“Tiganites t’ Agiou”, Corfu. Photo source: culture ministry Greece has added seven traditional practices on its National Intangible Cultural Heritage list. All traditions originate from popular island and mainland destinations. Announced recently by the Culture Ministry, the news follows the inscription on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list of 15 traditions,
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
Celestyal Cruises has announced its return to year-round cruising to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean as of March 14, 2022. The company will start the 2022 cruise season with three- and four-night cruises followed by seven-night sailings starting on April 30. Celestyal is among the few cruise lines to consistently call upon Ancient […]
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
Kavala, northern Greece. The General Secretariat for Civil Protection on Thursday announced that the regional units of Kavala, Imathia, Pieria and Pella in northern Greece have moved to Covid-19 ‘red’ level on the country’s coronavirus risk-assessment map, due to a rise in cases. Therefore, as of Friday, September 17 and until Friday, September 24, residents […]
Lufthansa’s first flight from Frankfurt to Mykonos airport on Friday afternoon (May 21). Lufthansa on Friday announced that it will more than double its flight program for Greece with the addition of seven brand new Greek destinations to its network for summer 2021. Starting May 21, the destinations of Aktion, Chania, Corfu, Kavala, Kos, Mykonos and Zakynthos
Lufthansa Group on Thursday said the “Europe focus” of its leisure travel program for summer 2021 will be on Greece and the Canary Islands. Over the course of the summer Lufthansa plans to add around 20 new vacation destinations to its flight program from Frankfurt and 13 new holiday destinations from Munich. For Greece, the […]
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continued to have a negative effect on air travel to Greece in October, according to recent data from Greek airports that shows a major drop in passenger traffic for that month. Athens International Airport (AIA) announced that its passenger traffic was below the respective 2019 levels by 68.8 percent, amounting to […]
Kavala Port Authority. Photo source: HRADF Greece is accelerating procedures in order to move ahead with infrastructure upgrades at ports across the country, said Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis during his recent visit to Chania, Crete. In a meeting with regional and local authorities, Plakiotakis said the modernization of key ports countrywide was a leading

















