Greece

The Tourism Minister of Greece Haris Theoharis declared on Friday that Greek tourism, thanks to both foreign and Greek travelers, has been given a "vote of confidence in the Greek summer." Tourists have flocked to many Greek destinations over the...

Santorini sculptor Gregory Kouskouris has made a name not only for his exquisite creations but also for his sculpture courses.

It already smells like summer at the beach in Glyfada, as the strand is spruced up ahead of Greece reopening to tourists on May 14.

Greece's Ministry of Culture estimates that the palace in Pella where Alexander the Great was born will be open for visitors next summer, according to an Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) report. When the relics of the building which was excavated...

The leader of occupied northern Cyprus announced on Friday that the once-glittering resort city of Varosha will soon be reopened in a bid to attract tourism and trade. Reuters is reporting that Ersin Tatar, the leader who has assumed the...

Greece's Minister of Tourism Harry Theocharis said that Greek authorities are mulling the introduction of a ''Health Passport'' which will serve as proof that an individual is not suffering from the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Minister said that Greece will only...

The all-male monastic autonomous polity of Mount Athos announced on Thursday it will not be receiving any further visitors or pilgrims until March 30, 2020 as part of measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Orthodox Christian monastic community comprises...

The Greek government announced new measures to combat the spread of coronavirus on Monday, including the closure of shops as of Wednesday and the quarantine of all incoming arrivals to the country for the duration of two weeks. The quarantine...

The Greek government intends to bring forward the deadlines for completing work on the Kasta Hill Tomb in Amphipolis, Serres so that the site can have visitors from early 2022 on, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni announced on Saturday. During a...

Greece, of course, is not especially well-known for its Christmas attractions, right? Well, that may have been true in the past. But this year, the city of Trikala intends to overturn this tradition, by attracting more than a million visitors both...

One of the oldest shipwrecks in the world, the Classical-era shipwreck at Peristera, off Alonnisos island, will start to operate as a museum in the summer of 2020. The pledge was made on Thursday by Regional Governor of Thessaly, Kostas...

Greek authorities on Sunday gave the green light to the reopening of the stunningly beautiful beach of Navagio on Zakynthos after the introduction of new security measures, following last summer’s rockfall. The new security measures were worked out by Efthimios...

Visitors to Greek museums and archaeological sites in October 2018 posted a 13.4 pct and 12.4 pct rise respectively in comparison with the same month in 2017 the Hellenic Statistical Authority ELSTAT reported on Friday. The increase in total visitors...

The Greek sea cruise industry recorded a 3.5 percent increase in passenger traffic in 2018, while the number of ship arrivals stayed roughly the same, the Greek Ports Association (ELIME) stated in a report released on Monday. ELIME said a...

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (AIA) announced on Wednesday the launch of a new, groundbreaking service through which Chinese visitors will be given access to airport and other information. The application through which the service will be offered is called...