Greece Forest Fires Rage on Flared by Heatwave

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Photo source: Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection Dozens of forests fires continue to burn across Greece in conditions of extreme heat as fire fighters renew efforts to extinguish blazes in the northwest Athens suburb of Varibobi and on Evia island, where villages are being evacuated. According to Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias, the […]

Greece Takes Action to Reopen Zakynthos’ Famed Shipwreck Beach

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Navagio beach, Zakynthos island. Photo Source: Municipality of Zakynthos (archive photo) Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis announced this week that a bill open for public consultation would pave the way for the reopening to the public of the popular Navagio Beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos. Access to the world famous beach and one of the […]

Olympic Stadium of Athens to Get Major Overhaul

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The Olympic Stadium of Athens will be revamped and converted into a metropolitan park, said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday, during the presentation of the project’s master plan. Greece has set aside a budget of over 43.5 million euros for the ambitious overhaul of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens “Spyros Louis” known […]

Tourism Education Improvements Top Minister’s Corfu Agenda

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Upgrading tourism education and enhancing curriculum topped the agenda of talks between Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki and Ionian Islands Region authorities this week. During her visit to Corfu, Zacharaki signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the region and the Ionian University for the implementation of pilot projects as well as training or upskilling programs

Greece Launches 140 Cultural Events Outdoors at Sites Countrywide

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The ancient theater of Filippi is among Greece’s landmark sites to host art shows and theater performances this summer. Photo source: Ministry of Culture A total of 140 concerts, art shows, theater and dance performances are scheduled to take place across the country in the next two months, the Greek culture ministry announced recently. Budgeted […]

Plans for Greece’s First ‘Green’ Skyscraper Presented

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A bird’s-eye view of the Marina Tower to be constructed at The Ellinikon. Plans for Greece’s first ‘green’ skyscraper to go up along the Athenian Riviera as part of the country’s largest urban redevelopment project – The Ellinikon (formerly known as Hellinikon) – were presented this week by Lamda Development, the investing company. Lamda CEO […]

Hellinikon Project: Demand on the Rise for Homes on Athenian Riviera

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A total of 9,000 homes with going rates as high as 25,000 euros/m2 will be constructed at Hellinikon along the Athenian Riviera, the largest private investment in Greece, the head of the company undertaking the project said this week. Speaking to SKAI television, Lamda Development CEO Odisseas Athanasiou referred to the real estate value of […]

GNTO Showcases Greece Through Culture and Music

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Aiming to promote the country’s tourism offerings to a wider audience, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) presented this week the “Sunset in Greece” concert as part of an ongoing year-long international campaign to run on US channel PBS through to June 2022. The concert was recorded at the ancient Temple of Aphaia on the […]

Mega Athenian Riviera Hellinikon Project Clears Last Hurdle

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The Hellenikon Project Hellinikon, a highly anticipated, controversial and delayed project set to breathe new life into the Athenian Riviera is ready to begin after the government announced that it would be proceeding in the coming days with the transfer of real estate shares to concessionaire Lamda Development. The announcement came after the Council of […]

Greece Ranks 3rd in Europe for Excellent Bathing Water Quality

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Greece is among the top three countries in Europe for the excellent quality of its bathing waters, according to the latest European Bathing Water Quality report, released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Commission. Based on 2020 data, Greece ranks third in Europe with 97.1 percent of all 1,634 sites reported as being of […]