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“Next time you’re island hopping around the gorgeous isles of Greece, do not leave Chios off your list,” the Huffington Post advises its readers in a photo feature dedicated to Chios in the northeastern Aegean.

One of the world’s most high-profile investors and richest men, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, arrived in Crete, Greece, on 9 August to spend a week-long vacation in Elounda.

As the Greek public holiday of 15 August is near, more and more Athenians are leaving the city and heading to the islands. August is the month that most Greeks take their summer vacation.

The Queen Elizabeth, one of the most luxurious cruise ships in the world, was in Piraeus Port in Greece on 8 August. Piraeus was the ship’s starting point for a seven-day cruise that will end in Istanbul, Turkey.

Supermodels Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss recently took a break from the runway and soaked up the sun in Greece while on a yacht just off the island of Patmos in the Dodecanese.

Yiorgos Gatos, Thodoris Orfanidis and Antonis Fiorakis are three Greeks who noticed a gap in the tourism market and came up with an idea: to create an online platform for those interested in renting a boat for their vacation at an affordable price, without middlemen and the exorbitant fees of intermediary brokers.

Greece has “miles and miles of mainland coastline and over 1,000 islands, of which 227 are inhabited,” so how does one find the ideal holiday destination?

Italian professor Salvatore Lo Sicco traveled from London to Athens on his bike to rally for the Parthenon Marbles to return to their birthplace in Greece.

“Greece Returns as Tourist Hotspot” is the title of a recent video report from Athens by Reuters that highlights the recovery of Greek tourism after the crisis period.

Tom Hanks and his half-Greek wife Rita Wilson were recently spotted on a “wild island” in the Cyclades of Greece, “showing off their sporting prowess with high-energy activities.”