Destinations news

Everyone from A-rated Hollywood actors and popular athletes to fun-loving fashionistas and sexy models are taking in a bit of sea and sun in Greece.

Malia, Crete, is turning away rowdy tourists in an effort to repair a tainted reputation due to visitors that flock the town and drink till they drop.

Culture ministry officials will meet next week with Central Macedonia Region and NSRF authorities to discuss funding for the Amphipolis project.

The Archaeological Museum of Kos will reopen to the public on Saturday, July 29, as it remained closed for a week, following a strong earthquake last week.

The South Aegean Region is launching a new campaign to promote Kos as a tourism destination, following last week’s strong earthquake.

Ways of promoting North Athens as a tourism destination were discussed between Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and the region’s Vice Governor George Karameros.

A ferry link connecting the island of Kythira with Piraeus appears to be on hold after the tender launched by the shipping ministry remained fruitless. 

A 48-hour strike announced by the employees of the Ministry of Culture and Sports during the weekend, July 29-30, has been suspended.

As part of the “Athens Tourism Partnership” initiative, four popular German Instagrammers visited Athens and shared their impressions with the rest of the world.

Archaeological sites and museums in Attica will remain closed on July 29 and 30 due to a 48-hour strike called by Culture Ministry employees.

Huffington Post Italia in a recent feature on Alonissos revealed six reasons why a traveler should visit the island and discover alternative Greece.

The South Aegean Region has assigned a special committee to record the damage on buildings and structures housing businesses on Kos.

Kos’ “Casa Romana” monument and the Roman Odeon will reopen to the public, following the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the island last week.

The Royal family of Denmark arrived on Kos to spend its summer vacations, a few hours after the 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit the island on Friday.

Tourism facilities on Kos are operating as normal and ferry access has been reinstated, the Ministry of Tourism announced.

Tourism is operating normally on the island of Kos following the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the island on Friday, July 21.

The makeover plans for the airports of Rhodes, Kos, Mykonos and Santorini were discussed between Fraport Greece and the Governor of the South Aegean.

Epirus, northwestern Greece, will host the “Mototour of Nations 2017”, a motorbike gathering – mototourism event, to take place during September 7-11.

The Greek island of Kos in the Dodecanese was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude in the early hours of Friday, July 21.

Athens will “ride” the metro, tram and electric railway to inform tourists and Greeks on what’s on in the city.