Situated at the southeast end of the Rhodope mountain range, at the crossroads of two continents, the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest (DNP) is of exceptional ecological significance at European level. Characterised by a rich habitat mosaic on a network of low hills in a transitional climate zone between the Mediterranean and the continental, the DNP extends over an area of 42,800ha in Evros Prefecture. It is located at the easternmost edge of a huge forested area that extends all the way west and north along the Rhodope mountain range, while major forested areas are absent for hundreds of kilometres eastwards. Pine trees predominate in the area of the National Park, forming coniferous forests of Pinus brutia, with P. nigra found at the lowest altitudes of its known distribution, while mixed and deciduous forests also occur over a large expanse. Geologically, the northern part of the DNP is dominated by Tertiary ophiolith complexes, while the south mainly consists of Paleogene volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The location of the DNP, on one of the most important migration routes for birds of the Western Palearctic, makes this forest one of the few regions in Europe cohabitated by 36 out of the 38 European raptor species, where three of the four European species of vulture (Aegypius monachus, Neophron percnopterus and Gyps fulvus) co-exist. The resident Black Vulture population in particular is of great importance, as it is the last remnant of an initially large population of the species within the Balkan region, while the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture is also significant.

Starogrecki typ amfiteatru, służący wystawianiu sztuk widowiskowych. Składał się z widowni umieszczonej na stoku naturalnego wzniesienia i orchestry, z czasem schemat wzbogacono o proskenion (odpowiednik dzisiejszej sceny) i zaplecze dla aktorów (skene), a potem o kolejne elementy. Jako wzorzec dla budowli tego typu posłużył ateński teatr Dionizosa. Rozwój greckich budowli teatralnych można rozpatrywać w podziale na okres klasyczny, hellenistyczny i grecko-rzymski. Teatr grecki stał się wzorem dla budowanych w okresie późniejszym teatrów rzymskich..

The remains of this walled city lie at the foot of an acropolis in north-eastern Greece, on the ancient route linking Europe and Asia, the Via Egnatia. Founded in 356 BC by the Macedonian King Philip II, the city developed as a “small Rome” with the establishment of the Roman Empire in the decades following the Battle of Philippi, in 42 BCE. The vibrant Hellenistic city of Philip II, of which the walls and their gates, the theatre and the funerary heroon (temple) are to be seen, was supplemented with Roman public buildings such as the Forum and a monumental terrace with temples to its north. Later the city became a centre of the Christian faith following the visit of the Apostle Paul in 49-50 CE. The remains of its basilicas constitute an exceptional testimony to the early establishment of Christianity.

Saloniki, założone w r. 315 p.n.e., stolica prowincji rzymskiej i miasto portowe, było jednym z pierwszych ośrodków rozprzestrzeniania się chrześcijaństwa. Spośród zabytków tego okresu należy wyróżnić kościoły na planie centralnym, bazylikowym lub łączącym cechy ich obu, powstałe pomiędzy IV i XV w., stanowiące diachroniczną serię typologiczną, która miała znaczny wpływ w świecie bizantyjskim. Mozaiki rotundy (przebudowanej na kościół Św. Jerzego), kościołów Św. Demetriusza i Św. Dawida należą do arcydzieł sztuki wczesnochrześcijańskiej.

Od 1054 “Święta Góra", bez prawa wstępu dla kobiet i dzieci, stanowi środek duchowy prawosławia, a od czasów bizantyjskich posiada statut autonomiczny. Jest to również ważny ośrodek artystyczny. Wzorcowy plan klasztorów (obecnie, w około dwudziestu klasztorach żyje 1400 mnichów) rozprzestrzenił się aż po Rosję, zaś tamtejsza szkoła malarska odcisnęła piętno na historii sztuki prawosławnej.

Dawna Aigai, pierwsza stolica królestwa Macedonii, została odkryta w XIX w. w pobliżu Verginy, w północnej Grecji. Do najstarszych zabytków należą ruiny monumentalnego pałacu o bogatej dekoracji mozaikowej i polichromowanych stiukach oraz nekropola, na której znajduje się przeszło trzysta kopców grobowych, niektóre pochodzące z XI w. Jeden z grobów królewskich Wielkiego Kopca został zidentyfikowany jako grobowiec Filipa II, władcy, który podbił wszystkie miasta-państwa greckie, torując drogę swemu synowi Aleksandrowi oraz ekspansji świata hellenistycznego.

The Prespa National Park (PNP) is situated in Northwest Greece, in the Region of West Macedonia; it covers an area of 327km2 and is part of the Transboundary Prespa Park, which is shared between Greece, Albania and FYROM. The PNP consists of the lakes, Megali and Mikri Prespa, and the lake basin which extends to the tops of the surrounding mountains. The two lakes are separated by a narrow isthmus called “Koula”. Mikri Prespa has a maximum depth of 8.4 m and covers an area of 47.7 km2, of which 43.5 km2 belong to Greece and 3.9 km2 to Albania. Megali Prespa is 55m deep and covers an area of 259.4 km2 which is divided between Greece, Albania and FYROM. The PNP has approximately 1,500 inhabitants. The region of Prespa preserves various monuments and many remains of settlements created through the long-term human presence in the area. The archaeological data show that people have lived in the Prespa valley for over four thousand years, but documented human presence does not emerge until the 2nd century BC. Inscriptions found on the island of Agios Achilleios, dated to the Hellenistic era, refer to Julius Crispus and the independent city of Lyca. In Classical times the Prespa region formed part of ancient Lyncus, and the lakes were called Little and Great Brygeis. In 148 BC Prespa became part of the Roman Province of Upper Macedonia. In the Early Christian period it belonged to Macedonia Deutera as a part of Illyricum Prefecture. In the late 8th and early 9th century AD the region belonged to the Theme of Thessaloniki. In the 10th century, Agios Achilleios became the first seat of Czar Samuel Comitopoulos’ government. He founded the basilica of Agios Achilleios, in which he placed the relics of Saint Achilleios. In 1018 the Byzantine Emperor Basil II reconquered the territory, built two fortresses, Vasilida and Konstantion, and established the seat of the Archbishop of Ohrid. In 1072 the Alamani and Franks passed through Prespa and ravaged the church of St Achilleios. In the 12th century Prespa was referred to as Province of Prespes in the chrysobull of Alexios III Angelus. For a while, the region of Prespa remained under the control of the Despot of Epirus, Michael II Angelus, before passing into the rule of the Emperor of Nicaea, Michael VIII Palaeologus. During the 14th century Prespa was incorporated into the kingdom of Stephen Dusan and was conquered in circa 1386 by the Ottomans. The region remained under their rule for 526 years.