Destinations news

Adjustments will be made to the operation of the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion on April 12, for the filming of the BBC’s “The Little Drummer Girl”.

Athens and Santorini top the most popular spring hot spots in 2018 for foreign holidaymakers searching to travel in Greece, according to trivago.

A number of museums and archaeological sites in Greece have extended their opening hours and will be open longer for the summer 2018 season.

The Thira Port Fund of Santorini and Enterprise Greece are looking to prepare an investment plan for the creation of a marina in the Monolithos area of the island.

Producers of BBC series “The Little Drummer Girl” have been given the green light to shoot at the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion.

Lavrio can evolve into a yachting and cruise hub once the suburban railway links the port with the Athens Airport, Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis said.

Thessaloniki welcomed 82 passengers who arrived at its port aboard the Serenissima, marking the first cruise arrival to the Greek city in 2018.

The Menalon Social Cooperative, currently operating the Menalon Trail hiking path in the Peloponnese, clinched a gold honor at the Tourism Awards 2018.

Greek hoteliers are betting on last-minute bookings to boost Easter season business as pre-reservations are lagging behind compared to last year.

The BBC has submitted a new request to film at the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, following the refusal of Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) last week.

The conversion of areas in Eastern Attica from stopovers to established destinations, which offer experiences 365 days a year, is among the Greek Tourism Ministry’s priorities.

The Municipality of Monemvasia has presented a new tourism strategy that includes a new logo inspired by the stone of the destination’s Castle City.

Greece’s assets fund will launch a tender process for the Xenia and thermal spring property on the island of Kythnos on April 2.

The Central Archaeological Council (KAS) has turned down a request by BBC to film its “The Little Drummer Girl” series at the Poseidon Temple in Sounion.

Popular islands in Greece and cities in Europe are among the top choices of Greek travelers for the Easter 2018 holiday.

Greece’s property market is showing signs of recovery with prices moving upward by 1 percent and set to rise further, according to RE/MAX Greece.

An excavation site at the Acropolis Museum is set to open to the public in the summer of 2019, according to the museum’s director Dimitris Pantermalis.

Aiming to promote sustainable tourism, the Naxos and Small Cyclades Municipality is calling on local enterprises to participate in the European “Consume-Less” program.

The Thessaloniki Hotels Association received a silver award for its culinary initiative “Thessbrunch” at the prestigious Tourism Awards 2018.

Qatar Airways’ first flight to Thessaloniki, Greece, touched down at Thessaloniki International Airport “Makedonia” on March 27.