SNFCC Cancels New Year’s Eve Live Audience Events Due to Covid-19

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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens, has announced the cancellation of all New Year’s Eve festivities that were scheduled to take place with a live audience. The center said the decision was taken following the implementation of new measures by the Greek government to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic

Greek Yachting Professionals Hope for a Strong Tourism Comeback in 2022

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Greek yachting professionals appear optimistic about the sector’s performance in 2022, despite the emerge of the Omicron variant which has led to global travel restrictions for Covid-19. Although difficult to predict due to the spread of Omicron, the leadership of the Hellenic Professional Yacht Owners Bareboat Association (known as SITESAP in Greek) expects increasing

New ‘Olympic Games’ Exhibition Opens in Thessaloniki

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Photo source: Greek Culture Ministry A permanent exhibition dedicated to the Olympic Games recently opened to the public at the Olympic Museum of Thessaloniki. Housed in a new exhibition space covering 3,500 square meters, the “Olympic Games” collection includes uniforms, equipment, Olympic medals, memorabilia and publications from Olympic organizations. According to

Christmas Festivities at the Acropolis Museum

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Photo: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos The Acropolis Museum in Athens is welcoming the Christmas holiday season with interactive games for children, evening gallery tours for adults, Christmas carols and special gifts for all. Sound stories for divine births The museum invites children and adults to take part in an interactive program dedicated to the birth of gods and […]

ITB Berlin 2022 Cancelled as In-Person Event

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Due to the latest developments and accompanying directives as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the in-person edition of ITB Berlin 2022 will not take place as originally planned, the travel trade show’s organizer Messe Berlin announced on Thursday. ITB Berlin 2022 was originally to take place as a live travel trade show with […]

Emirates Celebrates 25 Years of Flights to Greece

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Dubai-based Emirates Airline is celebrating 25 years since its first flight to Greece. Since 1996, more than 4.5 million passengers have flown on some 15,000 Emirates flights between Athens and Dubai. Emirates is the only airline that flies direct between Greece and Dubai. In March 2017, the airline added a direct, daily and year-round connection […]

Greek City Ioannina Aiming to Attract Visitors All Year Round

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Ioannina Mayor Moisis Elisaf (center) with (from left) Eleni Basogianni (head of the municipality’s tourism department), Kostas Bakogiannis (Mayor of Athens), Sofia Zacharaki (Deputy Tourism Minister), Dimitris Dimitriou (president of the Chamber of Ioannina) and Emilios Neos (member of municipality’s tourism department). Efforts to attract visitors to the Greek

Athens’ Largest Ice Rink to Open at Kotzia Square

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Athens’ largest ice rink will open its doors on Tuesday, December 14, at Kotzia Square, to give the city’s residents and visitors a special experience during the holiday season. Set to operate until January 6, the ice rink will cover an area of 400 square meters. “Children and adults will have the opportunity to showcase their […]

Athens Ready for the Holiday Season with Christmas Events Galore

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The Christmas and holiday season is on in Athens with 38 days full of music, theater, pop-up events and much more through to January 13. Athens municipality presented this week its schedule of holiday events set to take place in city neighborhoods and on main squares. An ice rink, six Christmas villages, open-air screenings and […]

Athens Mayor Awards Pope Francis with Gold Medal of Honor

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Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis giving the city’s Medal of Honor to Pope Francis. Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis on Sunday awarded Pope Francis with the Gold Medal of Honor – the highest distinction of the Greek capital – in recognition of his efforts, sensitivity and social contribution. The Pope arrived in Athens on Saturday and received […]