Architectural tour with Anastasis Papadakis at ECOWEEK 2021 – © ECOWEEK 2021 The significance of sustainability and innovation in architecture, design and tourism was highlighted at the Ecoweek 2021 event took place on the Greek island of Aegina. Held during August 29 – September 4, the event marked the 15th anniversary of NGO ECOWEEK and […]
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greece’s economic growth forecast for 2021 has been revised upwards, from 3.6 percent to 5.9 percent, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday announced that Greece’s growth forecast for 2021 has been revised upwards, from 3.6 percent to
Impression of Kastelli airport. The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has approved the updated master plan for the construction of the new Kastelli Airport on the island of Crete, paving the way for works to begin. The project is entering its next stage with the start of construction works for the airport’s main facilities and […]
The Dadia Monastery in Soufli. Photo source: Municipality of Soufli The village of Soufli in northern Greece will compete to be included among the “Best Tourism Villages”, an initiative launched earlier in 2021 by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The “Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO” initiative aims to identify villages of member states that take […]
Qatar Airways is offering customers in Greece great savings with fares starting from 299 euros up to more than 140 destinations and double Qpoints until September 13. Customers joining Qatar Airways Privilege will also earn 5,000 Bonus Qmiles, and get an exclusive offer for flights to attend the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Passengers can […]
British best-selling author Victoria Hislop recently visited the archaeological site of the Lasithi Plateau (known as Oropedio Lasithiou in Greek), an area of great historic significance on the eastern part of Crete. Excavations have resumed in the area after 100 years under the supervision of the Culture Ministry, with funds provided by the Lasithi Plateau […]
Hellenic Chamber of Hotel President Alexandros Vasilikos. The Ministry of Labor and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) have announced new joint initiatives for social welfare, aiming to support children and vulnerable groups in Greece. During a recent meeting, HCH President Alexandros Vasilikos and Deputy Labor Minister Domna Michailidou discussed on the next steps of
Late Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. Photo source: www.mikistheodorakis.gr The City of Athens and four municipalities in Thessaloniki have put forward requests to rename streets in the two cities after late Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. Theodorakis passed away last week in Athens at the age of 96. Up until his death, he was viewed as Greece’s […]
Klima, Milos. Photo source: @Visit Greece The Greek islands of Milos, Folegandros and Santorini are among the best in world as voted by the discerning readers of Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine. The best islands in the world, according to T+L, “are the kind of Instagram-perfect destinations that travelers fantasize about on winter evenings: dreamy, […]
Photo source: @Casa Cook Hotels Casa Cook Hotels, a hospitality brand of international leisure company Fosun Tourism Group, has announced plans to open a new property on the Greek island of Samos in May 2022. Only a stone’s throw from the island’s Pythagorion village, the 128-room adults-only retreat will feature swim-up suites, quite literally countless […]


















