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Over €10 Million for Monument Restoration on Kos

Victoria Udrea

The Ministry of Culture allocated over €10 million for restoration projects on Kos, including the Defterdar Mosque, the Purification Fountain, the Gate of Foro, and the Castle of Nerantzia.

5 months ago

Athens Airport Hosts Contemporary Art Exhibition All Aboard

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From October 10 to November 9, 2025, Athens International Airport presents All Aboard, a large-scale exhibition curated by Kostas Prapoglou.

5 months ago

Stray Cats in Greece Rule the Ruins and Cafés

Victoria Udrea

Greece’s stray cats are everywhere—on ruins, in tavernas, and across tourist Instagram feeds.

5 months ago

Greek Summer Holidays of 2025 A Season of Two Realities

Manuel Santos

Record travel numbers marked the summer of 2025, yet more than half of Greeks stayed home.

6 months ago

NYX Hotel Thessaloniki Opens With a Bold Urban Style and 90% Occupancy

Victoria Udrea

Thessaloniki’s hotel scene welcomed a major new player on September 1, 2025, just days before the 89th Thessaloniki International Fair opened its doors. The NYX Hotel Thessaloniki, part of Leonardo Hotels & Resorts Mediterranean, launched with occupancy levels already above 90 percent from day one—a sign that the city was waiting for a bold new […]

6 months ago

Heat Alert in Crete: Yellow Warning as September Opens with Summer Temperatures

Kostas Raptis

September in Crete is starting to feel more like July, with the Hellenic National Meteorological Service issuing a Yellow Warning for extreme heat. According to meteorologists, daytime highs across the island are expected to reach 33–36 °C, with inland Greece potentially reaching up to 38 °C midweek. These temperatures, when combined with unusually warm seas, make […]

6 months ago

Greece Outpaces Rivals in the Short-Stay Boom

Victoria Udrea

Europe’s short-term rental market reached 4.15 million listings and 61.3 million nights. Greece outperformed major rivals with rising supply, higher demand, and stronger occupancy.

6 months ago

Kimolos Bets on Autumn to Stretch Its Tourist Season

Iorgos Pappas

Mayor Constantinos Ventouris announced that Kimolos will extend its tourist season into October, banking on the Feast of Saint Methodia and a targeted promotion strategy to keep visitors coming.

6 months ago

Greek Tourism Faces a Heated Autumn

Iorgos Pappas

Greece faces an unusually hot autumn. Extended warmth brings more tourists and longer seasons, but also strains infrastructure.

6 months ago

Supreme Court Ruling Protects Loggerhead Habitat in Messinia

Victoria Udrea

Greece’s top court has upheld a ban on five illegal roads near Agiannakis beach in Messinia, reinforcing protections for the Natura 2000 site and the endangered loggerhead sea turtle.

6 months ago

Greece’s Tourism Boom: Blessing, Burden, or Both?

Manuel Santos

Greece welcomed 36 million visitors in 2024, generating over €20 billion. But overcrowding, housing pressures, and cultural loss raise the question: can tourism remain a blessing without becoming a burden?

6 months ago

Greece Puts the Battleship Averof Online

Manuel Santos

Greece launches a €1.6 million project to create a digital museum for the battleship Georgios Averof,

6 months ago

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