Destinations news

Greece’s special forms of tourism were presented to Dutch professionals and holidaymakers during the Fiets en Wandelbeurs 2020 travel fair in The Netherlands.

Hollywood actor Gerard Butler will visit the Greek town of Sparti this month to participate in the Olympic torch relay, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis met with London School of Economics (LSE) Director Minouche Shafik to discuss on innovative solutions for the urban upgrade of the Greek capital.

Many of Greece’s sandy beaches stand to disappear by 2050 together with beaches in Australia, Congo and Pakistan, according to a study by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center.

The Municipality of Athens is proceeding with the revamp of 19 playgrounds in the Greek capital, aiming to improve the quality of life for children and their families.

Kos will be the host destination of a tourism conference to be held by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) and the Greek Tourism Ministry.

Securing funds to support Greece’s refugee-hit islands topped the agenda of the 2nd Regional Tourism Council held in Athens.

Skiathos Airport is among the nominees for PrivateFly’s 2020 Scenic Airports awards, which are won by airports that offer the most stunning approach to landing.

The Region of Attica has launched three new tourism promotional videos for 2020 that reveal the ideal ‘Attica experience’ that tourists can live.

Greece’s largest port, Piraeus, will be able to handle larger cruise ships and establish itself as a home port once construction works on a new terminal are completed.

The City of Athens is moving ahead with a graffiti cleanup project after the completion of works on the Pedion tou Areos Park.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is holding press trips to Crete, looking to promote the carnival celebrations of Rethymno to Germany and Austria.

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis is backing a city council decision to send a letter to the British government calling for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.

Kythera has become Greece’s first small island to develop a “via ferrata”, a special network of trails that combines hiking with canyoning and climbing.

Lipsi, a cluster of tiny islands in the Dodecanese, is among the Greek destinations featured for its history and traditions, in the online edition of Euronews.

The Tourism Ministry together with the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will be moving to Omonia Square in central Athens.

The Acropolis in Athens is set to get a new lift by summer after the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) approved plans for the completion of the project.

Greece will launch an international architecture competition for the overhaul of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center (Helexpo) in April.

Promoting Greek products and the Mediterranean Diet is the best way to develop gastronomic tourism in Attica, according to the region’s governor, George Patoulis.

Greece’s popular and lesser-known destinations are featured in the eighth season of Belgian reality TV game show “De Mol”.