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Greece is not relaxing its Covid-19 measures for the holiday season and is keeping its night curfew in place for the days of Christmas and New Year’s.

The newly established Athens Film Office and the Greek Film Center have joint forces to attract international audiovisual producers to the Greek capital.

The Acropolis Museum in Athens has launched a new online platform featuring artefacts of its permanent collection, educational programs and more.

The Athens Development & Destination Management Agency in 2020 participated in leading international tourism exhibitions to promote the Greek capital to MICE professionals.

Extra lockdown measures will be imposed on the regional unit of Kozani in northern Greece for seven days to contain the spread of Covid-19.

UK newspaper Evening Standard recently included Sifnos, an island of the Cyclades complex, in its section of Dream Destinations.

INSPIRE Athens, Greece’s first integrated resort and casino to go up in Hellinikon, is expected to increase international tourism arrivals to Attica by 10%.

Greek authorities have given the green light for a 25-million-euro investment project on Rhodes, expected to contribute to the development of health tourism on the island.

Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias has announced extra lockdown measures for West Attica, including a strict curfew, following a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases.

The Region of Thessaly has received the first prize at the European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN) competition for developing Greece’s first underwater museum.

The works of renowned Greek poet Odysseas Elytis will find a permanent home in the Athens’ central district of Plaka.

Channeling EU funding into modifying Greece’s tourism model to meet the demands of the changing times is key to the tourism development of the Greek islands.

The five Greek islands that have received the main burden of refugee flows in Greece will continue to receive a 30% discount on VAT rates.

Hoteliers of Zakynthos have applauded a new bill tabled in parliament that foresees the establishment of a management agency for the island’s Shipwreck beach.

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism arrivals to Elafonisos dropped by only 13.7% during July-October 2020, compared to the same period last year.

Five south Aegean islands have been shortlisted for the “7 Most Endangered” program of Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute for 2021.

The historic round chapel of Agios Nikolaos Thon in Athens has reopened its doors to the public following restoration works.

Greek authorities will boost frequency of bus and metro services in Attica, in efforts to address overcrowding and limit the spread of Covid once lockdown is lifted.

The Greek Tourism Ministry has presented a bill aimed at streamlining actions for the promotion of attractions, including the Shipwreck Beach on Zakynthos.

Aiming to establish the Greek capital as an attractive filming destination, the municipal authority has announced the creation of the Athens Film Office.