Aiming to support events and activities that promote Greece’s tourism product and highlight its growth potential, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) this month has put two major tourism events in Athens and Thessaloniki under its auspices. TCB Crossroads – Thessaloniki On April 5 the GNTO supported the “TCB Crossroads” MICE event held by the […]
Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki is among Central Macedonia’s filming locations of “The Bricklayer”, a new Hollywood production that began shooting in mid-March, starring Aaron Eckhart and Nina Dobrev. “The Bricklayer” is the third production of Millennium Media taking place in Thessaloniki after “The Enforcer (Barracuda)” and the “Expendables 4”. On the set in
Executive room Photo: Vagelis Paterakis / © xenodocheio Milos CNN Travel has included two Greek hotels on its list with the best boutique hotels opening in Europe in 2022. The list features the Xenodocheio Milos in Athens and the ON Residence in Thessaloniki. “While the pandemic may have put paid to many travel plans over […]
The Region of Central Macedonia recently presented its tourism offerings to travel professionals and potential visitors from the markets of Denmark, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland the Czech Republic and Italy. February and March saw the region take part in six important exhibitions of the tourism sector: the Ferie For Alle 2022 in Herning, Denmark; the Romanian
Northern Greece’s wines and wineries were presented to Italian tourism professionals during the International Wine Tasting Festival that took place in Italy. Held in Matera during March 5-7, the event had Greece as the honored country and participations included wineries from Italy and Serbia. The Greek mission attending the event included the attendance of representatives
The 5-star Mediterranean Palace hotel in Thessaloniki gives its point of view on Greece’s ‘co-capital’ and refers to just some of the reasons the port city can be included among the most popular ‘bucket list’ travel experiences in the world! Located on the Thermaic Gulf in Central Macedonia, Thessaloniki is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city with […]
Fraport Greece, the managing company of 14 regional airports in the country, announced airlines’ plans to launch at least 16 new flights to Thessaloniki in 2022. Fraport Greece Executive Director of Commercial and Business Development George Vilos announced the news this week during a working meeting with officials from the Central Macedonia Region and the […]
The Municipality of Thessaloniki has opened its first “pocket park”, a small green area, in the fifth municipal district located south of the city center. Pocket parks are urban open spaces on a small scale that have the potential to provide relief from the city and contribute positively to the urban microclimate. Thessaloniki’s first pocket […]
Photo source: Thessaloniki Tourism Organization A dynamic year in tourism is expected for the Greek northern city of Thessaloniki, after the first signs of recovery in 2021, according to the head of the city’s tourism organization, Voula Patoulidou. Speaking to journalists last week during a hybrid press conference, Patoulidou presented the promotional actions carried out
Photo source: @3-5 Pigadia The 3-5 Pigadia Ski Center, a popular winter hotspot in Naoussa, northern Greece, opened its doors during the weekend and welcomed its first skiers of the winter season. Following necessary maintenance works by the ski resort’s new management company, Oreinos Tourismos, skiers now have access to the three sliding lifts (S1, S2, […]


















