The Thessaloniki Convention Bureau has announced the return of its annual Connect Tourism & Travel Event Thessaloniki, that will take place live in the northern port city during May 8-10. Following the success of last year’s event, which took place online due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, TCB will hold the second edition of “Connect” […]
A documentary capturing the preparation of Dior’s Greece-inspired “Cruise 2022” show, which took place in Athens last year, is now screening. Greek documentary-maker Marianna Economou followed Dior’s creative director, Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri across Greece for the making of the documentary titled “The Greek Bar Jacket”. The film, which aired last week and is
An exhibition dedicated to the life and works of late Greek artist and politician Melina Merkouri will open its doors at the Technopolis cultural complex in Athens on January 18. Organized by the Athens Municipality in collaboration with the Culture Ministry and the Melina Mercouri Foundation, the exhibition will mark the 100th anniversary since Mercouri’s birth. […]
Photo source: Municipality of Athens Social media users in China and all over the world on New Year’s Eve saw a number of Athens’ landmark sites and locations through a live streaming video on China’s WeChat Channel. As the city ushered in 2022, WeChat users had the chance to “travel” to the Acropolis, the Athenian […]
Acropolis Museum General Director Nikos Stampolidis (right). Photo source: Acropolis Museum / Paris Tavitian The Acropolis Museum on Monday received ten fragments of the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, which were granted by the National Archaeological Museum. Kept until now in the storerooms of the National Archaeological Museum, the fragments have a maximum height
The World Spa & Wellness Awards 2022 are still open for entries until January 10, according to the event’s organizer Professional Beauty Group. Scheduled to take place in London on April 3, the event recognizes the leading spas in Western Europe and Scandinavia, Middle East and Africa, North and South America, Asia and Australasia. The […]
The Greek destinations of Central Macedonia and Heraklion, Crete, were presented to Polish tourism professionals through a number of B2B meetings at the Greek Tourism Workshop held this month in Warsaw. The workshop took place on December 9 and was sponsored by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO). Central Macedonia was introduced as the event’s […]
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens, has announced the cancellation of all New Year’s Eve festivities that were scheduled to take place with a live audience. The center said the decision was taken following the implementation of new measures by the Greek government to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic
The European Commission has launched a call for expression of interest for cities looking to join the mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. Announced during the Conference on European Missions at the Committee of the Regions in late November, the scheme invites cities to respond by January 31. The objective of the mission is to […]
Photo source: Greek Culture Ministry A permanent exhibition dedicated to the Olympic Games recently opened to the public at the Olympic Museum of Thessaloniki. Housed in a new exhibition space covering 3,500 square meters, the “Olympic Games” collection includes uniforms, equipment, Olympic medals, memorabilia and publications from Olympic organizations. According to


















