50 Greek Books you must read before you die (Part 1)

1. Zorbas The Greek - Nikos Kazantzakis (Βίος καί πολιτεία του Αλεξη Ζορμπά, Ν. Καζαντζάκης)
2. Hymn to Liberty - Dionysios Solomos (Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν, Διονύσιος Σολωμός)
3. Odyssey - Homer (Οδύσσεια, Όμηρος)
4. Iliad - Homer (Ιλιάδα, Όμηρος)
5. Tyrrant Oedipus - Sophocles (Οιδίπους Τύρρανος, Σοφοκλής)
6. The Last Temptation of Christ - Nikos Kazantzakis (Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός, Νίκος Καζαντζάκης)
7. Captain Michalis (known as Freedom and Death in the United Kingdom) - Nikos Kazantzakis (Ο Καπετάν Μιχάλης, Νίκος Καζαντζάκης)

32 Interesting Facts about Greece

1. Greece came third in Europe, when asking "Do you believe in God" -- 83% said yes. 
2. 80% of Greece is mountainous and 50% is covered by forests.
3. Greece is the 2nd largest mountainous country in Europe after Switzerland.
4. Greece has half the seismic activity of Europe.
5. Famous ancient Greeks are: Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra. 
6. Athens is the oldest city in Europe, and the birthplace of democracy.
7. Greece enjoys three climates: Mediterranean, Temperate and Alpine. 
8. Greece is the only country in the world that is officially Orthodox (Christian) 
9. Greece is the only country in Europe where state and religion is united.
10. Greece has the largest maritime fleet in the world. (15.5%) 
11. Greece has about 2,000 islands. (227 are inhibited).