Greece
Ancient Greece
Alexander the Great Campaigns Influenced Egyptian, World Cuisine
Alexander the Great had an enormous influence on the ancient world as a result of the Greek conqueror's military campaigns, including Egypt.
Economy
Greece Launches New Campaign to Attract Retirees
‘Wanna feel 20 again?' is the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) winter 2022-23 marketing campaign. Now, Greece wants to extend its tourist season by attracting retirees to the country.
The difference between the summer 2022 campaign (Greece—You will want to...
Greece
“Greekend” Tourism Campaign Touts Greece as City Break Destination
A new tourism campaign featuring the portmanteau "Greekend" from the Greek National Tourism Organization seeks to court European travelers to take weekend trips to the country.
Citing the country's beautiful weather and ancient sites, the latest ad campaign promotes Athens...
Culture
Louis Vuitton Launches Campaign on Stunning Greek Island of Milos
Famed French fashion house Louis Vuitton has chosen the beautiful Greek island of Milos as the setting for its latest brand campaign called "The Spirit of Travel."
Milos, which is known for its azure waters and unique, moon-like geological formations,...
Greece
Greece Unveils Plan for Vaccination Campaign Across Nation
Greece on Wednesday unveiled its operational plan for the nationwide vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, entitled "Eleftheria."
The plan aims to quickly guarantee the citizens' immunization protection against the threat of the virus,...
Greece
New Tourism Campaign "Greece: More Than a Destination" Launched
The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and AEGEAN are presenting a new advertising campaign for Greek tourism entitled "Greece. More than a destination."
At this very special period in time and with the focus now on 2021, the new campaign...
Art
Greece Launches Campaign to Raise International Awareness of Hagia Sophia
A working group will be set up shortly in order to draw up a specific road map of actions to raise awareness within the international community about Turkey's conversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque and to protect the priceless...
Economy
Southern Aegean Region Launches New Tourism Campaign ‘Like No Other’
The South Aegean Region recently launched a new digital campaign in an effort to help promote the Greek islands, including Rhodes and Santorini, on the European tourism market.
The campaign, using the new motto "The Aegean Islands. Your real summer....
Diplomacy
Greece Launches International Campaign on Hagia Sophia
Greece will launch an international campaign at the European Union, UNESCO, the United Nations and world religious institutions to highlight the conversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque, the country's foreign minister said on Saturday.
Speaking on Skai television, Nikos...
Greece
''Till Then, Stay Safe'': New Greek Tourism Campaign Urges People to Plan Ahead
The new campaign by "Marketing Greece" urges international travelers to "#staysafe" during these difficult times due to the coronavirus pandemic -- while continuing to dream and plan an escape to the stunningly beautiful country of Greece.
Marketing Greece is a...
Environment
Greece Launches ''Plastic-Free Santorini'' Campaign in Bid to Eliminate Pollution
The Greek Tourism Ministry announced on Monday that it is launching a new public awareness campaign dubbed "Plastic-Free Santorini."
The aim of the ambitious project is to spread a message encouraging a reduction in the use of plastics throughout all...
Archaeology
Greece to Step Up Campaign for Return of Parthenon Marbles after Brexit
As the UK was officially leaving the European Union after 47 years of membership on Friday, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni was declaring that Athens will step up its campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain.
Speaking...
Greece
Greek Government Determined to Continue "Law and Order" Campaign
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears to be determined to continue his campaign of law and order for Greece, which was one of his political pledges before the July elections.
He has fared well so far in this mission, but...
Greece
Athens Authorities Continue Anti-Graffiti, Cleanup Campaign in City Center
On Sunday, Athens municipal authorities continued their new campaign to clean up and beautify downtown Athens -- perhaps most importantly, by removing the graffiti which has for so long been a visual blight on the Greek capital.
A team of workers...
Archaeology
Campaign to Save Rare Synagogue Mosaics on Aegina Island, Greece
Mosaics under an ancient synagogue from the 4th century BC, with geometrical patterns and two Greek inscriptions, were discovered on Greece's Aegina Island in the nineteenth century.
This major find by German archaeologist Ludwig Ross in 1829 represented an important landmark...