Destinations

Greece is growing into a favourite destination for gay travelers with all the more regions offering the best of accommodation, beaches and nightlife.

The mayors of five Greek islands that are under pressure due to refugee flows have requested to meet with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras next week in Athens.

Skala Sikaminias, on the northernmost point of Lesvos in Greece, is recommended by travel magazine AFAR as one of the places to visit in 2017.

In efforts to avert Turkish territorial claims, the Greek government is examining the possibility of creating incentives and conditions in order to make dozens of Greek islets inhabitable.

Athens’ ancient monuments, National Gardens, parks, squares and streets were recently covered in snow just for a day.

Hotels on the Greek island of Lesvos will be putting up refugees including pregnant women, seniors and children who have been living in summer tents under sub-zero temperatures and snow.

Central Macedonia Region authorities have approved a 1.35 million euro budget for the promotion of local destinations and their products.

Travel & Leisure magazine has included Lefkada’s Egremni beach on a list of 13 places with the bluest waters in the world.

The Greek region of Mani in the Peloponnese features Apple’s new iPhone 7 Plus add which it shared through YouTube for the promotion of its latest Portrait Mode feature on Apple’s larger handset.

The New York Times has included Athens in its “52 Places to Go in 2017” list, adding that “the Greek debt crisis has not dampened Athens’ thriving arts scene” and backed by a photo of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).