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A Picture Window Onto the Real “Lost Tales of Greece”

2019-08-10 by Phil Butler

Kassandra

A historical look at “Old Flames Burn Brighter” the latest AC Odyssey Quest adventure. These are the Lost Tales of Greece.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Eagle Bearer, Greece, Greek heroes, Greek myths, heroes, Kassandra, Leonidas, Leonidas I, Lost Tales of Greece, Old Flames Burn Brighter, Peloponnesian War, sparta, Spartans, West Wind

New Despotiko Island Excavations Give Up 6th Century BC Treasures

2019-08-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Ruins of Despotiko

New Despotiko Island excavations are said to complete the picture on the buildings’ architecture around the Apollo temple on the uninhabited island of Despotiko, west of Antiparos island revealed excavations and restoration works that were held recently on the island, according to the Athens News Agency (ANA). The excavation focused on areas surrounding the temple […]

Tags: Despotiko Island Excavations, Despotiko Island ruins, Despotiko ruins, Greece, Greece antiquities, Greece archaeology

Mobilemoon: The Latest Travel Rage – Solo Trips With Your Phone

2019-08-06 by Argophilia Travel News

phone girl

Data from Expedia’s first Solo Travel Report reveals 60% of travelers plan to take a solo trip within the next two years.

Tags: Expedia, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, mobilemoon, solo travel, Solo Travel Report, Tourism in Greece, travel abroad, travel companion, travel tech, Travel to Greece, Travel Trends, trips

Angela Gerekou Appointment Could Be the Boost Greece Tourism Needed

2019-08-03 by Phil Butler

Angela Gerekou

Angela Gerekou’s appointment as the president of the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT) could boost Greece’s biggest economic sector.

Tags: Angela Gerekou, Bill Papastergiadis, Greece, Greece economy, Greek celebrities, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek politicians, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Haris Theoharis, Hotels in Greece, Magiki Nyhta, Tourism in Greece, Tourism Minister of Greece, Travel to Greece

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

Catch the Saronic Chamber Music Festival July 31st – August 4th

2019-07-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Saronic Chamber Music Festival

Coming up on July 31st and running through August 4th, the Leondari Ensemble presents the annual Saronic Island Chamber Music Festival.

Tags: Greece, Greece concerts, Greece festivals, Greek Islands, Hydra, Hydra Greece, Leondari Ensemble, Poros, Saronic Chamber Music Festival, Saronic Island Chamber Music Festival, Saronic Islands, Spetses

Cyprus and Egypt Agree to Further Cooperation in Travel and Tourism

2019-07-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Savvas Perdio

Cyprus Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios and Egyptian Minister for Tourism Rania al Mashat announce increased tourism cooperation.

Tags: Cyprus tourism, Cyprus travel, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Savvas Perdios, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Archaeologists Discoveries on Daskalio Islet May Redefine Ancient History

2019-07-18 by Phil Butler

Archaeologists have discovered ruins that date to 4,600 years ago on Dhaskalio Islet, an uninhabited islet off the holiday island of Naxos.

Tags: Ano Koufonisi, archaeological discovery, archaeology, architectural buildings, British School at Athens, Cambridge, Dr. Michael Boyd, Greece, Greece archaeology, Greece history, Michael Boyd, Naxos

Freakish Greece Storm Kills Six and Batters Halkidiki

2019-07-11 by Phil Butler

Weather Greece

A violent storm that ripped across northern Greece has killed six tourists and injured at least 30-50 others.

Tags: Athansios Kaltsas, Charalambos Steriadis, Europe storms, Greece, Greece alerts, Greece hail, Greece storm, Greece weather, Halkidiki, killer storm, Mediterranean storms, storm warning, Summer storm, Thessaloniki, weather alert

The Greek Island of Makronissos Declared an Archaeological Site

2019-07-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Makronissos

The entire island of Makronissos, off the coast of Attica, was declared an archaeological site by a unanimous decision of the Central Archaeological Council

Tags: Greece, Greece archeology, Greece islands, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Makronissos, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greek Privatization: Is It Time to Reinvestigate the Drachma?

