The Municipality of Thessaloniki is implementing a 1.3-million euro project for the upgrade of the city’s bicycle network with the aim to promote alternative ways of transport and micromobility*. Works are already underway in the western part of the city and will gradually expand to include Kontouriotou, Salaminos, Polytexniou and Anagenniseos streets. According to an […]
The Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA) in 2021 held a record number of cleanup operations on Greek coasts, as part of the International Coastal Cleanup campaign for the prevention of marine pollution. As the campaign’s national coordinator for the last 31 years, HELMEPA, during 18 September – 30 November successfully carried out 196 cleanup
Photo source: @Thessaloniki Travel Thessaloniki’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites are now available on the Google Arts & Culture online platform. The arts & culture platform features high-resolution images and videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from Google’s partner cultural organizations throughout the world. Through the platform, internet users can take a
Photo source: Paranesti Municipality A new Hollywood production starring Robert De Niro is expected to start filming in the village of Paranesti, in the area of Drama, northern Greece, in a few months. The news was confirmed by Anastasios Kagiaoglou, Mayor of Paranesti, a small village located in the regional unit of Drama, where filming […]
Photo source: @Municipality of Rhodes The Greek islands of Rhodes and Santorini are included in the Top 22 Trending Destinations in the World, according to TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards for 2022. The travel guidance platform has announced the first of its highly anticipated annual community-powered awards for 2022: the Best of the Best Destinations. “Despite […]
The Acropolis in Athens. Photo: GTP Athens is among the world’s most beautiful cities to explore by night, ranking third on a list recently released by Premier Inn, a leading UK-based hotel chain. To compile the list, Premier Inn counted the number of Instagram posts which used the hashtags #[city]bynight for cities in the UK, […]
Photo source: Hymettus Hikers Association (POY) Ahead of the 5th Greek Trails Meet to be held later this year in the Athens suburb of Kaisariani, the municipality aims to officially present Hymettus Trail to the public completed and up to par with international standards. Spearheading the efforts is the Hymettus Hiking Association (POY), which for […]
Photo Source: @Pelion Ski Center The Pelion Ski Center in Central Greece will open to visitors on Friday, January 14, the Hotel Owners’ Association of Magnesia announced. Considered one of Greece’s most popular winter hotspots, the ski center will be open to the public from 9am until 4pm. The ski center is located at Agriolefkes […]
The town of Ermioni, Argolis. Photo © GTP Greek authorities approved on Wednesday four strategic investments, among these a tourism resort plan, budgeted at 436 million euros and set to create 550 new jobs in total. An interministerial committee meeting on strategic investments chaired by Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis decided to grant the […]
The Central Macedonia Region is re-introducing its tourism destinations to show the world that they can offer safe and authentic experiences to travelers. Aiming to attract visitors from quality tourism markets, the region has carried out a number of activities in Greece and abroad in the last few months. “We are moderately optimistic that revenues […]


















