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It’s accessible, it’s diverse, it’s home to Greece’s foremost historic monuments, its coastline is endless, it hosts a number of World Heritage sites, it combines sea, sun and mountains, and …

In efforts to improve the quality of living and the image of the Greek capital, the municipal authority announced plans budgeted at 2.6 million euros to revamp central Athens by …

Why visit the Ionian islands? In short: you leave a happy (wo)man, you’ve received your money’s worth and your needs have been respected. These, in the words of Spyros Galiatsatos, …

Underscoring the importance of the cruise business in Greece, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura on Saturday inaugurated Corfu’s new pier at a ceremony held by the island’s port authority.

For the authorities on the Cycladic island of Ios, the best way to get things done was to hire a consulting agency which would offer the knowhow and the connections …

Media professionals, bloggers, filmmakers, social media influencers, content creators or just plain adventure lovers got a taste of the experiential and adventure activities on offer in mainland Greece, during their …

“Skiathos is a home away from home, it’s safe and friendly and we know our visitors by their first names,” Panos Diolettas, president of the Skiathos Tourism Development Committee, told …

What do feta and canestrato cheeses, tzatziki and cardoncelli mushrooms have in common? They represent the edible side of the latest collaboration between Greece and Italy as served up during …

Greek Interior Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis inaugurated on Thursday the long-awaited police-manned tourist help office in Athens. The new office aims to support Greek tourism by providing assistance and necessary information …

Why Greece? It’s hospitable, safe, a value for money, offering a quality product at good prices. Why the Greek island of Rhodes? It’s diversity, the sheer variety and caliber of …

For some Greek islands, mass tourism is their life source, but for the isle of Poros, in the Saronic Gulf, just an hour away from Athens, it’s not a factor …

Tourism consultants North Events have announced that the Greek islands of Lesvos, Kos, Chios and Samos will be the “honored destinations” at the upcoming 1st Grecka Panorama, to be held …

The South Aegean Region launched its new tourism campaign for its islands on the opening day of the World Travel Market (WTM) in London on Monday.

Promoting alternative and adventure tourism and at the same time bringing the celebrated Cretan hospitality to the frontline of its tourism strategy for 2016, the Region of Crete is moving …

Alexandros Vassilkos, President of the Athens, Attica and Argosaronic Hotel Association, on Monday suggested that the Greek economic crisis helped bring the public and private sectors together, build partnerships and …

The mountainous region of Evrytania in central Greece, is taking part for the first time this year in the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, aiming to gain insight, ideas …

Athens’ ecclesiastical monuments and sites of religious interest and how these can serve as main attractions for tourists keen on learning more about Greek culture were the focus of a …

The Municipality of Skiathos will step up its promotional activity in the UK while exhibiting at leading travel exhibition World Travel Market (WTM) to run at ExCeL London during November …

A 13-day underwater expedition near the Greek islets of Fourni, between the eastern Aegean islands of Samos and Ikaria, revealed an unimaginable treasure a month ago, when marine archaeologists discovered …

The Athens Marathon may be all about running but it’s also about having fun and the Greek capital is ready to usher in the country’s biggest sporting event in style.