2019-07-07 by Phil Butler

Greek coinage

A dissenting view on the question of privatization and questionable politics in Greece.

Tags: AviAlliance, Darrell Delamaide, Geoffrey Pyatt, German investments, Greece, Greece bailout, Greece crisis, Greece investment, Greece privatization, Greek finances, Greek politics, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, MarketWatch, New Democracy, Syriza

A New Ferry Will Link Piraeus Port with Chios and Lesvos Islands

2019-06-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Nissos Chios

A new sea link between the port of Piraeus, initially with Mesta on Chios island and afterward with the port of Sigri on Mytilene is effect.

Tags: Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Ithaca Island’s Mayor Bans Plastic Bags – Distributes Textile Replacements

2019-06-03 by Phil Butler

Mayor Dionysis Stanitsas

The island of Ithaca has banned plastic bags and has distributed replacement textile ones free of charge in a move toward sustainability.

Tags: Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Sea Change Greek Islands, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Greece Tourist Arrivals Outpacing Most of the World

2019-05-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Heraklion shopping

The growth in tourism arrivals in Greece early in the 2019 season is double the world average according to data from the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations (UNWTO). In the period starting January of 2019 until March, international touristic flows have slowed overall. According to the UNWTO figures, global arrivals increased only 4 […]

Tags: Aegean destinations, Crete tourists, Greece, Greece tourism, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece, UNWTO

Investors Eye Greek Tourism and Property Markets

2019-05-28 by Phil Butler

Growing tourism has spurred Greece’s economy and attracted investor interest in large projects with high-profit potential.

Tags: George Tziallas, GNTO, Greece, Greece economy, Greece property, Greece property market, Greece real estate, Greece tourism, Greek Tourism Ministry

Greece Tourist Spending 27.7% More as of Q1 2019

2019-05-23 by Phil Butler

25th August Street

Greece has experienced a 21.9% increase in average expenditure per trip in the first quarter of the 2019 touristic season.

Tags: American tourists, Crete tourism, Elena Kountoura, GNTO, Greece, Greece 2019, Greece tourism ministry, Greece tourists, Greece travel, Heraklion Crete, Heraklion travel, Travel to Greece

Temple of Nemesis Found on Lesvos Island Beath Ancient Mytilini Theater

2019-05-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Excavators have found beneath the ancient theater of Mytilini, the Temple of Nemesis on the northeast island of Lesvos. What remains of the temple was found under large limestone blocks in the south entry passage to the theater.

Tags: Greece, Greece archeology, Lesvos, Lesvos Island, Temple of Nemesis

Visitors to Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites Boomed in 2018

2019-04-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Knossos

According to a new survey by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) the number of visitors to Greek museums and archaeological sites saw incredible increases as of 2018.

Tags: Acropolis Museum, Delphi Archaeological Museum, ELSTAT, Greece, Greece archeology, Greek museums, Greek tourism, Greek travel, Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Follow the Argonauts to Amazing Anafi

2019-03-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mikros Roukounas Beach

For an authentic Aegean experience, the tiny island of Anafi is a relaxing and clam paradise still untouched by the throng of tourists flocking to the Cyclades each year. Located just off world famous Santorini, the island is an iconic shelter from the dizzying outside world.

Tags: Aegean islands, Anafi, Anafi monasteries, Greece, Greece trips, Greek destinations, Greek Isles, Greek vacations, Hóra, Jason and the Argonauts, Klissidi Beach, Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi

Greece Now Ranked 7th Most Appealing Hotel Investment Destination

2019-03-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites and Spa

Greece is now among the top 10 European countries attracting the interest of investors seeking to tap into the hospitality market, according to a survey released last week by property brokers Tranio.

Tags: Greece, Greece hotels, Greece invesments, Greek tourism, hospitality investing, hotel investing, Tranio

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