Destinations news

Pelion and Volos’ gastronomy will be featured on “The Cooking Odyssey”, an American TV series that showcases the sights, sounds and tastes of Greece.

Under the title “Kalo Taxidi! Greek Tourism”, the Economist says Greece is set to welcome more travelers from the UK, Russia and Germany.

The hiking trails of the island of Kythera recently became a “twin” section of Canada’s Bruce Trail, within the framework of the “Friendship Trails” initiative.

A working group made up of state and Attiko Metro officials will monitor works on the Thessaloniki metro, aiming to safeguard Byzantine era findings.

The lack of a direct ferry route to Ithaki was discussed between the Ionian island’s mayor Dionysis Stanitsas and KEDE president George Patoulis.

A series of underwater excavations carried out off the island of Delos in the Cyclades has brought to the fore ancient coastal structures, a port and shipwrecks.

Leading Italian media with four extensive feature articles brand Athens an exciting ‘new’ cultural destination worth rediscovering.

The Piraeus Port Authority is investing 294 million euros over a five-year period to upgrade its existing infrastructure and boost its competitiveness in the lucrative East Med cruise sector

German travel company Islandhopping is looking into the prospects of adding Mount Pelion to its cycling destinations in Greece.

Five-star Alkyon Resort Hotel & Spa has announced its support of the new Sector Frygani, the latest addition in Peloponnese climbing options.

The seaside town of Patra is beginning to see its efforts pay off as more than 61,000 tourists have already booked their holidays there, according to the Achaia Chamber.

Deputy prefects and local administration decision-makers, will meet on May 12 in Preveza for the 4th conference on the “Utilization of NSRF programs for Tourism Development”.

The list of contractors vying for the Athens metro expansion project is set to go public by the end of the year, while construction is expected to begin in 2019.

Travel and music show “Landmarks Live in Concert”, a weekly TV series broadcast by PBS in the United States, has its sights set on Athens in Greece.

With a story titled, “The 10 Most Beautiful Beaches in Greece”, French weekly news and lifestyle magazine Paris Match gives Greek beaches a thumbs up.

Two more streets in the “commercial triangle of Athens” – Agathonos and Karoris – have been pedestrianized, the city’s municipality announced.

The launch of a cruise berthing management system that will regulate incoming traffic to Santorini has been announced by the Municipal Port Fund of Thira.