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Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou sees Piraeus as a city that can evolve into a popular city break destination offering culture and gastronomy as some of its …

Nearly 400 super athletes from across the globe will set off from Athens on September 30 to run 246km to the Peloponnesian town of Sparta for this year’s “Spartathlon” ultra marathon.

To mark this year’s World Tourism Day, the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization has launched a new promo video inviting travelers to visit Thessaloniki and experience all the Greek city has to …

Thessaloniki’s landmark White Tower, the meeting point of generations of Greeks and visitors, has been added to the European Film Academy’s (EFI) “Treasures of European Film Culture” list.

The 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture will hold a two-day celebration of the environment, ecology and sustainability, open to visitors of all ages, in Elefsina.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is supporting and promoting sports events in Greece in efforts to introduce travelers to alternative tourism options.

Greece’s Sporades islands will be the Honored Destination of the Thessaly Expo.22, a new exhibition that will focus on the region of Thessaly in Central Greece.

Sustainability, environmental protection and smart mobility will be among the main themes of Greece’s upcoming tourism campaign, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has announced.

Greece’s South Aegean Region has already reached record year 2019 levels in September with the number of arrivals so far up by 18%.

Greece’s most influential trade show, the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), attracted some 212,363 visitors and 1,500 exhibitors this year, fast approaching pre-pandemic levels.

Two Greek cities, Grevena and Trikala, are shortlisted for the European Destination of Excellence (EDEN) 2023 competition, which rewards the best achievements in sustainable tourism and green transition practices.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) announced that it will support and promote four leading Greek gastronomy events to take place this month.

Plans for the construction of a coastal pedestrian-bicycle lane that will cross most of the Athenian Riviera, from Kallithea to Voula, were announced by the Region of Attica.

A tender process for the concession of the marina in Argostoli on the island of Kefalonia in Greece has been launched by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF).

In the runup to the Paris Olympics 2024, representatives of France’s Terre de Jeux 2024 label visited the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Greece – Ancient Olympia – where …

The Greek village of Tolo will be the next stop of the “Peloponnese Food Stories” festival, a culinary event that aims to promote the gastronomy of the Peloponnese Region.

The construction of a seaplane port southeast of Athens at Lavrio, set to handle hydroplane flights, has received the go-ahead from Greek authorities paving the way for the region of …

UK leisure travel group Jet2 has announced an increase in available air passenger seats to the South Aegean Islands for 2023.

The Aristotle Municipality in Eastern Halkidiki held a tourism roadshow in Sicily aiming to strengthen tourism and cultural ties with local officials and travel professionals.

Greece once again has expressed interest on the possibility of Dubai-based Emirates Airline launching a new passenger service to New York via Thessaloniki.