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Angela Gerekou appointed as Greek tourism chief – but will she be the one to tap into Australia’s potential?

A change of guard in the Greek government may have opened new opportunities for tourism to Greece from Australia. The appointment of former actress Angela Gerekou as the new president …

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Travel hacks: flight tips for a cheap Greek holiday

Greece and Australia are closer than ever and opportunities to travel back and forth have never been more convenient. Though this doesn’t necessarily mean cheaper flights, there are ways to …

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Full moon festivities at the Acropolis Museum on 15 August

There’s nothing like an August full moon in Greece. Museums and archaeological sites will offer guests free admission around the country. The Acropolis Museum will offer a free concert with …

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Aegean Keros site in Greece reveals marble buildings that transform what we know about Bronze Age culture

A complex of 60 marble buildings, dating back 4,600 years, have been unearthed on a tiny mountain-peak-shaped island known as Daskalio, off the coast of the Aegean island of Keros. …

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Pancretan youth prepare for pilgrimage to the homeland

The Pancretan Association of Melbourne is continuing to invest and develop its youth members with another trip to Greece and tour of the island of Crete. Over 20 members will …

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Skiathos airport landing scrapes over heads of planespotters

Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis International AIrport is notorious for its close proximity to the beach and nearby yachting docks. Despite signage warning people not to get close to the edge of …

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Athens initiative ‘The Stones Speak’ is getting people to re-engage with Greece’s rich ancient cultural heritage

‘The Stones Speak’ initiative is returning to Athens this month in a bid to get both locals and tourists re-engage with Greece’s ancient cultural heritage that offered so much to …

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The ancient past of Peristeri will soon be open for exploration!

“This was never going to be ‘just another dive.’ The anticipation alone had already made it special. I had been dreaming of being granted access to the Peristera shipwreck for …

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Imposing olive tree on Corfu planted around 928 AD say German scientists

An olive tree on Corfu, known by locals as ‘Evdokia’, has been estimated to be between 1086 and 1200 years of age following studies by German scientists from the Dresden …

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Find out what’s new in Greek travel

Never before have the white-washed Greek villages cascading down hillsides and the sparkly waters of the Aegean been more accessible. Even as the country deals with a financial crisis, its …

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