Most Accessible Routes in Athens for People With Disabilities Now Online

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The Municipality of Athens recently announced a new online guide that shows the Greek capital’s most accessible routes for people with disabilities. Launched on December 3 to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the municipality’s initiative aims to facilitate persons with mobility issues and the visually impaired, as well as give the public […]

Redevelopment of Panepistimiou Street in Athens Begins

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Redevelopment work recently began on busy Panepistimiou street as part of a major urban regeneration project aiming to increase free spaces in Athens and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. Works are currently underway on the section of Panepistimiou street between Sina and Amerikis streets. According to the Municipality of Athens, the […]

Dior Takes its ‘Cruise 2022’ Collection to More Greek Destinations

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Dior on Milos, screenshot from “From Dior to Greece” video on YouTube. Following the presentation of its Cruise 2022 collection inspired by Greece at the Kallimarmaron Panathinaic Stadium in Athens last summer, Dior has taken its collection to more Greek destinations including Ancient Nemea and Milos island. The French luxury fashion house has published photos […]

Athens Hotel Occupancy Levels Pick Up in June-Oct but Problems Remain

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Occupancy levels at hotels in the Greek capital are still running low impacted for a second year in a row by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data presented this week by the Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association (EXAAA) despite June-October figures indicating positive signs of recovery. According to data by GBR Consulting, average […]

SNFCC’s ‘Christmas World’ Comes to Life in December

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Photo source: @Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens is inviting residents and visitors to experience its “Christmas World” and celebrate the start of the holiday season, during an event scheduled to take place in its premises on December 1. During the event, SNFCC will illuminate its premises […]

Thessaloniki Making Efforts to Become a Prime Cruise Destination

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Cruise ship at Thessaloniki Port. The Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is taking action to turn the Greek northern city into a prime cruise destination, according to the authority’s BoD Executive Chairman Athanasios Liagkos. Speaking during the Next is Now conference in Athens on Wednesday, Liagkos said ThPA is carrying out a 180-million-euro investment project

Poll: More Britons in Favor of Returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece

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The Parthenon Sculptures. Photo source: The British Museum The Parthenon Marbles belong to Greece and should be returned to their rightful owners, said 59 percent of UK residents in the latest poll on the thorny issue. Asked “where do you believe the Parthenon Marbles belong,” more than half of those polled said “Greece” in a […]

Athens Kicks Off Holiday Season with Christmas Tree Lighting

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The City of Athens on Monday evening lit up a very impressive 19-meter tall Christmas tree at central Syntagma Square, marking the start of the holiday season in the Greek capital. The municipality’s Christmas tree features more than 60,000 colorful lights of a total length of 5km. It was transferred from Karpenisi to Athens and […]

Ioannina Aiming to be a Leading MICE Destination

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Photo source: Travel Ioannina The Municipality of Ioannina presented plans to turn the city into a leading MICE tourism destination during the 36th Philoxenia international tourism exhibition that took place in Thessaloniki earlier in November. During the expo, the head of the municipality’s tourism department Eleni Basoyianni and member Aimilios Neos presented the

Polis Grand Hotel Completes Renovation, Welcomes Guests to Athens

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The four-star Polis Grand Hotel, located near the center of Athens, has completed the third phase of a 1.5-million-euro renovation project that started in 2016. “The hotel has successfully completed the third phase of its five-year renovation program. It remained closed for six months, taking advantage of the low tourist numbers caused by the travel restrictions