Destinations news

The Navagio Beach on the island of Zakynthos is in Greece, the GNTO rectified, after a German tour operator erroneously depicted it as being in Turkey.

The Archaeological Museum of Chania will open to the public in the spring of 2021, according to Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni.

The Municipality of Naxos and the Small Cyclades presented the islands’ special interest tourism products during Milan’s BIT 2020 tourism expo.

Greece’s Central Macedonia Region is winning over the crowds as it welcomed 7.9 million tourists in 2018, up by 22 percent from 2016.

The ministries of tourism and culture are working on a five-part agreement for the protection, conservation, and promotion of Rhodes’ Medieval City.

The legendary bridge of Plaka in Epirus, has been completely restored, connecting again the two sides of the Arachthos River.

The Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) has welcomed the Delphi Hotels Association as its new member and has come closer to the destination of Delphi in central Greece.

The Municipality of Athens and the Delphi Economic Forum will launch a campaign to promote Greece’s Delphic maxims on occasion of the 5th Delphi Economic Forum to take place in …

Travel Bloggers Greece (TBG) recently traveled to Epirus to celebrate its fifth year of promoting Greece as a year round tourism destination.

Remodeling works are set to begin at Ancient Olympia to establish the historic site as an international center for Olympic education.

The Skiathos Palace Cup sailboat match racing event in May will celebrate its fifth anniversary with the participation of sailing teams from all over Greece and abroad.

Greece’s National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), located in the heart of Athens, will open later this month for a trial period with free admission for students.

Leading German tour operators in May will gather in Thessaloniki and Halkidiki to participate in the “FVW workshop Greece 2020”.

Aiming to boost arrivals from Denmark to Halkidiki, Greek travel agency Prima Holidays has partnered with Danish tour operator Primo Tours for the launch of charter flights to Thessaloniki from …

The Greek government is set to launch a new round of airport privatizations, concerning 23 smaller regional airports in Greece.

The number of Dutch travelers choosing Greece for their holidays is rising as reflected by a 5% increase in pre-bookings for package travel with stronger preference for the Halkidiki peninsula.

The neighborhood of Nea Smyrni in Athens, Greece, is included on The Guardian’s list with 10 of the best city neighborhoods in Europe.

Kastelli Airport in Heraklion, Crete, is expected to become Greece’s second biggest, handling more than eight million passengers per year.

Greece is looking to develop yachting, diving and cruise tourism on the islands of Kos, Patmos and Astypalea.

The Greek Culture Ministry will prepare a preliminary file for the inclusion of the northern Epirus region of Zagori on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.