Greece

Metsovo is a renowned mountainside town straddling the Pindus mountain range where Epirus converges with western Macedonia and Thessaly. Standing at an altitude of 1,156 metres and overlooking a steep valley below, it ranks as one of the pre-eminent winter...

The luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental opened its first luxury resort in Greece in Costa Navarino earlier in August. Costa Navarino is known as a sought-after destination in Greece for luxury travelers. Located in Messinia in the southwestern Peloponnese, it...

The Hellinikon Casino Resort project has entered its home stretch phase, with the Greek government giving its final approval on Friday. The bid winner of the largest-ever infrastructure investment in Greece has received its concessions. Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE)...

The well-regarded publication Condé Nast has published the names of the winners in its competition "Top 30 Resorts in Europe: Readers' Choice Awards 2020," featuring six world-class hotels and resorts in Greece. Long considered a top travel destination for luxury travel...

Once the company is given final approval, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment plans to begin construction immediately on its 8.9-million-euro ($1 billion) integrated resort casino at the abandoned Hellinikon Airport in Athens, Greece. The resort casino is part of the larger...

“I don't believe it,” says hairstylist Giannis Dionysopoulos of the the poll which showed that visiting the barbers or the hairdressers is a top priority for Greeks once the lockdown is lifted. Dionysopoulos, whose shop in the town of Pyrgos...

Civitel Attik and Civitel Olympic, both members of Civitel Hotels & Resorts, which were nominated for the first time in three categories during the Venue Awards 2020 held recently in Athens, won all three of the awards. The Civitel Attik won the...

Another major tourism project in Greece will be getting under way in about one year’s time, as the construction of the ultra-luxurious 600-million-euro Elounda Hills project in eastern Crete has taken another step toward becoming a reality. The approval for...

Nestled on a private 72-acre private peninsula along the Athens Riviera, the Grand Resort Lagonissi offers stunning views over the Saronic Gulf. The resort, visited by royals and celebrities, is considered to be an almost-secret celebrity haven which boasts sixteen...

Footage shot on Thursday morning shows the devastation caused by the storm that hit Halkidiki region in northern Greece late on Wednesday. The beach at the resort of Nea Plaghia looks it has been bombed. Businesses next to the beach have been...

Fresh after lifting the UEFA Nations League trophy for Portugal last weekend, footballer Christiano Ronaldo and his family arrived for a well-deserved holiday at an exclusive resort in the southern Peloponnese on Wednesday. This is the second summer in a...

Áspros Potamós (White River in English) is a settlement in eastern Crete, in the regional unit of Lasithi, whose history and past are blending nicely with modern-day entrepreneurship, offering its lucky visitors an unforgettable experience. A few years ago, this...

Hundreds of daring couples from all over the world have descended onto a holiday resort in Crete for what promises to be a six-day escape -- exclusively for swingers. People from Latin America, east Asia, the US and Europe are...

Integrated Casino Resort Cyprus (ICR) announced on Tuesday that it had awarded the contract for the construction of Limassol’s "City of Dreams" Mediterranean Integrated Casino Resort to the Greek conglomerate Avax – Terna JV. According to the principal contract, construction...

Asteras Vouliagmenis, the emblematic resort of the Athens Riviera, re-opens on March 29 as Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens to revive its glory on a new level of luxury. The renovated resort operated by Four Seasons offers visitors three...