The new touristic profile of the Greek city of Thessaloniki includes a number of foreign tourists more than double, new airline connections with 34 Russian cities, daily flights from and to Istanbul, attempted opening to China’s market, as well as the city’s professionals who are learning Russian. Visitors from Russia, Turkey, Israel and the Balkans [...]
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Visitors Flock to Folegandros Island
Folegandros is one of the many undiscovered islands in Greece located in the southern Cyclades of the Aegean Sea. Its nature can offer visitors tranquility and solitude. Stories with pirates, legends and enemy raids set the scene and the wild beauty of this island. For decades ago, there was no electricity, a single telephone, no [...]
Kremlin’s Wine is Made in Mount Athos
The wine served to official guests in Moscow Kremlin, Russia, who are usually leaders of foreign states, is made in the vineyards of Mount Athos. Its name is Kormilitsa and bears the title of Kremlin’s Official Wine. The Russian host does not only serve the wine, but often offers one or more bottles to his [...]
Free Physical Exercise by MCH Training
When you hear about workout, you probably think of a gym, a group class or a stadium. Have you ever thought that you might be forgetting the simplest choice of all? OUTDOOR WORKOUT! This was the innovative idea of the MCH Training people when they started working on the ELA KI ESU (Come with us) [...]
Dream Weddings Organized in Crete
Maybe Greece has lately been in the eye of the storm due to the economic downturn, foreign austerity policies and social upheavals, but the country remains undoubtedly a top favorite destination for thousands of people around the world. The latest trends show that it is not merely tourists who choose Greece for their summer vacations, [...]
Crete’s Incredible Hospitality and History
Two new videos that promote the civilization, history, hospitality and merits of all Cretans have been created by the Region of Crete, to achieve the best possible joint tourism promotion of Crete through the campaign Incredible Crete: Surprisingly Yours! The two new videos under the titles Incredible History and Incredible Hospitality are directed by the [...]
Neurosurgeon Archontakis’ Guinness World Record
George Archontakis from Crete is the only Greek neurosurgeon who entered Guiness World Records for a very difficult surgery he carried out successfully. The surgery was conducted in 2002 on a young student who loved to harpoon fish in the sea. The student had a serious accident with the harpoon that could have killed him if [...]
Greek Donkey Milk, Olive Oil Cosmetics
Ten years ago, her husband made a farm with horses and donkeys in Edessa, out of love for the four-footed creatures. It was then that Crysoula Tsirogka, knowing about the beneficial properties of donkey milk, decided to give it every day to her child, who was facing respiratory problems. Since then, the child no longer [...]
Sikinos’s Priests are Multitalented
Sikinos, a small island in the Cyclades, has every reason to be proud of its two priests. Father Spyridon Vourlakos, served at the age of 16 at the Hellenic Navy and worked as a cook on ships to help his large family financially. When he was 20 years old, he became a frogman and then [...]
Athens, Epidaurus Festival 2013 Program Announced
George Loukos, President and Artistic Director of Athens Festival the last seven years, announced on May 15 the program of the 2013 festival, which will begin on June 1. Loukos was in the difficult position to organize the program in a very short period of time, because of governmental and ministerial blockages. “Better late than [...]
The 10th Thessaloniki Book Fair Begins
The 10th Thessaloniki Book Fair will be held from May 16 to 19 at the Helexpo Exhibition Center in Thessaloniki, Greece. It will be staged by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports, the General Secretariat of Culture, the Directorate of Letters, in collaboration with Helexpo, the Hellenic Federation of Publishers and [...]
Turkish Airlines Promote Greek Tourism
Travel agents from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, and Azerbaijan traveled to Athens via Istanbul and visited Mykonos. Turkish Airlines, in cooperation with the travel agency MidEast International tours, who celebrated 30 years of operation, invited tourist agents to Greece in an effort to stimulate the new season. The General Manager of Turkish [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Crete Hosts Talks On Ancient Novels May 23, 2013
- Velos Mutiny Honored in Special Ceremony May 23, 2013
- Contemporary Theatrical Adaptation of Homer’s Iliad May 22, 2013
- A Greek Portfolio at The Benaki Museum May 22, 2013
