sea ,see more information about the Geography of Greece about the lakes, rivers and mountains of Greece ,details of the geomorphology of Greece you can find at the Physical map of Greece. To the west of Greece is the Ionian Sea and to the east is the Aegean Sea.
From the east it borders with the European part of Turkey. From the north Greece borders with Albania Nort Macedonia and Bulgaria. Modern Greece located at the most southerly part of the Balkan peninsula as seen on the map and the south east of the Mediterranean sea. Greece map, detailed Maps of Greece and the Greek islands