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British School and Fitch Laboratory to Host Ceramic Petrology Course

2021-01-11 by Phil Butler

Fitch Laboratory BSA

From 24 May to 4 June 2021, the Fitch Laboratory will hold a two-week postgraduate training course Introduction to Ceramic Petrology Course 2021.

Tags: Aegean ceramics, Aegean culture, ancient history, ancient pottery, archaeological courses, archaeology, Athens, British School at Athens, BSA, Ceramic Petrology, ceramic study, ceramics, course, Fitch Laboratory, Greece studies, Greece study, petrology, postgraduate studies, pottery

Heraklion, Crete Named EU’s Most Resilient City for Travel

2020-11-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Lion's Fountain

A report from ECM-ForwardKeys names Crete’s capital of Heraklion as the EU’s most resilient major city in terms of tickets issued for travel.

Tags: Athens, crete, Crete tickets, ECM-ForwardKeys, Greece destinations, Heraklion, Heraklion tickets, Naples

Hermes Head Unearthed During Road Work in Athens

2020-11-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Hermes head

A municipality of Athens road working crew on Aiolou Street in downtown Athens οn Friday unearthed carved head of Hermes.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Athens, Athens archaeology, god Hermes, Greece antiquity, Hermes, statues

Austrian Airlines Resumes Greece Vacation Flights in July

2020-06-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines has just announced new flights to a number of islands in Greece as of July.

Tags: Athens, Austrian Airlines, Austrian travelers, Greece flights, Greece tickets, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacation, pandemic, Thessaloniki flights

U.K. Kids Name Acropolis to Top 5 “Immersive Experiences” List

2019-12-03 by Argophilia Travel News

The Acropolis

Athens’ Acropolis was voted a Top 5 most “Immersive Experiences” in the world at the Family Traveler Excellence Awards 2019 recently.

Tags: Acropolis, Athens, Athens attractions, Family Traveler Excellence Awards 2019, Family Traveller, Greece attractions, Greek destinations, kid attractions, travel

Athens Becomes Top European City Break Destination

2019-11-29 by Argophilia Travel News

The Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (InSETE), aays Athens is becoming a leading European city break destination.

Tags: Athens, Athens travelers, city breaks, Greece cities, Greece destinations, Greece tourism, Greek capital, Greek tourists, Greek travel, INSETE, tourism to Greece

The Best Tweets from Greece in July of 2019

2019-08-03 by Phil Butler

Tweet Greece

Tweets from Greece are so often amazing, we thought we should share this part of the journey. After all, this is what Argo stands for.

Tags: Acropolis, Argophilia Travel, Athens, Corfu, crete, Kefalonia, Melissani Cave, Milos, Plaka, SAS, Thassos, Tweet Greece, Twitter

UK Travelers Top Greece’s Hotel Bookings in June

2019-07-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

British tourists

According to data from INSETE, UK tourists lead all others in June for Greece hotel demand. Italians and Germans came in second and third.

Tags: Athens, Chania, Egypt tourism, Fira, Greece, Greek tourism, HOSBEC, INSETE, Kamari, Mykonos, Oia, Rhodes, Santorini, Turkey resorts, UK tourists, UK travelers

Athens Named European Capital of Innovation for 2018

2018-11-08 by Argophilia Travel News

The Acropolis

Athens, Greece has been named the 2018 European Capital of Innovation for the innovative it’s overcome social and economic challenges.

Tags: Athens, European Capital of Innovation, Greece, Greece awards, Greece tourism, Greek economy, iCapital

British Airways Adds Kos Flights for Summer 2019

2018-09-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A BA cabin crew member welcomes fliers

British Airways has announced the launch of a new route from London Gatwick to the popular Greek island of Kos for summer 2019, with flights set to begin in May.

Tags: Adam Carson, Athens, British Airways, Kalamata, Kefallonia, kos, Kos flights, Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini, Skiathos, Thessaloniki, World Traveller, Zakynthos

The Exhibition “Cycladic Society 5,000 Years Ago” in Athens

2017-02-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cycladic Society

The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens is celebrating three decades of exhibiting excellence with the presentation of “Cycladic Society 5,000 Years Ago” open from early December 2016 to late March 2017.

Tags: art exhibition, Athens, Athens exhibition, Cycladic period, Mouseio Kykladikis Texnis, Museum of Cycladic Art

Emirates Airlines Offering Daily Dubai-Athens-Newark Service

2017-01-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Emirates Airlines

Emirates Airlines has announced the launch of daily service starting March 12 from Dubai to Newark Liberty International Airport, via Athens. starting on 12 March 2017.

