The Peristera shipwreck. Photo source: @Municipality of Alonissos National Geographic is offering its readers in six countries a complete introduction to Greece’s first underwater museum, located near the island of Alonissos. The US online edition of National Geographic initially ran an extensive feature on the museum in December 2020 and then published translated versions
Balos Lagoon, Crete. Photo source: Incredible Crete Four of Greece’s most popular beaches, located on the islands of Crete and Milos, are included on the lists of the Top 25 Beaches in the World and in Europe for 2021, which were recently released by travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor. Crete’s Balos Lagoon ranks 21st […]
The theater in the Elefsina old Oil Mill, Photo source: Municipality of Elefsina Elefsina, located in Attica near Athens, will get a new archaeological museum, to be created on the premises of the city’s old Oil Mill. A landmark site of the area, the old oil mill every summer turns into a cultural venue, hosting […]
The Municipality of Athens is looking for volunteers that will actively support its animal welfare program that is dedicated to protecting the city’s strays. Hundreds of stray cats and dogs of Athens are receiving treatment and are being sterilized on a daily basis with the help of volunteers. The municipality has also opened a new […]
Aiming to improve the standard of living in central Athens and create more outdoor space, the municipality of Athens created its third mini park in the neighborhood of Pagrati. Under its so-called “pocket park” campaign within its urban regeneration program which converts abandoned areas into small green spaces, the municipality created a 750m2 park in
Donoussa island. Photo: Maria Paravantes The Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation and non-profit organization The People’s Trust have launched a new funding program to support environmentally responsible small enterprises of the Cyclades islands. Titled “Trust the Change: A new support program for environmentally responsible enterprises”, the scheme aims to
Photo source: EBD/Copyright Adisa The Greek island of Kefalonia is included on the list of the European Best Destinations for 2021, which was released recently by the European Best Destinations (EBD) organization. The island ranked seventh among 15 European destinations with 36,551 votes. According to an announcement by EBD, Kefalonia is the Greek island that […]
Photo source: European Best Destinations The town of Oia on Santorini and the beach of Preveli on southern Crete are among Europe’s Most Romantic Destinations for Valentine’s Day, according to the European Best Destinations (EBD) organization. Based in Brussels, EBD aims to promote culture and tourism in Europe. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, celebrated worldwide on […]
Athens, Greece. Photo source: @This is Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau Aiming to support sustainable tourism practices, the City of Athens Development and Destination Management Agency (EATA) has joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council – GSTC as a destination member. “We applaud EATA for taking this important step to focus on sustainable tourism development,
Lykavitos Hill, Athens. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou “This is Athens”, the digital tourism guide of the Athens Development and Destination Management Agency (EATA) is joining forces with Canada’s Reach Global Marketing to promote the Greek capital to the Canadian tourism market. Reach Global Marketing is a company that specializes in tourism and has a long


















