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Eastern Europe

A Crete Cultural Gem: Lappa Was Polished by Time

Argophilia shares some highlights from the wonderful village of Argyroupoli in the center of Rethymno Provence. The Ancient city of Lappa is…

Slovenia and Croatia See Tourist Overnights Boost

According to news from Eurostat, Slovenia and Croatia are two of three countries which saw the biggest tourist overnights increase…

Miss Montenegro Crowned Miss Tourism Europe

Montenegrin model, Kristina Đurković, who was crowned Miss Montenegro in 2015, recently won the title of Miss Europe, as part…

Croatia Welcomed a Record 18.5 Million Tourists in 2017

In 2017 Croatia welcomed a total of 18.5 million tourists, the most ever in a single year in the nation’s…

airBaltic Takes Off With Direct Flights to Abu Dhabi

Latvia's airBaltic has just announced a cooperation with Etihad Airways to establish direct service between Riga and Abu Dhabi.

Tokyo Woos Russian Travelers to Japan

This week Moscow hotel "Radisson Slavyanskaya" held an event for the travel agencies and the media, and organized a new…

Turkey Expects 5 Million Plus Russian Tourists in 2018

A recent travel agreement between Russia and Egypt has refocused attention on the Turkey tourism. Turkey expects five million plus…

Found: Keros Island Wonders Predating the Minoans

Archaeologists from the University of Cambridge have unearthed evidence of highly advanced engineering features beneath a pyramid-like rock promontory off the Greek…

NAFI Polls Russians on 2018 Travel

According to research conducted by the analytical center NAFI, every third Russian will travel abroad, and half of Russians will travel in-country…

Russia’s Biggest Indoor Water Park Opens in 2018

The largest indoor water park in Russia will be opened in the west Siberian city of Tyumen this year. The…