The narrative of the story of the Panathenaic Procession is pieced together with a combination of the original blocks of the Parthenon’s frieze and cast copies of the pieces in museums abroad, such as the British Museum and the Louvre. Acropolis Museum, Athens. Photo Source: @Acropolis Museum A new advisory committee tasked with bringing the […]
The airline industry is expected to lose $84.3 billion in 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday while giving its financial outlook for global air transport. According to IATA, the biggest driver of industry losses was the drop in passenger demand as international borders closed and countries locked down to prevent the […]
before after As part of its anti-graffiti campaign, the Municipality of Athens recently cleaned the walls of the old Poulopoulos hat factory, a historic building located in the Thision district. An appealing example of industrial architecture, the Poulopoulos hat factory – also known as “Pil Poul” – in 1886 housed the country’s oldest hat factory. […]
Greece will open its borders to flights from June 15 in accordance to all public health safety measures, according to the deputy minister of civil protection, Nikos Hardalias. The deputy minister made the statement on Tuesday during his official visit to Thessaloniki, northern Greece, to coordinate the opening of the city’s Makedonia airport to international […]
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio. Greece and Italy entered on Tuesday a maritime agreement that defines the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of the two EU neighbors allowing them to explore and exploit hydrocarbon resources in the given area. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias welcomed his Italian counterpart Luigi […]
Photo Source: @Cyprus Airports The Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus re-opened to tourists this week easing further its Covid-19 restrictions and launching its user-friendly Cyprus Flight Pass platform to facilitate travel. Larnaca and Paphos airports opened on Tuesday as the country entered the third phase of its lockdown plan and is aiming through it Cyprus […]
Greece finds itself yet again among the top five countries in Europe for the fine quality of its bathing waters, according to a report released this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Commission. The study, which assessed the quality of bathing waters in 27 EU countries, found that 84.6 percent of […]
Major destinations around the world have signed up to the global safety and hygiene stamp, launched recently by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The extensive endorsements have come from many major holiday destinations around the world, from Bulgaria to Turkey and Jamaica to Mauritius, among many others. WTTC, which represents the global Travel […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently announced its new vision for global tourism – growing better, stronger, and balancing the needs of people, planet and prosperity – through its One Planet sustainable tourism programme. The vision, named “One Planet Vision for the Responsible Recovery of the Tourism Sector”, builds on the UNWTO Global Guidelines to […]
Greek authorities are re-considering the possibility of introducing new lockdown measures after a series of violations and an increase in Covid-19 incidents over the weekend. Despite strict warnings and far-reaching coronavirus regulations in place, a beach bar on Mykonos was fined 20,000 euros and shut down for two months days after it organized a party […]


















