Destinations

Thessaloniki-based hoteliers recently attended a workshop and presented their hotel services to a group of Indian tour operators visiting the Greek northern city.

Greek destinations have been selected as shooting locations for foreign films before due to their traditional villages, beautiful beaches, harbor towns and ancient history but in the case of Symi, part of the Dodecanese chain, its “spooky” atmosphere did the trick.

The Sex and the City actress and designer, Sarah Jessica Parker, 48, was recently spotted in Perdika on the island of Egina of the Argosaronic with her husband Matthew Broderick and friends Academy Award winning actor Jeremy Irons and wife Sinead Cusack.

The local intercity bus station (KTEL) of Chania-Rethymno on Crete apologized to the public after an incident took place on Sunday, 25 August, involving a Greek bus driver and a family of Russian holidaymakers.

A clean-up campaign to improve the appearance of the historic streets of the Greek capital was launched today by the Municipality of Athens.

The Haidari metro station on line 3 (blue line) “Agia Marina” is expected to open to the public by the end of September at the latest, reports said today.

Popular Santorini was left again in the dark in the early hours of Wednesday, 21 August, due to a short circuit in the electricity network.

American news network CNN singled out nine out of Greece’s 1,400 islands and labeled them as the Mediterranean’s most beautiful assets. CNN presented the nine Greek islands on its news website and noted what makes each of these destinations stand out.

American musician and singer Jon Bon Jovi and his family are expected to arrive on the island of Mykonos today, 20 August, for their summer vacation.

Oscar award winner Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson, of Greek descent, are currently on a vacation on the island of Antiparos where they own a summer house.