Title: GREEK ISLANDS

BEAUTIFUL GREEK ISLANDS

Read the clues and guess the name of the island

Q: 1. It is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, the birth place of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras (570 BC), who was credited with many mathematical and scientific discoveries.

2. The island's economy depends mainly on tourism and on agriculture, with the main products being grapes, honey, olives, olive oil, citrus fruit, almonds and flowers.

3. The Heraion (a large sanctuary to the Goddess Hera) and the Pythagoreio (the archaeological site of the ancient town),  which are located in the island, were inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage list in 1992.
A: SAMOS

            by Despoina

Q: Clue 1: It is the third largest island of the Ionian Islands (Heptanese)
Clue 2: The ancient Greek poet Homer mentioned the island in the Iliad and the Odyssey
Clue 3: Another name of the island, famous in Italian is “Zante”
Clue 4: The island beaches are home to the endangered sea turtle species Caretta-Caretta and its most famous beach is “Navagio”.
A: ZAKYNTHOS

                       by John

Q: Clue 1: It is an island in the Cyclades group, in the Aegean Sea, near Tinos and Siros.

Clue 2: It is very popular because of the parties that take place every summer. Every year people from many countries go there.

Clue 3: Its nickname is "The Island of the Winds" due to the fact that very strong winds usually blow on the island.

Clue 5: There are lots of windmills and this is one of the most particular features of the island.
A: MYKONOS

                  by Iro

Q: CLUE 1: It Is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands and the 5th largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

CLUE 2: It has been known since ancient times from the mythological story of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur.

CLUE 3: It is considered to have the best cuisine based on Mediterranean products such as olive oil and vegetables and even snails!
A: CRETE

            by Theodore

Q: Clue 1: It Is an island in the Aegean sea 5 miles off the Turkish coasts .

Clue 2: It is a chief export of mastic and it is famous for its scenery, temperate climate and tangerine fruit and sweets .

Clue 3: It was also the site of the Chios massacre , in which tens of thousands of Greeks on the island were massacred by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1822.
A: CHIOS

            by Alexandros

Q: Clue 1: It's found in the Ionian islands (Heptanese) and has a population of 32.095

Clue 2: A lot of important battles were fought there including battles of the Peloponnesian war.

Clue 3: One of the first and leading opera houses in Greece was built there as well as a lot of other theatres.

                       Which island is it?
A: CORFU

             by Nick

Q: Clue 1:They are part of the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea.

Clue 2:Their name comes from the huge caves in the islands.

Clue 3: They are a small group of two islands east of Naxos with fantastic beaches.

                     Which islands are they?
A: KOUFONISIA

                          by Rania

Q: Clue 1:It is a Greek island, geographically part of the North Aegean Sea

Clue 2: Its economy relies on timber (it is rich in forests),  quarries, tourism, olive oil and  marble

Clue 3:It has a very beautiful beach that instead of sand has marble.

                        Which island is it?
A: THASSOS

                  by Elena

Q: Clue 1: This Greek island is in the Cyclades in Aegean Sea.

Clue 2: The municipal community of the island has 18.000 inhabitants and has the famous PORTARA.

Clue 3: This island  produces a top quality cheese called  the Graviera

Which is this island?
A: NAXOS

              by Efthimis

Q: Clue 1: It is an island in the Aegean Sea and it has 15.000 citizens.

Clue 2: It has a volcano which erupted in 1613 B.C and that's why the sand in some of the beaches has a different colour.

Clue 3: It has got the best sunset in Greece.
A: SANTORINI

                  by Stavros