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Astypalaia Travel Guide for Kindle

If you are planning on visiting the beautiful of Astypalaia in the Dodecanese islands of Greece, then you should take a look at our Kindle travel guide. The “Astypalaia Travel Guide” is our first Kindle book and is packed with lots of useful and practical information for visitors to the island. Astypalaia is an extremely [...]

Year of Gastronomy in Santorini

2013 is the year of Gastronomy in the Greek island of Santorini. The island’s unique geological properties and the soil of the island means that many of the products of Santorini have unique tastes and flavours, that stand them apart from other similar products. Anyone who has ever been to Santorini and dined at one [...]

Excavations at Pella’s Ancient Agora to continue

After the approval of the Central Archaeological Council, excavations at the Ancient Agora of Pella will continue for another five years under Ioannis Akamatis, Professor of Classical Archaeology of the University of Thessaloniki, according to Amna. Pella is an archaeological site which was once the thriving capital of ancient Macedonia. Apart from being a cultural [...]

German tourists are the biggest spenders in Greece

Of all the European travellers who visit Greece each year, it has been reported that the biggest spenders are Germans. On an annual basis, German tourists are the biggest spenders in Greece, forking out some 1.65 billion euros a year here, according to a Bank of Greece report. However, the same report revealed that in [...]

Visit Ancient Eleusis and Modern Elefsina near Athens

Elefsina, located just a short distance from the centre of Athens, is a very beautiful part of the Attica region, and one that all visitors to the city should try and enjoy. A row of robust pepper trees stand between the Archaeological Site of Ancient Eleusis and Nikolaidou Street, modern Elefsina’s main drag, like an [...]