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The holy Greek Island of Patmos will have a starring “role” in a new independent English-American film that is currently in production.

As of 1 April, 33 Greek museums and archaeological sites will extend operating hours and remain open from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, until the end of the …

Journalists from France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom recently arrived in Athens by invitation of the Region of Attica and were introduced to all the city can offer visitors …

The Region of the South Aegean will promote Rhodes as an ideal wedding destination, particularly for the Chinese market, an announcement read.

The readers of the online version of Sweden’s newspaper “Expressen” recently voted for their top 10 of the best Greek islands.

The Acropolis Museum in Athens will be open on Mondays from 1 April until 31 October to respond to the increased number of visitors Greece is expecting this tourism season.

Although early bookings from Russia to Halkidiki for this tourism season are currently down by 15 percent, the Halkidiki Tourism Organization appears optimistic following its participation in the Moscow International …

“The sun-soaked island of Hydra has long inspired artists and intellectuals from Henry Miller to Leonard Cohen, and even today with the influx of art stars and yachting billionaires, its …

A Culinary Center recently opened in Rethymnon, Crete, to house the island’s certified products that are labeled with the new quality brand name “CRETE.”

Rhodes, Greece, will be welcoming more tourists from Turkey this summer thanks to a new direct flight by Turkish airline Bora Jet starting in early June, according to an announcement.

The Peloponnese in southern Greece was promoted in London last month in a five-day exhibition hosted at the National Geographic store in Knightsbridge, London, UK. A video of the event …

Greece’s mountains, beaches, family values and gastronomy are just some of the 49 reasons to love the country, according to BuzzFeed, an American social news and entertainment website.

The Tourism Ministry, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Athens Festival have decided to launch a cooperation to promote Greece abroad through the Greek festival’s program of events.

The Acropolis Museum will offer free admission to the general public from 9am to 5pm on Tuesday 25 March, which is a national holiday celebrated annually in Greece.

Pierre Yves Cousteau, world-famous diver and son of legendary undersea explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau, recently referred to his aim to create a Marine Protected Area (marine park) in Santorini, while …

Visitors at the ITB Berlin international tourism exhibition this year were informed that Halkidiki has joined Thessaloniki and is part of the “Via Egnatia” project.

The Thessaloniki Hotels Association examined the potential for increasing visitor numbers to the Greek Northern city this year during the ITB Berlin international tourism exhibition that took place 5-9 March.

The expenditure per capita of gay tourists is 57 percent higher than those of straight travelers, while the overall development of gay tourism is on the up, according to data …

As of 1 April, the lifts of the Parnassos Ski Center will undergo a 29.52 million euros renovation.

The Mount Athos Area Organization introduced 16 pilgrimage routes located on Halkidiki’s “third leg,” to Serbian travel agencies and tour operators during the ITTFA International Fair of Tourism that recently …