santorini

A combination of high demand and a limited number of accommodations on the Greek Cycladic islands of Mykonos and Santorini has caused the prices of hotels there to soar in comparison to other islands in the Mediterranean. This assessment...

Greek ports are expected to welcome more than five million cruise passengers this summer, breaking last year’s record, according to Greece’s Union of Cruise Shipowners and Associated Members. The estimated number of incoming cruise ship travelers is set to exceed...

The British Foreign Office confirmed on Wednesday that the couple who were killed in a road accident on Santorini on Sunday were British citizens. A man and a woman, said to be in their 20s, fell into a nearly-700ft ravine...

Santorini officials met with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) representatives to discuss managing the large number of tourists arriving on cruises to the island every summer. As the Greek island's infrastructure has struggled mightily to keep up with the volume...

Americans Craig Walzer and Oliver Wise went to Santorini for the first time in 2002 and when they ran out of books they realized that there wasn’t any bookstore on the island! So they had a crazy dream; to...

The Greek government on Tuesday gave the green light to three tourism investment projects totaling 240.5 million euros ($272.85 million) on several Greek islands. The grand plans include the construction of hotels on Mykonos, a tourist resort on the island...

A scientific study presented to the European parliament recently warned of the serious dangers of overtourism on the idyllic Greek island of Santorini. The report, presented at the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament, said that there were 5.5 million...

Over one thousand weddings of couples from other countries took place on the spectacularly beautiful Greek island of Santorini this past summer. And the trend shows no sign of abating, as the number of couples who desire to marry on...

Greek crews are working to dislodge a ferry that ran aground on an islet near Santorini last week. The "Nearchos" ferry struck rocks near the island's volcano on Saturday. There were no injuries to the 13 crew and five passengers...

The Venetsanos winery, above the port of Athinios, overlooks the magnificent caldera of Santorini. One of the oldest wineries on the island, it has a long tradition and is today a major exporter, particularly to Russia. The winery was built...