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Greek candidacy for the 2014 World Basketball Championships
• Greece
Yesterday Greece submitted its official candidacy to host the 2014 World Basketball Championships.
Cold fails to stem Easter rush
• Greece
The prospect of one of the coldest Easters in 30 years and rising prices do not seem to have had any negative impact on the traditional exodus of Athenians.
Greece: The Caribbean of the Mediterranean
• Greece
The first plans for the configuration of Diving Parks started by the initiative of Ministry of Aegean.
Australians prefer Greece
• Greece
The number of Australian tourists visiting Greece this year is expected to rise by 7 to 10 percent, according to the director of the Greek National Tourism Organization
Coming to Greece for tourism and…a plastic surgery!
• Greece
Hundreds of tourists visit our country every year, in order to take advantage of the cheap medical charges of plastic surgery and combine them with some days in the
Greek Veto on Smoking
• Greece
The strict non-smoking measures that already apply in other European countries will also be applied in Greece by 2009.
Aesthetic step-up of the Greek airports
• Greece
The Greek Ministry of Transport and Communications together with the Ministry of Tourism Development and in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authority.
Acropolis in Monopoly game
• Greece
The new global collective edition of Monopoly will have something of Greece, too...
DNA sheds light on Minoans
• Greece
The Minoan civilization of Ancient Greece was founded by people from Anatolia, which comprises the present-day Iran, Iraq and Syria, who had arrived in Greece crossing the seas
Pioneer digital city: Trikala
• Greece
On Trikala beats the heart of digital Greece. Our country is not on top of the European Union list regarding the internet, but this city on Thessalia seems much superior in the online services than many North Europeans.
Planning of first holiday villages on Crete
• Greece
After 14 years of battling obstacles, be it bureaucratic or otherwise, the development of Cavo Sidero, on the north eastern region of Crete, seems to have entered its final phase
Cretan resort case
• Greece
Tomorrow, the country's highest administrative court, will hear the joint appeal against a project for the construction of a tourism complex on the northwestern coast of Crete,
Climbing Prices for Land in Winter Resorts
• Greece
Winter resorts are currently becoming particularly popular in Greece over the last years. However, as a consequence of this popularity, land prices are getting higher and higher.
192 migrants rescued in storm off Crete
• Greece
Rescued by the coast guard yesterday, nearly 200 illegal immigrants escaped death, as their ship was struggling against rough waters off the southeastern coast of Crete
Strong demand for holiday homes in the Cyclades
• Greece
The Cyclades are gaining popularity as the ideal travel destination in Greece. In recent years, the islands have witnessed a boom in the tourism market.