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White Tower of Thessaloniki breaks visitors’ record
Tourists from every corner of the globe visited the White Tower, breaking the previous record of visits. After the enlargement of the opening hours, visits have increased substantially and this is reflected in the number of tickets. At the first half of 2014 (January to...
New York Times: Tribute to Greek photoreporter
Nikos Pilos’s career highlights include a stint in Lebanon during the 1988 civil war, coverage of the Yugoslav wars a couple of years later and 100 days living with civilians outside the Green Zone during the height of the Iraq war. The award-winning photojournalist was born...
Nick Kyrgios beats Rafa Nadal in Wimbledon
Nick Kyrgios, the Greek Malaysian Australian professional tennis player managed to beat the world No1 Rafael Nadal and reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. «I want to be the number one player in the world. That’s my motivation. I’ve never had anything like this happen in my...
2 Greek islands in the top-5 of the Mediterranean’s hidden islands
Bored of Crete, Corfu and Corsica? The newspaper Telegraph presents the Mediterranean’s best hidden islands, off France, Greece and Turkey. The top 5 of the hidden but beautiful destinations includes 2 Greek islands, Kastellorizo and Meganisi. See below the best hidden islands in the Mediterranean...
Greece is the summer hit for German tourists
The German press has published glowing reports on the tourist interest for Greece, with the German financial journal Wirtschaftswoche declaring Greece a “summer hit”. Greece has managed to overturn its negative reputation amongst tourists that was attributed to the strikes, demonstrations and limited flight availability. As such,...
National Geographic: Tribute to Caryatids’ laser makeover
[:el] National Geographic makes a tribute to the special laser used to remove decades of grime from iconic marble statues in Athens, with the title «2,500-Year-Old Greek statues that sparkle after facelift»Read below the detailed article:Four marble maidens from ancient Greece have just gotten a...
Navarino Challenge returns September 19th-21st 2014
[:el] “Navarino Challenge” one of the main sporting events in Greece last year, is set to return for a second run from 19th to 21st of September 2014. The Greek-American ultramarathon man Dean (Konstantinos) Karnazes will set the pace across the three day running event...
Greek champion in the Pro Evolution Soccer League
Anastasios Pappas or “akis_333′, as he is known among the playets of Pro Evolution Soccer, managed to become the first Greek world champion in Pro Evolution Soccer, which took place at Old Trafford. At this year’s global tournament Greece was represented by three players due...
He won the International Fireworks Competition
[:el] Greece won the first place at the International Fireworks Competition Ignis Brunensis 2014, which was held in the Chech Republic. Pavlos Nanos was the captain of the Greek team and managed to come first among 50 countries from all over the world that participated in the prestigious...
Greece in the Mediterranean’s top 3 underwater destinations
[:el] A Greek destination manages to be among the top 3 underwater Mediterranean destinations for the travel site Luxury Travel Blog. The Earth’s oceans and seas cover more than 70% of the planet’s surface and still 95% of this realm remains unexplored by human life....