Tourism in Greece

Investments in the development of tourism complex accommodation combining hospitality services and residences, available for sale or utilization, are increasing across Greece, with three projects set to see construction start this year adding up to almost 1 billion euros.

The Berlin-based, convention-defying opera company Novoflot is traveling to Athens to appear in the Elefsina European Capital of Culture program.

The Municipality of Sitia, in the easternmost part of Crete, has seen its Airbnb listings grow recently, with a survey by Tourix showing that by end-March the area east of Agios Nikolaos and Ierapetra hosted 783 listed accommodation facilities, up 7.11% from March 2022, able to host up to 3,297 guests simultaneously.

Civil and criminal court hearings in Athens and Thessaloniki will be suspended from May 17 to 26 due to the general election on May 21, the Justice Ministry has announced.

However, criminal cases that begin before May 17 and that need to continue beyond that date will be heard.

Sergej Andreevski, the artist from North Macedonia whose exhibition in a municipal gallery in the Thessaloniki suburb of Kalamaria was disrupted last week by a far-right group, released a statement to the media Monday thanking the municipality, Greek authorities, the public "who stood by art" and commenting on the place of art in today's world.

The full statement follows:

Luxury cruise guests seek out of secret gem destinations with unique human and sustainable experiences, last week's Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum heard.

"Going to homes of local people or spending time with a local chef are just a couple of examples," said Constantine Venetopoulos, director of communications and PR at Variety Cruises.

Cruise liner crew members spend almost twice as much in Thessaloniki as passengers, a study presented at the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum that took place in the northern Greek city this week revealed.

A Thessaloniki prosecutor has ordered a preliminary investigation into an incident in the city where a group of masked youths stormed into a municipal gallery exhibiting the work of an artist from North Macedonia, harassed the artist and the staff and ordered them to pull down the works.

About 10 black-clad individuals belonging to a far-right group barged into a municipal gallery in Thessaloniki exhibiting the work of an artist from North Macedonia, harassed the artist and the staff and ordered them to pull down the works. 

The trial has begun at a mixed jury court in Thessaloniki of 33-year-old man accused of raping and impregnating a 16-year-old refugee girl from Syria.

She gave birth in 2020 at Ippokratio hospital with forged documents provided by the suspect in order to conceal her age. Authorities began investigating the case in the Fall of 2020, three months after she gave birth.