Western Greece Takes the Spotlight in New ‘Epic West’ Tourism Campaign

By admin 16 Δεκεμβρίου 2021 No comment

The tourism offerings of Western Greece take the spotlight in a new tourism campaign titled “Epic West” presented by regional authorities this week at the Moxy Patra Marina Hotel. The Western Greece Region presented its new destination identity “Olympia Land” through the campaign, which is aimed at “repositioning the region on the tourism map”, said […]

Ancient Olympia to Get Strategic Tourism Plan

By admin 24 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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Philippeion in Ancient Olympia. Photo © Konstantinos Ntougkas A plan that will include innovative actions for the branding and promotion of Ancient Olympia, one of the world’s most popular archaeological sites, as an experiential tourist destination as well as a set of best practices and extroversion events was approved by the city council this week. The […]

Ancient Olympia and its Games Come to Life via AI Program

By admin 11 Νοεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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The Olympic Games as these were held some 2,500 years ago in Olympia, Greece, come to life thanks to a new digital revival project released this week by the Greek Culture Ministry and Microsoft. Dubbed “Ancient Olympia: Common Grounds”, the program offers users anywhere in the world the chance to explore Ancient Olympia, one of […]

EU, World Stand By Greece with Firefighting Aid

By admin 9 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

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Photo © European Union A dozen countries have extended firefighting support to Greece which is still struggling to put out wildfires across the country in one of the worst summers in its modern history. Besides the EU which has through its Civil Protection Mechanism sent nine planes, almost 1,000 fire fighters and 200 vehicles, firefighting […]

Greece in State of Emergency as Fires Rage On

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Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias . Greece declared a state of emergency on Thursday until August 9 as dozens of fires continued to burn in the wider Athens area, on Evia island, in Central and Northern Greece and in the Peloponnese. Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias confirmed on Friday, that there were […]

Greece Struggles to Save Olympics Birthplace as More Fires Break Out

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Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service More than 170 firefighters, planes, trucks, helicopters, and volunteers spent the night trying to put out a wildfire threatening Ancient Olympia, its temples and the International Olympic Academy in the Peloponnese, as another massive blaze took hold of Evia island for a second day. At the same time, on Thursday […]

Microsoft to Introduce Ancient Olympia to the World Through a New App

By admin 30 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Ancient Olympia, Greece. Photo © Ministry of Culture Ancient Olympia, one of Greece’s most popular archaeological sites, will be introduced to people around the world via a new app to be designed and sponsored by Microsoft. Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) recently approved the project for the development of a digital application that will offer […]