congestion

A massive cruise ship that can carry thousands of guests announced over the weekend it is canceling its planned visit to Santorini due to overcrowding. The Sun Princess, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, has notified its guests that...

The volume of traffic in Athens was always a pain for residents and visitors alike, but since the lifting of the coronavirus restrictions, moving around the Greek capital at all has become a nightmare. Since early September, Athenians have spent...

Greece is considering imposing tolls for vehicles in the center of Athens to combat traffic congestion, a government minister revealed on Monday. Authorities are particularly alarmed by the increase in traffic throughout the Greek capital, which at times seems like...

A new survey published on Wednesday ranking the world’s best and worst cities for driving confirms what most Athenians already know from experience. The Greek capital has earned the dubious distinction of being ranked as the eleventh-worst city in...

Santorini officials met with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) representatives to discuss managing the large number of tourists arriving on cruises to the island every summer. As the Greek island's infrastructure has struggled mightily to keep up with the volume...

The island of Mykonos is collaborating with the Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH) on plans to relieve congestion on the popular island, where tens of thousands of tourists converge in the summer months. CERTH’s director Evangelos Bekiaris said that...