Greek tourism

The Greek towns of Diakofto and Kalavrita are connected by a historical funicular. The route is seeped with culture and mythology as it begins in Diakofto, traverses the Vouraikos Gorge, passes through the village of Zachlorou and ends in Kalavrita. The duration of the...

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is warning that if several conditions are not accomplished soon enough, this year's tourist season might evolve negatively. SETE says that as long as the program evaluation is being delayed and extended, the sentiment that...

At least 20 vacation packages from Russia toward Greece for the Easter Holidays have been canceled in the past few days, due to delays for visa issuance, Russian media report. Since the consulate is not staffed with additional people to respond to...

Russian tourist operators have recorded an augmentation of 10-15% in demand for vacation in May, in comparison to last year, with popular destinations abroad being Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Montenegro, Italy, France, and the Czech Republic. Russians appear to prefer the...

"We will do everything to ensure timely visa issuance (for Russian citizens) by adding personnel and certainly by speeding up procedures," said Greek government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili in an interview to Russian newspaper Kommersant. Gerovasili also said that Greece will...

"Every Russian that visits Greece feels like home," said Oleg Safonov, head of the Russian Federal Service of Tourism, in a recent show in Sputnik Express, who emphasized that there are efforts to increase the tourist flows from Russia...

“According to initial information, there is a 15% to 20% decrease in the number of Greek tourists at the Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko over the past months because of the blockade of the Bulgarian-Greek border,” said Bansko Mayor...

Thessaloniki, the second largest Greek city, is located in northern Greece, in the administrative region of Central Macedonia and is commonly known among Greeks as the country's co-capital. It is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political center,...

With two million visitors arriving each year -- or nearly 10 percent of the total number of tourist arrivals for the whole country -- as well as frequent first-place rankings in surveys of favorite holiday destinations, the Greek island...

For two consecutive years, 2014 and 2015, the former temple of Hagia Sophia, now a museum, is the top attraction for visitors to Turkey. Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was the number one tourist attraction for visitors of Turkey in 2015,...