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Russia’s Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Billion Euro Skorpios Project

2018-09-19 by Phil Butler

Dmitry Rybolovlev

Russian businessman, and philanthropist Dmitry Rybolovlev is in the news this week with plans to develop a Greek island VIP tourism project.

Tags: Aristotle Onassis, Athina Onassis Roussel, Christina Thierry Roussel, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Ekaterina Rybolovleva, Greece, Greek Isles, Jackie O, Onassis, Rybolovlev, Skorpios

Variety Cruises Offers Mega Yacht Experience Include Greek Isles

2018-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Variety Cruises' Galileo

Variety Cruises, named one of the top ten best boutique cruise lines by USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Awards, is offering newlyweds the chance to experience a small ship cruise with a special Honeymooners Package.

Tags: cruise Greece, greece cruises, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, honeymoon cruises, Honeymooners Package, island cruises, Variety Cruises

Tourism Minister Sees Rise in Bookings to Greece for 2018

2018-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura

Bookings to Greece for the 2018 season are seeing an impressive increase compared to last year, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on Friday.

Tags: Elena Kountoura, Greece tourism, Greece tours, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Greek tourism, tours

Travel + Leisure: Santorini Ranks First in Top-10 Islands Category

2017-07-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Santorini

Greece has dominated ‘Europe’s Top 10 Islands’ category at this year’s Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, with Santorini taking first place, Crete ranking fourth, Paros in fifth place and Rhodes following in at number six.

Tags: Aegean islands, crete, Greece, Greek Isles, island retreats, island vacations, Rhodes, Santorini, top islands

Argo Adventures: The Kleftiko Pirates’ (or Bandits’) Lair

2013-04-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Kleftiko

As we thread our way down the sheer cliffs en route from Pollonia to Kypos on the first leg of our excursion to legendary Kleftiko, we see a boat lying at anchor. This must be the place! The Delfinia (Dolphin) will sail us southwest along Milos’ rugged coastline, about an hour’s sail from Kypos, to this one-time pirates’ lair.

Tags: Bandits' Lair, Greece adventures, Greece travels, Greek Isles, Island adventures, Kleftiko

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