Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photographer: Denis Lovrovic The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and its European partner organizations have called on the European Union and its member states urging a coordinated approach to the validity period of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC). The statement commends the European Commission’s newly adopted
Volotea announced that it will reinforce its presence in the Greek market by launching a new route from Athens to Bilbao on May 27. Connecting for the first time a Spanish city to the Greek capital, Volotea will operate the Athens-Bilbao route two times a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, with a total capacity of […]
The South Aegean Region is inviting local small- and medium-sized businesses to take part in the World Food Gift Challenge 2022, an international competition scheduled to take place in Menorca, Spain, on April 7. Organized by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT), the event aims to award high-quality artisanal food and […]
A forest playground with treehouses, interactive games and many more surprises awaits children and the young at heart at The Ellinikon Experience Park located on the premises of the former Athens airport in Ellinikon. Photo source: The Ellinikon Experience Park Covering an area of over 5,700sqm, the Ellinikon Experience Park is part of a larger metropolitan park
Archive photo of the carnival held in Patra. Photo Source: Karnavali Patras Greek health experts are examining the possibility of lifting Covid-19 controls for the vaccinated ahead of Orthodox Easter in April but due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant, carnival festivities to kick off next week will most likely be held with restrictions. Speaking on […]
Photo: GTP The Greek Culture Ministry has submitted a nomination file for the inscription of Zagori as a Cultural Landscape on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Zagori is an area of unique natural beauty in Epirus, western Greece. Covering an area of some 1,000sqkm, it includes 46 villages, also known as Zagorochoria, as well as the […]
Athens International Airport (AIA). Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) recently announced that it will launch direct flights to Athens, Greece, from Kiev as of March. The Kiev-Athens-Kiev route will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Athens is among the key destinations UIA has announced for its spring-summer 2022 schedule. For summer 2022 UIA will resume 15 […]
Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa, Kastoria. Photo source: Culture Ministry The Greek Culture Ministry will allocate 2.1 million euros for the restoration and upgrade of cultural monuments in the area of Kastoria, western Macedonia. The project will be funded by the EU’s post-Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) with works expected to begin soon. According to
The Olympia Municipal Music Theatre ‘Maria Callas’, located near Athens city center, will host a number of music performances and art exhibitions during the next three months, as part of the municipality’s new cultural program announced earlier this week. Athens’ cultural program will run between February and May. The theater reopened its doors in the […]
The Peloponnese Tourism Organization (PTO) is urging the government to take immediate action and implement controls on Airbnb-style tourist rentals. “Finally, action should be taken and rules be effected to address the short-term rental chaos,” said PTO President Konstantinos Marinakos in a letter to municipal and regional authorities. Marinakos said Greece was lagging


















