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Paros has joined a number of other Greek islands in implementing measures to do away with plastic trash in tune with EU targets.

Popular travel TV shows in France and Estonia are shining the spotlight on the beauties and tourism offerings of central and northern Greece.

The municipalities of Athens and Moschato-Tavros have teamed up to convert a former slaughterhouse area into a 17,000m2 park, set to breathe life into the neighborhood.

Santorini has been voted “Best Island in Europe” by the readers of US monthly travel magazine Global Traveler.

The Greek port of Lavrio and the Turkish town of Cesme will get their own ferry service next month, according to an announcement by Aegean Seaways.

The Greek environment ministry has given the go-ahead to the country’s first diving park to be created in the Kynouria Province in the eastern Peloponnese.

Railway company OSE lifted a ban on train services along the popular “odontotos” rack railway, a major tourist attraction in the northern Peloponnese.

Zakynthos authorities have submitted a plan to the tourism ministry, for the overhaul of the area at the Navagio beach, in the aftermath of a landslide incident earlier this year.

French newspaper Le Figaro recently released “Eternal Athens”, a special edition dedicated to the Greek capital’s classical and contemporary features.

The Cycladic island of Syros has secured 1.3 million euros in EU funding for the overhaul of its historic center and for upgrade works along its coast front.

The island of Mykonos in Greece tops a list of destinations that are ideal for solo female travelers, according to WorldHotels.

The island of Astypalea will reach millions of viewers around the world through the Australian travel show “My Greek Odyssey”.

The Greek Culture Ministry announced plans to transform the historic island of Delos, in the Cyclades, into an open museum.

Celebrity Cruises’ “Celebrity Edge” will be making its first port of call at Piraeus on May 30, as part of its Mediterranean itinerary.

Aiming to increase tourism flows from the US to destinations in the Dodecanese and the Cyclades, the South Aegean Region recently hosted the ASTA International Showcase event on Rhodes.

More than 200 municipalities across Greece have secured a total of 3 million euros for wireless broadband infrastructure, provided through EU’s WiFi4EU initiative.

Trainose’s new high-speed passenger train will soon run the Athens – Thessaloniki route in less than four hours.

The regions of Attica, Central Macedonia and Western Greece are recording the highest infrastructure activity in Greece.

Thessaloniki is moving up as an international MICE destination, as in 2018 it marked its best performance in over a decade, according to the latest ICCA – International Congress and Conference …

The growing number of new hotels and increasing Airbnb-style options available in Athens has expanded the city’s accommodation sector.