Destinations

Greece and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly celebrate 2021 as the Year of Culture and Tourism.

In efforts to keep businesses hit by the Covid-19 pandemic afloat, the Municipality of Athens has announced the first round of support actions worth 1 million euros.

Athens’ urban regeneration project will begin with the construction of the much-awaited Panathinaikos football stadium in Votanikos.

Europa Nostra is calling for the antiquities discovered at the Venizelos metro station in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, to be preserved on site to protect their authenticity.

Greece recently assumed the presidency of the Network for the Mediterranean Diet and will coordinate the actions to be carried out for the year 2021.

The ongoing Athens Virtual Marathon event has been extended due to the increasing interest of runners from all over the world.

Health authorities will carry out rapid Covid-19 tests at several of Greece’s northern border crossings to curb the spread of the virus in the country.

An inspection into the change of status of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque last summer has still not been finalized, according to UNESCO.

Lonely Planet has given Greece the title of the world’s most sustainable food destination for 2021.

Schools, shops and restaurants are the areas which will resume activity in Greece in the first week of December, according to Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas.