Greece lies on the Mediterrenean Sea. As sea travel has always been a valued method of transportation and trade, the simple fact of its geographic position gave it a way to trade with a variety of countries, such as Italy, Turkey, France, Spain, Egypt, and Morocco. Because the Mediterranean Sea has always been a key center for trade (a result of the concentration of resources around it, as well as the ease of access of a variety of resources from the once sea), Greece's geographical position provided a strong link to the outside world.