位于欧洲东南部巴尔干半岛南端的希腊是一个历史悠久的国家,由于地理位置的优越,早在古希腊时,这里就是多种文化的交汇之处,成为西方文明的发祥地,因而又被世人称为“西方文化的摇篮”。严格地说,希腊在整个欧盟国家中称不上十分富有,但在美国商务部发表的一份报告中,希腊却被列入全球长寿国家的前十名之中。有关专家认为:希腊人的长寿,和他们的地中海饮食、悠闲的生活方式等有一定的关系。 Greece, located at the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, is a country with a long history. Due to its geographical location, as early as in ancient Greece, Greece was the place where many cultures converged and became the birthplace of Western civilization and was therefore called the “Cradle of Western culture ”. Strictly speaking, Greece can not be very rich in the EU as a whole. However, in a report released by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Greece ranks among the top ten countries in the world in terms of longevity. Experts believe that: Greeks longevity, and their Mediterranean diet, laid-back lifestyle has a certain relationship.