Tags: Athens, Dubai, Emirates Airlines, Greece flights, Newark, Sir Tim Clark, UAE, US flights

Day Four of Five in Athens: Life is A Prayer

2016-11-30 by Phil Butler

Two days of the Digi.travel EMEA Conference & Expo in Athens delivered their business promise to those who attended, and to those of us presenting. Friends and colleagues, old and new, were ready to embark along their separate paths, but for us exploring the streets of Plaka, and listening to the echoes of eternity, the message was in […]

Tags: Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, Airotel Stratos Vassilikos, Athens, DigiCam TV, Henri Roelings, Plaka, Rory Suchet, RT TV, Tom Magnuson, Tomasz Janczak

Business in Athens: Day One of Five

2016-11-26 by Phil Butler

Athens from the air

The first increment of a reflection on a five-day business excursion to the masterpiece, the legend, the reality of one of the oldest cities on Earth, wonderful Athens, Greece. Here’s what business is like in Greece’s capital.

Tags: Athens, Digi.travel, George Kanellopoulos, Greece, Henri Roelings, Stratos Vassilikos, Tom Magnuson, Tomasz Janczak, Visit Athens

Athens, Off-Season

2016-02-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

sea greece

Ariana Hendrix, content editor for Stay.com, shares her impressions of Athens off season. See what she discovered in this ancient city, and learn what’s interesting to see when you don’t have to face masses of tourists.

Tags: Athens, Greece, travel, Visit Athens

Euro’s loss US tourist’s gain

2015-01-07 by Phil Butler

Découverte du cap de Formentor© Tomfry

For Americans interested in a European vacation, the recent plunge in euro value spells trip. The exchange rate today is worth just over 1.18 dollars, so travel and hospitality priced in euro offers a built in bargain.

Tags: Athens, dollar, Euro, Europe travel, exchange rates, Mallorca, Rome, tourism, travel

The Fabulous Acropolis Museum Turns Five

2014-06-10 by Phil Butler

The frieze of the Parthenon Gallery © Acropolis Museum. Photo Nikos Daniilidis

Recently ranked one of the 20 best museums of the world, the Acropolis Museum celebrates its fifth anniversary this month. On Friday June 20th a series of events including a concert by Leon of Athens highlight the momentous occasion.

Tags: Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, Athens, Athens sights, Athens tourism, Greece museums, Hippeis, Parthenon, Parthenon Frieze

5 Reasons to Holiday in Greece: A Photo Journey

2011-11-29 by Guest Author

Akropolis

Our guest author, Laura Cole, takes you in a virtual (and visual) journey through five of the most iconic destinations in Greece: Myrtos Beach; breathtaking Santorini; Icaria; Athens and Thessaloniki.

Tags: Athens, destinations, Europe, Greece, history, Holidays, Icaria, Myrtos Beach, Santorini, Thessaloniki, travel, travelling, vacations

Visit Athens for the Fringe Festival 2011

2011-05-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Scene from the Athens Fringe Festival 2010.

The festival will be held 20-26 June 2011, at the Technopolis events center, theater Eliart, and selected locations in the city.

Tags: Athens, Athens Fringe Festival 2011, Athens news, festivals, Technopolis

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Stories of Interest

The Six Pufferfish Species Found in Greek Waters

2026-07-08 By Mihaela Lica Butler

From the infamous Silver-cheeked Toadfish, whose powerful bite and deadly toxin have made headlines across the Mediterranean, to tiny deep-water species that most swimmers will never encounter, these invasive fish are now part of Greece’s marine life.

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Search Intensifies After Missing Spearfisher’s Gear Found Off Frangokastello

2026-07-08 By Manuel Santos

A Frontex thermal drone and multiple vessels search for a 65-year-old missing spearfisherman in Crete after his gear was found 5 nautical miles offshore.

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Luxury Cruise Ship Silver Nova Makes First Visit to Heraklion

2026-07-08 By Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion welcomed a new addition to its growing cruise portfolio this week as the luxury cruise ship Silver Nova made its first-ever visit to the Cretan capital. The maiden call was marked by the traditional plaque exchange ceremony aboard the vessel, attended by representatives of the Heraklion Port Authority, the Hellenic Coast Guard, and the […]

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Chania Municipal Market Targets September Reopening After Years of Restoration

2026-07-08 By Iorgos Pappas

Chania’s restored Municipal Market is expected to reopen in September, with shop owners beginning work on their premises during July.

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Heraklion Restaurants See Plenty of Visitors but Less Spending This Summer

2026-07-08 By Victoria Udrea

Heraklion’s hospitality sector says visitor numbers remain strong, but cautious spending and rising costs are squeezing restaurant businesses.

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