Destinations

Northern Greece’s Thessaloniki has been included in a shortlist of 15 of some of Europe’s most-loved cities to run for the title of “InterRail Destination of the Year Award 2015”.

She “fell in love – not with the lad but with the landscape”… that’s what award-winning historian, author and broadcaster Bettany Hughes said of her backpacking in Greece experience in Telegraph Travel.

As part of its ongoing efforts to promote the Greek capital as a prime city break destination, the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) participated in this year’s Grekland Panorama in Stockholm and invited participants to join them in Athens on April 27 for the 3rd Travel Trade professional workshop.

North Face Zagori and the Zagori Excellence Network (ZEN) have joined forces for this year’s mountain running race to be held on July 24-26.

Academy Award-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren referred to the Greek island of Hydra as “one of the most beautiful places in the world” in a recent interview she gave to the New York Times.

Kalamata Airport will connect 18 new international destinations with the central Peloponnese, the municipality announced last week.

Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, saw double digit growth in overnight stays by 16.75 percent last year compared to 2013.

The tourism strategy of Halkidiki has attracted the attention of professionals from Larissa, the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region, who are interested in creating a similar model to promote their destination to a wider audience.

Athens, Greece, came in third place in the prestigious electronic pool for best European destination, organized by the European Best Destinations (EBD) organization.

In its latest photo series, Telegraph Travel has selected the 19 best Greek islands for all tastes.