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Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has included six plaster statues of Greece’s famous Caryatids to decorate the beachfront of the private Skorpios Island, which is owned by his daughter, Ekaterina.

Greece is among the countries hoping that this year’s record influx of sun-seeking tourists and their money from Northern Europe will continue past summer’s end.

The South Aegean Region has been selected as one of the regions in Europe to participate in the European Commission’s pilot phase of the European Tourism Indicators System (ETIS) for …

Thessaloniki-based hoteliers recently attended a workshop and presented their hotel services to a group of Indian tour operators visiting the Greek northern city.

Greek destinations have been selected as shooting locations for foreign films before due to their traditional villages, beautiful beaches, harbor towns and ancient history but in the case of Symi, …

The Sex and the City actress and designer, Sarah Jessica Parker, 48, was recently spotted in Perdika on the island of Egina of the Argosaronic with her husband Matthew Broderick …

The local intercity bus station (KTEL) of Chania-Rethymno on Crete apologized to the public after an incident took place on Sunday, 25 August, involving a Greek bus driver and a …

A clean-up campaign to improve the appearance of the historic streets of the Greek capital was launched today by the Municipality of Athens.

The Haidari metro station on line 3 (blue line) “Agia Marina” is expected to open to the public by the end of September at the latest, reports said today.

Popular Santorini was left again in the dark in the early hours of Wednesday, 21 August, due to a short circuit in the electricity network.

American news network CNN singled out nine out of Greece’s 1,400 islands and labeled them as the Mediterranean’s most beautiful assets. CNN presented the nine Greek islands on its news …

American musician and singer Jon Bon Jovi and his family are expected to arrive on the island of Mykonos today, 20 August, for their summer vacation.

Oscar award winner Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson, of Greek descent, are currently on a vacation on the island of Antiparos where they own a summer house.

The “Navarino Icons” food products are now available in new international points of sale, passing on the authentic flavors and cultural traditions of the Peloponnese.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) will soon promote Santorini via a social media campaign to boost the island’s image, which was tainted last week due to a black out …

If you happen to be in Athens on 15 August, don’t be surprised if the city is somewhat deserted and hardly any Greeks are around. The 15th of August is …

Santorini – one of Greece’s most popular holiday destinations – was literally left in the dark on Tuesday noon, 13 August, due to a fire at a power station that …

Greece, along with France and Croatia, is becoming one of the most popular destinations for nudists from around the world as the country has plenty of beaches where the sun …

American news network CNN has included the well-known sunset destination Oia, Santorini, on its list of 12 superb sunset spots around the world.

Greece made the top 10 on a list of the most beautiful countries in the world compiled by a travel planning website.