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Crete is Becoming a Top Winter Refuge and Remote Working Destination

2022-12-01 by Phil Butler

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Crete is experiencing a big wave of temporary or permanent relocations because of the energy crisis looming over northern European countries.

Tags: alt-tourism, Crete guide, Crete in Winter, Crete Island, Crete migration, Crete remote workers, Crete tourism, digital nomads, Greece, Greece travel, Greece visa, move to Crete, tourism

Tom Hanks and Wife Rita Wilson Are Proud Greek Citizens Now

2020-07-28 by Phil Butler

Just to show you how cool Greece is, legendary actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are now Greek citizens.

Tags: Greece, Greece citizens, Greece news, Greece visa, Greek living, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks

Greece’s Golden Visa Program Is Attracting Investors

2019-09-12 by Argophilia Travel News

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An Imovirtual property survey shows that Greece’s Golden Visa program is the 2nd cheapest in Europe for a five-year residence permit.

Tags: EU visas, Greece property market, Greece visa, Greek visa, Imovirtual, Imovirtual survey, property, property in Greece, residence permit, visa

For Brits Visiting Greece: Time to “Get Ready for Brexit”

2019-09-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Get Ready for Brexit

The U.K. and Greek governments have issued instructions online for Great Britain citizens to get ready for Brexit.

Tags: Brexit, Get Ready, Get Ready for Brexit, Greece travel, Greece visa, UK citizens, UK passport, UK travelers, UK visas

Greece Eases Visa Regime for Some Russian Travelers

2017-06-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Greek Isles

The government of Greece has approved for 2017 a simplified visa regime for Russians arriving by ferry from Turkey to the Greek Islands of the Aegean (Rhodes, KOs, Lesbos, etc.). Dimitris Haitidis, the head of the Greek TEZ Tour, citing a source familiar with the situation.

Tags: Alexander Tsandekidi, Dimitris Haitidis, Greece visa, Greek tourism, Mouzenidis travel, Russian tourists, Russian visas, TEZ Tour

Russia and Germany Fuel Record Number of Tourists for Greece in 2013

2013-01-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Greece is preparing for a record year in tourism in 2013, with a projected all time high of 17 million foreign visitors expected to visit the country this year. This large number seems attainable as existing data shows the number of Russian visitors to Greece is expected to exceed one million and bookings up 20% in Germany.

Tags: germany, Greece tourism, Greece visa, Greek destinations, Russia

Greece and Russia Cut Visa Red Tape

2010-12-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Minister of Tourism

More news of Greek – Russian cooperation where visas and travel are concerned. Greece’s Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism announces new visa centers in Russia and fast track visa approval there. More Russian’s visited Greece this year than in any year since the economic crisis began.

Tags: Athens news, George Nikitiadis, Greece visa, Greece visa center, Greek tourism, Ioannis Plottas, Michael Spinellis, Minister of Culture, Nikolaos Kanellopoulos, Russia tourism, Russia visas, Russian travler, Russian visa, Svein-Magne, Theodosis Theos

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