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
Greek health authorities have ruled out the possibility of a country-wide lockdown but are noting that local Covid-19 restrictions will be ordered should the need arise. Most of Northern Greece is on high alert after a surge in cases there with the regions of Halkidiki, Larissa, Kilkis and Thessaloniki listed red as a result of […]
The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization (TTO) celebrated World Tourism Day (WTD) 2021 by honoring its “next door heroes” – the people striving to ensure that Thessaloniki remains a hospitable and safe tourism destination. Under the theme “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”, this year’s World Tourism Day aimed to look beyond tourism statistics and acknowledge that, behind […]
Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo Source: Thessaloniki Hotels Association Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, is still struggling to attract and keep travelers in town recording a total of 531,806 overnight stays at hotels in the first eight months of the year down by 0.04 percent over the same period in 2020 and 532,016 stays, according to data released […]
Thessaloniki’s 15 World Heritage Sites are highlighted in a special advertisement published by the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization (TTO) in the April issue of “World Heritage”, an official UNESCO publication. The quarterly printed and online review features in-depth articles on cultural and natural World Heritage sites. It is published in English, French and Spanish.
Photo credit: Olympic Day Run Greece The organizers of the 4th “Olympic Day Run” GREECE in Thessaloniki have pushed the closing date for registrations to September 22. The 4th “Olympic Day Run” GREECE, the only Olympic road running race in the country, organized under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee to celebrate the International […]
The recently held 85th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) 2021 attracted 87,631 visitors and marked the restart of exhibition activity in Greece, according to the fair’s organizer TIF Helexpo. TIF 2021 was held in the northern port city as an in-person event during September 11-19 at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center under strict health protocols for […]
Thessaloniki’s Flea Market & Street Food event is returning to the city after an absence of over a year due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The two-day event will take place under strict health protocols in the outdoor area of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center during September 25 – 26. “With the flea market, we […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently referred to a series of infrastructure and development projects that will be key to quality of life and economic growth in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. “I believe that there is no other area, no other city of our country, in which so many important infrastructure and development projects are taking […]
Photo source: @Thessaloniki Hotels Association A number of antiquities unearthed during works for the construction of the Aghia Sofia metro station in Thessaloniki, have returned to their original location, the Culture Ministry announced on Sunday. Photo source: Ministry of Culture The antiquities were detached from the site in 2017. Following the station’s completion, the


















