Greece: Travel Guide: Central Greece

Continental Greece (Greek: Στερεά Ελλάδα - Stereá Elláda, earlier Χέρσος Ελλάς) or Central Greece (Greek: Κεντρική Ελλάδα - Kentrikí Elláda), traditionally known as Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), is a geographical region of Greece. Its territory is divided into the peripheries of Central Greece, West Greece and Attica.

The region is historically called Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), a name which comes from the turkish word Rumelia or Rumeli, which means the land of Romioi (the land of Greeks). The official name Stereá Elláda (Continental Greece), comes from the fact that Central Greece was on of the first regions along with Peloponnese, which formed the modern Greek state.