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The Greek authorities have imposed Covid-19 restrictions, which include an overnight curfew, on the areas of Achaia, Ilia and Ikaria.

The former Xenia Hotel in Kastoria will be transformed into a museum and house artifacts from the collection of the city’s Byzantine Museum.

Hollywood star and Oscar nominee Glenn Close is in Athens to film the second season of Israeli espionage thriller “Tehran”.

Six culture projects slated for the Peloponnese region, including the Kalamata Dance Festival and dozens of restoration actions, have received the go-ahead by state and local authorities.

The beauties of Halkidiki in northern Greece are being promoted through a new music video released by Gerald Ahern & Labis, a band of Irish and Greek musicians.

The unique nature and tourism offerings of the Greek island of Tinos were introduced to US tourism professionals at the ASTA Global Convention 2021.

The Greek islands of Santorini, Mykonos and Crete are among the Top 10 beach destinations for wealthy investors, according to the Nomad Beach Index 2021.

The Athens Municipality has expanded its street art program with the addition of another impressive mural in the district of Gazi.

“Our priority is to ensure that tourism enterprises affected by the devastating fires on Evia will be operational as soon as possible,” Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said.

Tourism enterprises in Northern Evia face viability challenges after fires ravaged the island this month, with local hoteliers calling for an urgent recovery package.

In efforts to attract more travelers from Poland to the area of Magnesia in central Greece, the GNTO and local authorities recently held a press trip for Polish media.

The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization is taking action to promote the tourism offerings of the northern port city to the Bulgarian market.

The country’s largest trade event, the 85th Thessaloniki International Fair scheduled to take place in September, has boosted hotel occupancy levels in the northern Greek city.

The Region of Central Greece will release 40 million euros for the reconstruction of fire-hit Evia.

Greek authorities have announced emergency Covid-19 restrictions for the region of Messinia in the Peloponnese, and extended measures for some areas of Crete.

Museums and cultural spaces in Athens take the spotlight as part of the “Art on the Road” campaign launched by the municipality and Interbus.

Greece’s culture ministry has approved the restoration of Lavrio’s major industrial heritage monument, an old iron quay used by the French Mining Company in the late 1880s.

Evia tourism professionals affected by the recent fires that burned most of the northern part of the island, are calling for additional non-returnable relief measures.

The Greek government is reportedly examining the possibility of introducing a fee for admission to Mount Olympus National Park, sparking reactions from environmentalists and recreation groups.

Greece is adding major tourism projects to its strategic investments program which foresees fast-track procedures.