The area of Pervola, Medieval city, Rhodes. Photo source: Culture Ministry The Greek Culture Ministry has announced a 42-million-euro project for the protection, preservation and promotion of archaeological sites and cultural monuments on the Dodecanese islands. The project – to be financed by the Recovery Fund – includes works on a number of sites dating […]
The United Kingdom will remove the remaining Covid-19 international travel restrictions for all passengers as of 4am on Friday, 18 March. According to the UK departments for transport and health, all Covid-19 travel restrictions from Friday will be lifted, including the passenger locator form (PLF) for arrivals into the UK, as well as all tests […]
Civitel Creta Beach The Civitel Creta Beach hotel, a member of Civitel Hotels & Resorts, will reopen its doors on March 27 to welcome travelers to the island of Crete. Set in an exotic palm trees garden, next to the long-stretch sandy beach of Amoudara, the hotel is only 10 minutes away by car from […]
Photo source: Municipality of Larissa The Larissa Hoteliers Association recently re-elected Irini Papaioannou as president of its new Board of Directors. In an announcement, the association said the new Board’s priority will be to participate in joint actions and initiatives that will promote Larissa‘s tourism product. “The new board will continue to support the
The Municipality of Athens recently completed the revamp of the historic Konistra park and its sports facilities in the area of Petralona. A part of the municipality’s “Adopt your city” program, the project included the upgrade of the park’s basketball and tennis courts. The Konitsa park project is also part of the city’s ongoing program […]
The National Theater of Rhodes will be fully restored and operational by the end of 2025, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni announced last week. Following a meeting on Friday with South Aegean Governor George Hatzimarkos and Rhodes Mayor Antonis Kabourakis, Mendoni said the project’s tender will launch within the first six months of 2022. Budgeted […]
Madrid, Spain The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has reopened its branch office in Madrid aiming to promote Greece as a destination to Spanish travelers. After remaining closed for almost a decade, the GNTO office in Spain restarted its operation a few weeks ago and is housed in the Greek Embassy in Madrid. Among the […]
Church of the Seven Martyrs. Photo source: Municipality of Sifnos The Spanish edition of Condé Nast Traveller has highlighted the Greek island of Sifnos as the world’s best destination to take photos with an instant camera (polaroid photos). “At a time when we question the impact of instatourism, new alternatives are emerging that reverse the […]
The European Travel Commission (ETC) has announced the opening of applications for the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Awards 2022. The deadline of applications is on 1 June at 17.00 CET. For the fifth year in a row ETC continues its partnership with the European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN), Europa Nostra and the Network of […]
Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Chinese Ambassador to Athens Xiao Junzhen Greece and China are looking into ways to further strengthen their tourism ties through joint initiatives. Following a recent meeting in Athens, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Chinese Ambassador to Athens Xiao Junzhen agreed on the development of a two-year joint action


















