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The nameless island of Ioannina at Pamvotida Lake
Near the northern shore of Lake Pamvotida, off the city of Ioannina in Epirus, lies the “island of Ioannina”. It has no name of its own, and is known simply …
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2,500 years on, the Authentic Marathon Swim is revived at Artemision
Amateur and professional swimmers from Japan, Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Bulgaria and Greece took to the waters of Pefki, Evia for the inaugural Authentic Marathon Swim between 4-6 September. For …
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Netherlands joins UK in issuing travel restrictions to Greek islands because of rise in COVID cases
The government of the Netherlands has placed Greece’s islands on its orange list for destinations approved for essential travel alone. The decision comes a day after the United Kingdom placed …
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‘Adding life to years’: Cooking in Ikaria, the Greek island of longevity
Be it studying, preparing or teaching it, food has been a big part of Meni Valle’s life. And growing up as a Melburnian-Greek, it was only natural to fall in …
Greek tourism seeks its share from EU COVID-19 recovery fund
The Greek tourism sector will seek its portion of the European Union’s Next Generation recovery fund of which Greece stands to receive €32 billion in grants and loans. Ekathemerini reports …
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Glyfada’s new golf tournament for the shipping community
The Glyfada Golf course will be welcoming distinguished executives of the Greek shipping community for a fundraising golf tournament on 19 September. The Glyfada Maritime Golf Event is organised by …
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Evia’s Marathon swim event attracts world class swimmers Petar Stoychev & Yasunari Hirai
From 4-6 September the Municipality of Istiaia-Edipsos and Active Media Group will be hosting the Authentic Marathon Swim in Pefki, Evia. The event revives the authentic marathon swimming route 2,500 …
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Greece’s Navarino Challenge returns for its eighth year
The Navarino Challenge is back again for its eighth year this October from the 16th to 18th. The award-winning sports tourism event will be presenting new sports activities and experiences …
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‘Travel + Leisure’ votes 7 Greek islands among world’s top destinations
In the most recent list of top travel destinations, published by Travel + Leisure magazine, seven Greek islands sit among the world’s most beautiful islands. The Aegean island of Paros …
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Greece launches unique ‘Health First’ tourism campaign
The Tourism Ministry in collaboration with the Greek National Tourism Organisation have launched the “Destination Greece Health First” campaign. This campaign aims to promote tourism to Greece while also giving …