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The Culture Ministry has secured 276,000 euros in funding for works on the Amphipolis site to include the construction of a walking routes network. 

Athens is up for the 2018 European Capital of Innovation Award, a prize awarded to the city that is best able to improve the lives of its citizens through innovation.

Aiming to revive the Merchants’ Arcade in central Athens, the city’s mayor invites all interested parties to submit proposals for the re-use of 10 shops.

The island of Tinos, which was named “Greece’s Leading Guest Experience Destination” at the 2018 WTA awards, is seeing a surge in tourist arrivals this year.

The Cyprus Hotel Association has announced that it will donate 100,000 euros to aid those affected by the wildfire that took place in eastern Attica.

Santorini officials said they were preparing to take action to protect the popular island’s donkeys which are used to transport tourists up the steep incline to Fira.

Thirty-eight of Greece’s beaches, located on some of the country’s most popular destinations, have lost their coveted Blue Flags and were dropped from the 2018 list.

Get ready to experience Corfu through the lens of photography through the new digital book “The Panorama of Corfu” that is now available online.

In view of the fatal wildfires this week in Greece, tourism authorities are reassuring visitors that travel is safe and all the necessary measures are in place.

The South Aegean Region has partnered with Ryanair, AEGEAN and Ellinair in efforts to attract more visitors to the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands.

The island of Naxos in Greece this year is being introduced to the world through Nautical TV and other international media.

Wildfires ravaged the Northeastern Attica coastline in Greece on Monday, July 23, leaving over 70 people dead, hundreds injured and dozens missing.

Western and Eastern Attica were declared in a state of emergency on Monday following a number of wildfires that struck around the greater Athens area.

The untouched tomb of a prominent woman buried on the island of Sikinos has come to light following restoration works on a monument there by archaeologists.

The Greek island of Paros, which was recently labeled as the best island in Europe for 2018 by Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine, saw its arrivals soar in June.

An online campaign calling for the reinstatement of a ferry service connecting Piraeus in Greece with Limassol in Cyprus, has thus far gathered over 11,400 signatures.

With a continuous record of arrivals, Athens is among the protagonists of Greece’s tourism development, according to Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura.

In efforts to increase inbound tourism from Germany, the Region of Crete announced that it would be hosting the German-Greek Assembly (DGV) in November.

“Greece’s return to growth inherently creates opportunities,” said US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt at a press event on the 83rd Thessaloniki International Fair.

The Greek islands and their “secrets” are featured in an extensive article, which was recently published on the website of British daily newspaper The Telegraph.