Syntagma square, Athens. Photo source: acropolisrally.gr Athens’ central Syntagma square on September 9 will welcome the cars participating in the EKO Acropolis Rally 2021, offering the opportunity to residents and visitors to live the experience of the legendary race. The 0.98km route will cross Vasilissis Amalias Avenue to pass in front of the Hellenic Parliament, […]
Ikaria Port from a distance. Greek authorities have announced emergency restrictions for the regional units of Achaia and Ilia in the Peloponnese, as well for the Ikaria Municipality, in efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Restrictions include: – A five-hour overnight curfew from 1am to 6am (movement is allowed only for work and
Photo source: @Municipality of Kastoria The former Xenia Hotel in Kastoria will be transformed into a museum and house artifacts from the collection of the city’s Byzantine Museum, the Culture Ministry announced recently. A concession agreement signed between the ministry and Greece’s Public Properties Company (ETAD) foresees the property’s lease for the next 40 years […]
Photo source: connectingeuropeexpress.eu The “Connecting Europe Express”, a special train put together as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, departed the Lisbon train station on September 2 for a five-week journey to over 100 towns and cities including Athens. The train will pass through Spain, Italy, Austria and Serbia before arriving in Greece […]
Celestyal Cruises has sold its “Experience” cruise ship due to the market conditions resulting from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the cruise line said in an announcement on Friday. “Celestyal Cruises has reviewed its forward-looking capacity requirements. After careful thought and consideration, the company has sold the Experience and will continue to operate with the
Photo source: @flickr/Søren Barnak The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) recently organized four professional golf tournaments in Denmark in an aim to promote the upgraded golf facilities of Greece’s resorts to Danish tourism professionals. Held under the title “Greece Open” the 18-hole golf tournaments gathered a total of 170 golf players. The GNTO was the
Photo source: @Opanda.gr The Kolonos Festival 2021, a cultural event taking place annually at the open-air theater of Kolonos in the Greek capital, will open its doors on September 6 to host a number of concerts and theater performances featuring popular Greek artists. “Culture means solidarity and the city’s popular festival aims to entertain Athens’ residents […]
Smaller types of accommodation attracted the interest of travelers this summer, as consumers continued to adapt to living in a Covid-19 world, according to recent research conducted by benchmarking and analytics firm STR. The most recent findings of STR’s Tourism Consumer Insights team show a familiar picture compared with its previous research. “Many accommodation types
Glenn Close. Photo source: @glennclose, Instagram Hollywood star and eight times Oscar nominee Glenn Close recently arrived in Athens to film for season 2 of Israeli espionage thriller “Tehran”. After the completion of its first season, which was almost exclusively shot in Athens, the show of Apple TV+ once again “disguises” the Greek capital as […]
Sea Breeze Santorini Beach Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton Hilton has signed a franchise agreement with Alexandros Ltd to open its first resort on the popular Greek island of Santorini. The Sea Breeze Santorini Beach Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton will launch in spring 2022, with 37 rooms and a private beach. Each room in […]


















