The “gaitanaki” dance in Analipsi. Photo source: Culture Ministry Nine traditional practices, customs and events, which still take place in cities and villages across Greece, have been included in the country’s National Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Culture Ministry announced recently. Greece’s national index is in line with UNESCO’s List of Intangible
The Aristotle Municipality in Eastern Halkidiki, through a recent livestreaming event, introduced its wine routes and cultural heritage sites to travel agents from Portugal, Spain and Sicily. Organized by the municipality, the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) office in Italy, the Sicily Tour Operators Association and Kyklos Travel, the event was held in early
Photo source: Paranesti Municipality A new Hollywood production starring Robert De Niro is expected to start filming in the village of Paranesti, in the area of Drama, northern Greece, in a few months. The news was confirmed by Anastasios Kagiaoglou, Mayor of Paranesti, a small village located in the regional unit of Drama, where filming […]
Greece’s color-coded Covid-19 risk-assessment map. Source: covid19.gov.gr Emergency Covid-19 restrictions will go into effect in the Greek regional units of Thessaloniki, Halkidiki, Kilkis and Larissa as they were declared ‘red’ areas on Greece’s Covid-19 risk-assessment map. The General Secretariat for Civil Protection announced that as of Friday, October 1 and until
Greece’s color-coded Covid-19 risk-assessment map. Source: covid19.gov.gr The regional units of Kastoria, Xanthi and Drama in northern Greece have moved to Covid-19 ‘red’ level on Greece’s coronavirus risk-assessment map, due to a rise in cases. According to the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, as of Friday, September 24 and until Friday, October 1, residents in












