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Greece Travel Secrets Blog

Here's our Greece Travel Secrets Blog, to keep you up-to-date with the latest news and information for your travels to Greece and the Greek Islands.

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Nov 30, 2023

Best Time to Visit Kos

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Kos, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 29, 2023

Best Time to Visit Samos

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Samos, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 28, 2023

European Disability Card: Travel Across EU to Become Easier for Persons with Disabilities

The Council of the European Union on Monday agreed on the directive establishing the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.

The announcement follows the legislative proposal tabled by the European Commission on September 6.

The aim of the directive is to ensure equal access to special conditions or preferential treatment, such as reduced or zero entry fees, priority access, assistance and reserved parking spaces provided to persons with disabilities during short stays across the EU. This includes cultural and leisure events, sports and beach facilities and transport services.

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Nov 28, 2023

Investments, Parthenon Marbles Top Greek PM’s London Visit

Boosting investments and the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece are at the top of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ agenda for his visit this week to London.

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Nov 28, 2023

Athenian Riviera: Deal Paves Way for Creation of Bicycle Lane, Walkway

A coastal pedestrian-bicycle lane from Kallithea to Voula along the Athenian Riviera is the next big project to be implemented after an agreement signed this week between the Region of Attica and the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF).

Outgoing Attica Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis and HRADF acting CEO Panagiotis Balomenos signed the agreement which grants a total area of 46.891m2 for the construction, operation and maintenance of a 13.5km bicycle lane and pedestrian walkway for a period of 25 years valid on condition the project is implemented within five years from the signing of the contract.

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Nov 27, 2023

Best Things to Do on Naxos

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Greece Travel Secrets picks some of the best things to do on Naxos in the Cyclades, including discovering the beaches, villages, and ancient ruins.

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Nov 27, 2023

Best Time to Visit Naxos

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Naxos, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 24, 2023

Best Time to Visit Kefalonia

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Kefalonia, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 24, 2023

Best Time to Visit Zakynthos

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Zakynthos, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 22, 2023

Best Time to Visit Lesbos

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Lesbos, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 22, 2023

Best Time to Visit Thessaloniki

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Thessaloniki, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 22, 2023

Best Time to Visit Corfu

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Corfu, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 22, 2023

Transport Minister: Thessaloniki Metro to Be Ready on Time in 2024

Thessaloniki’s highly anticipated metro will be ready on time, in the second half of 2024, confirmed Transport and Infrastructure Minister Christos Staikouras, adding that parallel projects will establish the northern port city into a major transport hub.

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Nov 22, 2023

Airbnb Supports Heritage Protection, Joins Greek Historic Mansions Initiative

Airbnb has joined forces with the Athens-based Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET) supporting an annual initiative to open historic mansions and houses across Greece to the public next year.

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Nov 22, 2023

Greece Fast Approaching 30 Million Traveler Arrival Milestone

Greece is quickly approaching 30 million traveler arrivals for this year with Bank of Greece (BoG) data revealing that 27.7 million arrived in the first nine months of 2023 paving the way for a new record.

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Nov 22, 2023

Volotea: New Routes from Athens to Naples, Brest and Split in 2024

Volotea, the airline connecting small and mid-sized European cities, has announced plans to add three new routes from Athens International Airport (AIA) in 2024 and also increase its capacity to the city compared to 2023.

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Nov 22, 2023

Best Time to Visit Rhodes

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Rhodes, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 20, 2023

Best Time to Visit Mykonos

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Mykonos, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 19, 2023

Best Time to Visit Santorini

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Greece Travel Secrets picks the best time to visit Santorini, with a monthly summary of the weather, plus hotel prices and special events to help plan a visit.

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Nov 18, 2023

Scarpanto: An Old Flour Mill that Became Karpathos’ Only Winery

Dora Diakoni and Stelios Motakis produce fresh wines from Aegean grape varieties at the island’s only winery, Scarpanto, the Italian name for "Karpathos."

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