Western Greece Takes the Spotlight in New ‘Epic West’ Tourism Campaign

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The tourism offerings of Western Greece take the spotlight in a new tourism campaign titled “Epic West” presented by regional authorities this week at the Moxy Patra Marina Hotel. The Western Greece Region presented its new destination identity “Olympia Land” through the campaign, which is aimed at “repositioning the region on the tourism map”, said […]

MSC Lirica Cruise Ship to Homeport in Piraeus for Summer 2022

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MSC Cruises has announced that it will deploy its MSC Lirica cruise ship to the Eastern Mediterranean market for the summer 2022 and homeport in Piraeus, Greece, during the entire season. MSC Lirica will offer a newly designed seven-night itinerary with 28 sailings between April 2022 and October 2023 from Piraeus calling Kusadasi, Turkey; Haifa, […]

Ancient Olympia to Get Strategic Tourism Plan

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Philippeion in Ancient Olympia. Photo © Konstantinos Ntougkas A plan that will include innovative actions for the branding and promotion of Ancient Olympia, one of the world’s most popular archaeological sites, as an experiential tourist destination as well as a set of best practices and extroversion events was approved by the city council this week. The […]

Ancient Olympia and its Games Come to Life via AI Program

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The Olympic Games as these were held some 2,500 years ago in Olympia, Greece, come to life thanks to a new digital revival project released this week by the Greek Culture Ministry and Microsoft. Dubbed “Ancient Olympia: Common Grounds”, the program offers users anywhere in the world the chance to explore Ancient Olympia, one of […]

Greece is Strengthening Link Between Culture and Tourism, Says Minister

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Photo source: Ministry of Culture Greece is slowly strengthening the connection between culture and tourism, managing this way to create “brands” for its tourism product as well as competitive advantages compared to other neighboring countries, according to Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. Speaking during the Olympia Forum II session that took place recently in Ancient

Ancient Olympia Shows its Best Through New Promo Video

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A new promotional video of Ancient Olympia and its tourism offerings recently aired in Greece for the first time and impressed thousands of TV viewers. The video was shown on public broadcaster ERT before and after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony that took place in Ancient Olympia on Monday. “This is the first time […]

Olympic Flame for Beijing 2022 Lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece

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©IOC / Greg Martin The Olympic flame for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 was lit on Monday in Ancient Olympia, Greece, marking the start of its journey to China where, in just over 100 days, the Games will begin. The traditional ceremony, held near the Temple of Hera, celebrates the Olympic Games’ Greek heritage […]

Ancient Olympia Authorities Take Action to Boost Tourism

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Ancient Olympia, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / P. Matsouka The Municipality of Ancient Olympia announced this week that it would be launching a series of actions and initiatives to attract more travelers, extend duration of stay and boost revenues. The actions are aimed at restoring the region’s reputation which was impacted by the Covid-19 […]

Culture Ministry: Action Plan for Promotion of Ancient Olympia

By admin 11 Οκτωβρίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: Municipality of Ancient Olympia The Culture Ministry, the Region of Western Greece and the Municipality of Ancient Olympia have announced an action plan for the cultural promotion of Ancient Olympia through a new partnership agreement. Budgeted at 329.840 euros, the three-year agreement includes the development of permanent or temporary cultural and

Messinia: ‘Freedom Trees’ to be Planted in New Park Dedicated to Greek Revolution

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The Cultural Institute of Messinia has invited 21 historic municipalities in the Peloponnese to take part in a project for the creation of a park dedicated to the 1821 Greek Revolution. Planned to be created in the settlement of Kato Ambelokipi in the Municipality of Pylos-Nestoros – an area that hosted the first war conflict […]