Destinations

The agrotourism potential of the Argolida-Corinthos area was explored last week by a group of concerned professionals, members of an agrotourism cluster, who decided to seek insight from an expert in the field on how an area with good wine could become an ultimate tourism destination.

Milos, Mykonos and Paros are included on a list of suggested travel destinations for this summer drawn up by the travel editors of Italian portal Style.it.

International arrivals at Athens International Airport were up by 10 percent last month compared to the same month last year, according to data released recently by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).

A visit to the northeastern Greek city of Xanthi, located in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, was not only an experience but an eye-opener. The locals refer to Xanthi as “the city with a thousand colors” and it is obvious why since the city represents diversity and multiculturalism at its finest. Nowhere else in Greece will you see such a vast collection of races, languages, religions… all in a very interesting blend.

Babis beach bar, located in the area of Myrties on Kalymnos in the Dodecanese, ranked fifth on CNN’s “World’s 50 best beach bars” list.

Hydra, Kefallonia, Ikaria and Santorini are among the best-value destinations in Europe for 2013, according to travel guide Lonely Planet.

The Canadian press has recently run a series of press reports on Greece that contain positive references to Athens, Thessaloniki and the Greek islands.

The first waterway of the Ionian Sea will operate from Corfu Port, according to the island’s port authority.

Greece’s sun, sea, beaches and landscapes will be promoted this summer through two German TV productions, according to the Greek National Tourism Organization office in Frankfurt.

Athens and Oia, Santorini, are included on the Traveler’s Choice list of Top 25 Destinations in Europe for 2013, released recently by TripAdvisor.