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Greece Plans to Extend Navagio Beach to Protect Its Shipwreck
Greece plans to add 45,000 cubic meters of material at Navagio Beach to protect the Panagiotis shipwreck, but environmental questions remain.
AegeanBall Festival Sets Participation Record in Syros
The eighth Stoiximan AegeanBall Festival filled Miaouli Square in Syros with 193 teams, 730 athletes, and 270 games, capped by VIP wins for Trident Vibers and Stoiximan Knights.
Santorini Experience 2026 Adds Ancient Thera Run to Volcano Swim Weekend
Santorini Experience 2026 will take place October 16–18, with its volcano-to-Fira swim, Caldera trail races, and a new 5K route in Kamari below Ancient Thera.
Destination Weddings Give Greece a Different Kind of Tourism Opportunity
A Focus Bari study estimates Greece’s destination wedding market could reach €2.43 billion annually, pointing to a higher-value tourism opportunity beyond the usual island postcards.
The Palace of the Despots Reopens in Mystras After 42 Years
After decades of restoration, the Palace of the Despots in Mystras has reopened to visitors, restoring access to a central monument of late Byzantine Greece.
Halkidiki Turns to Sports Tourism With Porto Carras Athlos
Porto Carras Athlos brought running, beach sports, wellness sessions, and family activities to Sithonia, showing how Halkidiki’s landscape can be experienced through movement.
Hells Angels in Greece: Why a Biker Rally Became a Security Story
A Hells Angels rally near Igoumenitsa brought tourism, arrests, police attention, and deeper questions about the club’s growing presence in Greece.
Crete Was Always a Food Destination. 2026 Is the Test.
National Geographic named Crete a top food destination for 2026. What makes Cretan cuisine, olive oil, and food culture worth the trip.
1453 in the Modern Greek Mind
May 29 is not a Greek holiday, but the Fall of Constantinople still lives in the modern Greek mind through language, Orthodoxy, lament, myth, refugee memory, football culture, and the enduring idea of η Πόλη.
No Sunbeds, No Beach Bars: Greece Expands Protection for 251 Fragile Beaches
Greece has expanded its list of highly protected beaches to 251, restricting sunbeds, beach bars, concessions, motor vehicles, amplified music, and other activities in fragile coastal zones.
Ryanair’s Thessaloniki Dispute Exposes a Bigger Weakness Than Airport Fees
Ryanair’s dispute with Fraport Greece over Thessaloniki Airport fees exposes a larger question about air connectivity, tourism, and Northern Greece’s regional strategy.
The Leaning Church of Ropoto and the Greek Village That Slipped Down the Mountain
A tilted church in the mountains of Thessaly has gone viral for its impossible angle. But Ropoto’s story is not a curiosity. It is the story of a village that lost its ground.
