Destinations news

A 24-hour strike called by Greece’s civil servants’ union ADEDY for Thursday, November 26, will affect public transport in Athens.

Greece and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly celebrate 2021 as the Year of Culture and Tourism.

In efforts to keep businesses hit by the Covid-19 pandemic afloat, the Municipality of Athens has announced the first round of support actions worth 1 million euros.

Athens’ urban regeneration project will begin with the construction of the much-awaited Panathinaikos football stadium in Votanikos.

Europa Nostra is calling for the antiquities discovered at the Venizelos metro station in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, to be preserved on site to protect their authenticity.

Greece recently assumed the presidency of the Network for the Mediterranean Diet and will coordinate the actions to be carried out for the year 2021.

The ongoing Athens Virtual Marathon event has been extended due to the increasing interest of runners from all over the world.

Health authorities will carry out rapid Covid-19 tests at several of Greece’s northern border crossings to curb the spread of the virus in the country.

An inspection into the change of status of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque last summer has still not been finalized, according to UNESCO.

Lonely Planet has given Greece the title of the world’s most sustainable food destination for 2021.

Schools, shops and restaurants are the areas which will resume activity in Greece in the first week of December, according to Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas.

The National Geographic has included the Greek island of Alonissos on its list of the Top 8 Sustainable Destinations in the World for 2021.

Heraklion, the capital of the Greek island of Crete, ranks as the EU’s most resilient major city in terms of tickets issued for travel between October 1-December 31 this year.

Greece’s golden visa program has seen an impact due to the Covid-19 pandemic with the number of visas and residence permits having dropped significantly since the start of 2020.

Athens, Thessaloniki and Heraklion were among the Top 10 cities in Europe showing resilience in Q3 in terms of international travel tickets, says ForwardKeys.

International credit agency Moody’s announced that it had upgraded the City of Athens rating to Ba3 from B1, adding that it maintained a stable outlook.

Athens International Airport (AIA) is in the top 10 of the world’s safest airports on the Safe Travel Score for October 2020.

The international competition for the design of the “Thessaloniki ConfEx Park” project has attracted the interest of architects from 33 countries in five continents.

An intact bust of the ancient Greek god Hermes was found at a depth of 1.30 meters during roadworks in central Athens.

The monastic community of Mount Athos will remain closed to all pilgrims until the end of November due to the coronavirus pandemic.