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Fourth Kea Island Stand Up Paddle Race This Weekend

The summer season on Kea will kick off with the 4th Kea Island Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Race, scheduled to take place this weekend, May 16-17.

Second Mediterranean Yacht Show in Nafplio Hailed a Success by Organizers

The 2nd Mediterranean Yacht Show, organized in Nafplio by the Greek Yachting Association (GYA), was hailed a success with 67 crewed luxury yachts lining the dock for the event.

Thessaloniki’s ‘No Finish Line’ Running Event to Raise Cash for a Cause

Starting on May 20 and for three days, over 5,000 runners, amateurs and professionals, will be running, walking or even strolling for charity in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, during the 2nd “No Finish Line” sporting event to be held at the TIF-Helexpo center.

Santorini World Wine Conference to Explore Legal Aspects of the Vine

Celebrating three decades dedicated to wine, the International Wine Law Association (AIDV) will host its annual conference on the Greek island of Santorini on October 2-4.

Syntagma Square to Host 3rd Athens Street Pole Vault Event

A number of elite pole vaulters from Europe will be at Syntagma Square in Athens on Saturday, May 9, to take part in the Athens Street Pole Vault event.

Greek National Opera Performance at Athens Airport

On Friday, May 8, two singers of the Greek National Opera, mezzo sopranos Eleni Voudouraki and Eirini Athanasiou, will give a surprise performance at Athens International Airport.

Cyclades to Star at Greek Spring Food Festival in Athens

The Cyclades island group is the honored Greek destination at the “Ellada Giorti Gefseis” (Greece-Celebration-Flavors) festival held in Athens for the Spring 2015 season.

Poros Yacht Show Attracts Professionals of Global Yachting Sector – Photo Report

Yacht brokers, travel agents and tour operators from around the world had the chance to admire a collection of Greek luxury crewed yachts for charter and engage in trade agreements with their owners at the recent East Med Yacht Show-Poros 2015.

Greek Tourism Expo Takes 2, Explores Leisure, MICE Travel

Leisure and MICE tourism will be the focus of the 2nd Greek Tourism Expo to take place at the Athens Metropolitan Expo on 4-6 December.

International Academy for the Study of Tourism Comes to Greece for First Time

The conference of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism will take place on the island of Rhodes on May 24-29 in cooperation with the Laboratory for Tourism Research and Studies (ETEM) of the University of the Aegean.

Over Half Million US Art Lovers Inspired by Greek Byzantium Exhibit

Over half a million art lovers have thus far visited the traveling “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections” exhibition, which is currently on show at its final stop, the Art Institute of Chicago.

Athens Airport Continues Artistic ‘Connection’ with Art-Athina

The artistic collaboration of Athens International Airport (AIA) and the “Art-Athina” International Contemporary Art Fair continues with two new thematic exhibitions.

Kountoura Congratulates Greek Team for Win at Deaf European Football Champions League

Following their win in the European Deaf Football Championship for the second consecutive year, the Panathlitikos Deaf Association (POK) was welcomed on Tuesday at the Tourism Ministry in Athens by Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura.

2015 European Sea Ports Conference Comes to Athens

Ports and energy is the theme of this year’s annual conference of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), which will be hosted by the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP).

Athens Half Marathon a Hit Despite the Heat

It was hot and sunny and full of adrenaline when some 4,000 athletes showed up for the 4th Athens Half Marathon which took place in the Greek capital on May 3.

Erasmus Students Gain Valuable Insight at Athens Event

The 1st ESN Greece Training National Platform event organized recently by the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) was a great success.