Athens News

Athens is the second Best European Destination to visit in 2020, according to an online voting competition of the EBD organization.

The Acropolis in Athens is included on Club Med’s list of the World’s Top 25 Best-value Tourist Attractions.

Athens is among the nominees for the European Film Location Award 2019, with the voting process extended until January 20.

The Municipality of Athens will ring in the New Year at Syntagma Square with plenty of entertainment that will include lots of music, fun, dancing, lights and fireworks!

The night sky of Athens was illuminated in a spectacle of lights during the “Night of Wishes” event held on Christmas Eve at Kotzia Square.

Greek hospitality group Lampsa Hellenic Hotels has high expectations for its new five-star Athens Capital Hotel – MGallery, which will open its doors in central Athens.

The Municipality of Athens is inviting the city’s residents and visitors to party down at Syntagma Square during December 21-22 at its Glasshouse Project.

Athens International Airport (AIA) is ranked among the busiest airports in Europe in terms of total passengers carried in 2018, according to Eurostat.

Athens International Airport (AIA) has announced “ROUTE 2025”, its official commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2025.

The Municipality of Athens this year welcomed the holiday season with more lights than ever before, thanks to its “Adopt your city” initiative.

The Attica Zoological Park is expanding its activities with the construction of a hotel, a waterpark, and an aquarium by 2022.

The City of Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) recently held a fam trip in the Greek capital for 15 Chinese MICE professionals.

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis on December 10 turned on the lights to city’s 17-meter tall Christmas tree at Syntagma Square.

A multipurpose tourism and cultural complex budgeted at 117 million euros is set to upgrade the industrial neighbourhood of Eleonas in Athens.

Athens, Greece, ranks 43rd among the top 100 most visited city destinations, according to Euromonitor.

As part of the Athens Municipality’s “Adopt your city” program, Zeus International’s hotels will decorate Karaiskaki square for the Christmas holidays.

Athens is ready to welcome the holiday season on Tuesday, 10 December, with the lightning of the Christmas tree at central Syntagma square.

Central Syntagma Square is set to welcome in 2020, the Athens Capital Hotel – MGallery, a new addition to the Lampsa Hellenic Hotels SA portfolio.

A number of tourism enterprises have responded to Athens’ ‘Adopt your city’ program and will support the city’s Christmas decoration this year.

Revamp works are key for the development of Athens as an urban tourism destination, says Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas.