Culture Minister Lina Mendoni at the Ottoman bath in the castle of Ioannina. The Greek Culture Ministry has announced a strategic plan to restore and promote the landmark Ioannina castle in Western Greece. “A set of projects and studies carried out in the area, are expected to change both the castle and the city,” Culture Minister […]
Photo source: @International Tour of Hellas Greece’s International Cycling Tour will revive in April after 10 years of absence, Deputy Culture and Sports Minister Lefteris Avgenakis announced earlier this week. The tour’s 19th edition will start from Crete on April 26 and wrap up after five stages in Ioannina, western Greece. Participants will pass through […]
Aiming to push ahead with reforms that will help Greek cities become climate neutral in the face of climate change, the Greek Environment Ministry and 21 municipalities signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) for inclusion in the EU’s mission to achieve 100 smart European cities by 2030. More specifically, participating in the Climate-Neutral and Smart […]
Ioannina Mayor Moisis Elisaf and Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias Bookings for winter destinations in the coming weeks are on an upward trend, said Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias after meeting with Moisis Elisaf, mayor of Ioannina, the capital of the Epirus Region in Northern Greece, where hotels are reporting 65-70 percent occupancy levels. Elisaf briefed […]
Photo source: Travel Ioannina The Municipality of Ioannina presented plans to turn the city into a leading MICE tourism destination during the 36th Philoxenia international tourism exhibition that took place in Thessaloniki earlier in November. During the expo, the head of the municipality’s tourism department Eleni Basoyianni and member Aimilios Neos presented the
The “International Tour of Hellas”, a significant global cycling event, will return to Greece in 2022 after a decade of absence, Deputy Culture and Sports Minister Lefteris Avgenakis announced on Tuesday. “After more than 10 years, Greece will again welcome the creme-de-la-creme of international cycling during a significant event for the revival of the International
Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. Five Greek cities – Heraklion, Ioannina, Kalamata, Trikala and Kozani – have filed a nomination to be part of the European Commission’s “100 Climate Neutral Cities by 2030” venture. Reaching 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030 is the objective identified by the EU’s Mission Board for climate-neutral and smart cities. The Mission […]
GNTO President Angela Gerekou, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, GNTO Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis Greece’s Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) have won the “World’s Leading Tourist Board” title at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020. The WTA event recognizes and rewards excellence in travel and tourism. The results follow a year-long
Grand Serai Congress & Spa, Ioannina The Grand Serai Congress & Spa, located in Ioannina, western Greece, has announced that it will continue its operations amid the Covid-19 pandemic and provide its guests with safe accommodation experiences in Greece. “The safety and wellbeing of our guests, staff and associates is very important to us… Therefore, […]
Aiming to promote Greek tourism despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Luxury Greece DMC & Travel in early October organized a familiarization (fam) trip to introduce the international luxury market to the region of Epirus and Zagorohoria. The company hosted luxury travel agents from all over Europe and a representative from Traveller Made, a network of […]

















