Destinations

Shops will be allowed to open on Sundays in seven tourism hotspots in Greece, according to a pilot scheme that will run for one year.

The abandoned Acropole Palace Hotel, located on the corner of Patision and Averof Streets in Athens center, will operate as a cultural center at the end of 2015.

Arrivals to Zakynthos in the Ionian were up last month by 17.78 percent compared with May 2013, according to data released by the island’s airport.

Two open-air cinemas in Greece, one in Plaka (Athens) and one on Santorini, are included in The Guardian’s “Top 10 open-air cinemas in Europe” list.

The international jet-set appeal of Mykonos has helped the island escape some of Greece’s economic woes, according to a recent article in the New York Times referring to the real estate market on the Cycladic island.

Hotels on Lefkada, Greece, will now include Greek products and dishes on their breakfast menus as the Ionian Island recently became the latest destination to join the “Greek Breakfast” program.

Halkidiki in Northern Greece has been recording a significant rise in bookings made by European tour operators for the 2014 tourism season following five years of reduced interest in the region.

A new archaeological site has been added to the many in the Greek capital city. The 4th century BC Lyceum of Aristotle has opened to the public and comes to give residents and visitors of Athens a very important lesson in archaeology.

Katergo Beach on Folegandros Island in Greece is one of the beaches that people will happily travel far to find and even suffer any number of inconvenience, according to American magazine Maxim.

The Region of Epirus has launched a strategic marketing plan to extend the tourism season and give Epirus the title of the “ideal destination for all four seasons.”