Greek beaches

Greece is set to impose restrictions on the number of swimmers to protect the environment and avoid congestion on one of the most beautiful beaches in Greece: Elafonisi in Crete. A Presidential decree expected to be issued after the Easter...

Greece is famous for its myriad golden beaches, but anti-garbage campaigners are mobilizing to sweep up a deluge of plastic which is ruining some of the country's greatest assets. Thirty volunteers from Plastic Free Greece recently went to Kavouri beach...

The island of Lesvos -- Greece's third-largest -- remains a strong draw for international tourists, with pre-booking data from Germany, Russia and Denmark suggesting visitors are still planning to visit the Aegean this year. Lesvos itself, due to its size,...

A new list from Flight Network of the 50 top beaches in the world includes two Greek beaches, Elafonissi beach on the island of Crete and Navagio beach in Zakynthos Island. Elafonissi has long been famed for the stunning...

Locals and tourists on the Greek island of Mykonos came across a strange scene, when a luxury yacht started sinking in the island’s crystal clear waters. The boat was located between Mykonos’ most famous beaches Psarou and Platis Gialos, both of...

Sapounohoma Beach - Ios "Sapounohoma," situated at the west part of the Greek island of Ios, is a fantastic small beach with plenty of sand, a few small pine trees and a tiny church, that you can only reach by sea. Milokopi Beach...

395 Greek beaches and nine marinas won the international quality Blue Flag award this year, putting Greece in third place worldwide among 50 countries, according to the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF). The announcement was made during a...

The charm of Greece’s magnificent landscapes, embellished with golden beaches stretching along over many kilometers, azure skies, crystal clear waters and picturesque islands, drew around 2.5 million Germans in 2014, according to official data. Despite the uncertainty concerning the country's stay in the...

A group of specialists arrived in Porto Katsiki beach in Lefkada, Greece, in order to assess the situation and determine if the popular beach can be opened to the public. The team led by Geology professor Efthymios Lekkas examined whether there was...

Greece relies on tourism for its economy and must protect its beaches through a policy directly linked to managing garbage and household waste, head of the European Commission office in Greece Panos Karvounis said on Thursday, during a one-day...