The geographical location of Greece allows it to be considered the most maritime power of the Old World. Its shores on the Balkan Peninsula and two thousand islands are washed by the Mediterranean Sea. It is divided into several parts and in order to understand which sea washes Greece, you should look at the map.
An impressive list
The Mediterranean Sea has in its water area a whole list of small seas, some of which are named according to their geographical location:
- The Aegean washes, among others, a group of islands of the same name.
- Cretan is a sea off the island of Crete.
- Libyan approaches the shores of Africa.
- In the Ionian, the Ionian archipelago drifts.
Which seas in Greece are no longer marked on maps? The list is also impressive: Ligurian and Cretan, Balearic and Cretan, Alboran and Tyrrhenian. Today it is customary to consider them only parts of the Mediterranean, and therefore these names remained in the distant historical past of Greece.
The first violins
For the tourist business, the seas of Greece, washing the resort areas, play an important role. For example, the Ionian Sea is the cradle of the islands of Corfu and Ithaca, where the first bathers open the season at the end of May. The water temperature in summer is kept at around +25 degrees, making water procedures pleasant and refreshing.
The shores of the resort of Halkidiki are washed by the Aegean Sea, whose magical beaches are the dream of many fans of bronze tanning. These places have the largest number of awards for cleanliness and environmental friendliness, and a developed infrastructure and unlimited opportunities for yachting and diving attract a huge number of active travelers to the Aegean Sea in Greece. The sea water temperature during the high season is kept at around +24 degrees.
The Mediterranean Sea is the resorts of the islands of Crete and Rhodes, where the pleasant soft sand of the beaches alternates with small pebbles, allowing you to choose any genre and degree of comfort for your vacation. The water temperature in these places ranges from +22 degrees at the beginning of the season to +26 at peak days. The ebb and flow of the Mediterranean Sea is not clearly expressed, and therefore you can spend the whole day on the beach without changing your location.
Interesting facts about the seas of Greece
- Diving in the Aegean Sea allows you to admire not only the natural beauty of the underwater world, but also the ships sunk at different times.
- The Mediterranean Sea is one of the warmest and saltiest in the world.
- It is the Ionian Sea that is distinguished by the greatest depth in the Mediterranean.
