Tourism

  The historic Omonoia Square in Athens is almost ready, after months of intense work to reshape the face of the Greek capital's most central spot. Once an aesthetic gem for the Athenians, Omonoia Square (which means the square of the...

A paradox has been recorded in 2019 in regard to Greece's tourism sector. While the country experiences one of the best periods in its history in terms of number of visitors, its hotels have been suffering from lower earnings, due...

By Ola Goroveci Greece recently won the Netherlands' prestigious Reisgraag Travel Award for the best global destination to visit in 2020. Greece earned an overall review of 8.4 out of 10, which means it is the top country for the Dutch...

By Andrew Tzembelicos With recent news that the Greek government has committed to six new, broad tourism-related objectives, we see that there are some enhancements which could readily be implemented in this most vital  sector for Greece. One area where some...

The real estate market in Greece's largest cities recorded an impressive increase in the price of sales and rentals in 2019, according to the accumulative data published by Spitogatos, one of the country's largest real estate websites. The marked uptick...

Tourist arrivals to the islands of the South Aegean region of Greece reached new and historic levels in 2019, surpassing the record performance of 2018, the South Aegean Regional Administration said in an announcement on Wednesday. The announcement, citing official...

The number of visitors to Greek museums recorded an increase of 2.5 percent and there was a 12.3 percent rise in visits to the country's many archaeological sites in September of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. These very encouraging figures...

The authorities of Heraklion, the capital city of Crete, announced recently that their municipality will soon be offering free tours to all its visitors. The authorities said that they want to offer to both Greek and foreign visitors to the city...

Several new luxury hotels are scheduled to open their doors this year in Athens, as the Greek capital is clearly basking in the new tourist boom experienced throughout the country. A total of about 40 new, small and large hotel...

American actress and singer Rita Wilson thanked Greece on Friday for granting honorary citizenship to her husband Tom Hanks, earlier in December 2019. Wilson expressed her gratitude to the country of her ancestors in a post on Instagram, saying ''Thank...