Editing Greece (section)

=== Tourism ===
{{Main|Tourism in Greece}}
[[File:Blue-dome-Santorini.JPG|alt=|thumb|[[Santorini]], a popular tourist destination, is ranked as the world's top island in many travel magazines and sites.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2011/islands/top-10-islands/237
 | work = Travel+Leisure
 | title = 2011 World's Best Awards
 | access-date = 16 July 2011
| url-status=dead
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110712204603/http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2011/islands/top-10-islands/237
 | archive-date = 12 July 2011
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.bbc.com/travel/slideshow/20111123-worlds-best-islands
| publisher = BBC
| access-date = 1 December 2011
| title = World's Best Islands
| archive-date = 1 December 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111201185032/http://www.bbc.com/travel/slideshow/20111123-worlds-best-islands
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>]]
Tourism has been a key element of the economy and one of the most important sectors, contributing 21% of gross domestic product in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Chloe Wynne |title=Greek tourism sector growing over three times faster than wider economy says new WTTC research |url=https://www.wttc.org/about/media-centre/press-releases/press-releases/2019/greek-tourism-sector-growing-over-three-times-faster-than-wider-economy-says-new-wttc-research/ |website=WTTC |access-date=21 April 2019 |archive-date=21 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421071148/https://www.wttc.org/about/media-centre/press-releases/press-releases/2019/greek-tourism-sector-growing-over-three-times-faster-than-wider-economy-says-new-wttc-research/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Greece was the 9th most visited country in the world in 2022, hosting 28 million visitors,<ref name="May2023">{{Cite web |title=International Tourism – 2023 starts on a strong note with the Middle East recovering 2019 levels in the first quarter |url=https://webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2023-05/UNWTO_Barom23_02_May_EXCERPT_final.pdf?VersionId=gGmuSXlwfM1yoemsRrBI9ZJf.Vmc9gYD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802171252/https://webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2023-05/UNWTO_Barom23_02_May_EXCERPT_final.pdf?VersionId=gGmuSXlwfM1yoemsRrBI9ZJf.Vmc9gYD |archive-date=2 August 2023 |website=webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com}}</ref> an increase from 18&nbsp;million tourists in 2007.<ref name="Eurostat Tourism">{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-10-001-11/EN/KS-HA-10-001-11-EN.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516161713/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-10-001-11/EN/KS-HA-10-001-11-EN.PDF|archive-date=16 May 2011|title=Tourism |year=2010 |publisher=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>

Most visitors come from the European continent,<ref name="A2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/BUCKET/A2001/Other/A2001_STO03_TB_MM_12_2007_02_F_GR.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114095907/http://www.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/BUCKET/A2001/Other/A2001_STO03_TB_MM_12_2007_02_F_GR.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2010 |script-title=el:02. Αφίξεις αλλοδαπών από το εξωτερικό κατά υπηκοότητα και μέσο ταξιδίου ( Δεκέμβριος 2007 ) |trans-title=02. Arrivals of foreigners from abroad by nationality and means of travel (December 2007) |date=December 2007 |publisher=Hellenic National Statistics Agency|language=el |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref> while the most from a single nationality are from the United Kingdom, followed by Germany. The most visited [[modern regions of Greece|region]] of Greece is [[Central Macedonia]].<ref name="Eurostat Tourism table">{{cite web |url=http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/setupModifyTableLayout.do |title=Nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments&nbsp;– regional&nbsp;– annual data |year=2010 |publisher=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=10 August 2011 |archive-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822022800/http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/setupModifyTableLayout.do |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011, [[Santorini]] was voted as "The World's Best Island" in ''[[Travel + Leisure]]''.<ref name="Best Islands">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2011/islands/europe-islands/242|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712230838/http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2011/islands/europe-islands/242|archive-date=12 July 2011|title=World's Best Awards&nbsp;– Islands |magazine=[[Travel + Leisure]] |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref> Its neighboring island [[Mykonos]], came in fifth in the European category.<ref name="Best Islands" /> There are [[List of World Heritage sites in Greece|19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites]] in Greece,<ref name="Unesco">{{cite web|title=Greece Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (17)|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/gr|publisher=Unesco|access-date=26 December 2019|archive-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918171639/http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/gr/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Greece is ranked 17th in the world in total sites. Thirteen further sites are on the tentative list, awaiting nomination.<ref name="Unesco" />

{{wide image|Corfu Town R02.jpg |900px| Panoramic view of the old [[Corfu City]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]], as seen from the [[Old Fortress, Corfu|Old Fortress]]. The Bay of Garitsa is to the left and the port of [[Corfu]] is just visible on the top right. [[Spianada Square]] is in the foreground.}}