Destinations

Hossein Amini, the British director of the film “The Two Faces of January” that was shot in Greece and is currently playing in Greek theaters, gives us the backstory on his “love affair” with the country on the Visit Greece blog.

Mystras, a World Heritage Site in Lakonia, Greece, is the best preserved example of medieval walled city in the Greek region. It fascinates the modern traveler with its castle, churches and the palatial complex of the ruling Byzantine dynasty, bearing witness to its bygone greatness.

Fira town on Santorini in Greece is included on a list drawn up by The Huffington Post with the best destinations for adventure-seeking twentysomething travelers.

The Varvakeio meat and fish market in downtown Athens, Greece, recently got a thumbs up from David Rosengarten, renowned American chef, food and travel writer.

“Leader” is the name of a new program that will launch in late August or early September and finance new or existing businesses on islands of the Cyclades region in Greece.

The travel section of the online edition of the UK’s Daily Express includes a feature on the Greek Island of Paxi, the smallest of the Ionian islands that has been overlooked by mass tourist hoards.

“A cruise to the Greek Isles takes you to dramatic landscapes where history is on display at archeological sites dating back thousands of years,” USA Today notes.

Foreign tourist arrivals to the Greek island of Zakynthos in the first half of the year were up by 20 percent, according to airport data released recently.

Τhe Development Ministry has announced the Greek tourism hotspots where shops will be allowed to open on Sundays.

Residents on Ikaria, the Greek Island known for its laid-back lifestyle, will turn their clocks ahead by two hours in mid-July, to better service visitors.