Destinations

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is supporting and promoting sports events in Greece in efforts to introduce travelers to alternative tourism options.

Greece’s Sporades islands will be the Honored Destination of the Thessaly Expo.22, a new exhibition that will focus on the region of Thessaly in Central Greece.

Sustainability, environmental protection and smart mobility will be among the main themes of Greece’s upcoming tourism campaign, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has announced.

Greece’s South Aegean Region has already reached record year 2019 levels in September with the number of arrivals so far up by 18%.

Greece’s most influential trade show, the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), attracted some 212,363 visitors and 1,500 exhibitors this year, fast approaching pre-pandemic levels.

Two Greek cities, Grevena and Trikala, are shortlisted for the European Destination of Excellence (EDEN) 2023 competition, which rewards the best achievements in sustainable tourism and green transition practices.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) announced that it will support and promote four leading Greek gastronomy events to take place this month.

Plans for the construction of a coastal pedestrian-bicycle lane that will cross most of the Athenian Riviera, from Kallithea to Voula, were announced by the Region of Attica.

A tender process for the concession of the marina in Argostoli on the island of Kefalonia in Greece has been launched by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF).

In the runup to the Paris Olympics 2024, representatives of France’s Terre de Jeux 2024 label visited the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Greece – Ancient Olympia – where they collected 2,024 grams of soil to transport to Paris as a symbolic gesture.