Santorini’s Oia Revealed as World’s Most Beautiful Village

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Oia, Santorini Island Cyclades Greece – © Little_Desire / Shutterstock Oia, a popular destination on the Greek island of Santorini, has emerged as the world’s most beautiful village, with over 1.6 million posts on Instagram, according to recent analysis by Uswitch.com. Uswitch is an online telephone and switching service comparing prices of products and services. […]

Ancient Olympia Shows its Best Through New Promo Video

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A new promotional video of Ancient Olympia and its tourism offerings recently aired in Greece for the first time and impressed thousands of TV viewers. The video was shown on public broadcaster ERT before and after the Olympic flame lighting ceremony that took place in Ancient Olympia on Monday. “This is the first time […]

Thessaloniki Tourism Promoted to German, Polish Markets

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Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki was promoted as a tourism destination to German and Polish travel agents and journalists during two fam trips organized by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) earlier in October. The GNTO services in Germany and Poland held the fam trips to promote Thessaloniki’s city break options, MICE venues and […]

Archaeological Site of Ambracia Western Necropolis Now Open for Visitors

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The archaeological site of the Western Necropolis of Ambracia. Photo Photo © Preveza Ephorate of Antiquities The archaeological site of Ambracia Western Necropolis, located in Arta, western Greece, has reopened its doors to the public after remaining closed for several years due to extensive restoration works. The site was recently inaugurated by Greek Culture Minister

Italian Travel Agents Experience the Outdoor Activities of Arcadia in the Peloponnese

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Italian travel agents visited the monastery of Panagia Elona in Leonidio. Representatives of seven Italian travel agencies recently had the chance to experience the outdoor activities of Arcadia in the Peloponnese and enjoy the area’s natural beauty and additional tourism offerings. The group of travel agents, which promote outdoor travel packages (trekking, hiking,

Patra Invites Residents, Visitors to Explore its Best

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Photo source: Municipality of Patra The city of Patra in the Peloponnese is inviting residents and visitors to explore some of its landmark sites and lesser-known destinations through a new online platform and mobile application that offers information in both English and Greek. The “Explore Patras” online platform – https://explore.patras.gr – offers information on

Amphipolis Tomb to Be Accessible to People with Disabilities

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Amphipolis, northern Greece. Photo source: Ministry of Culture Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) recently approved the architectural plans for the construction of a shelter around the Kasta tomb in Amphipolis. Plans also include the creation of special routes for people with disabilities. Located in Central Macedonia, northern Greece, Amphipolis is where the

Larissa Ready to Host ‘Major Cities of Europe’ Conference, Oct 13-15

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Photo source: Municipality of Larissa The Greek city of Larissa is ready to host the Major Cities of Europe online conference, scheduled to take place during October 13-15. Major Cities of Europe is a European network of cities and regions committed to identifying key and emerging trends in city innovation. Titled “From here to where? […]

‘Pocket Park’ Network in Athens is Growing

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The Municipality of Athens recently added a new green area to its growing network of “pocket parks” which can be found in neighborhoods in the Greek capital. The city’s sixth pocket park is located on the Dimitris Pavilidis pedestrian street of the Petralona district and covers an area of 160sqm. “This is one more step closer […]

Greece’s Plaka Bridge Restoration Receives Europa Nostra Accolade

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Greece’s Plaka Bridge restoration project was honored with a 2021 European Heritage / Europa Nostra Award during a ceremony on Saturday at the monument’s location in Epirus. The award was handed to Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni by Europa Nostra Secretary General Sneška Quaedvlieg – Mihailović during the event that also saw the attendance of […]