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How to recognise Greece from the road
Drives on the right
Dry hills, olive trees and flat-roofed concrete houses. The alphabet is the giveaway, but there is plenty more to read.
What to look for
1
The Greek alphabet
Signs use the Greek alphabet, often with a Latin transliteration underneath for place names.
2
Unfinished roofs
Many houses have flat roofs with steel reinforcing bars left sticking up, ready for another floor.
3
Olives and scrub
Olive groves and low, dry scrub cover the hills, with bare rock showing through.
4
Roadside shrines
Small model chapels on posts stand at the roadside, often marking the site of an accident.
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