Archive for February, 2008
A new gateway to Ancient Olympia
The Greek Minister of Tourism Development announced a cooperation between the municipality of Ancient Olympia, the National Metsovion Polytechnic and the ministry of tourism, on a student architectural competition to reshape the gateway of Ancient Olympia. The Polytechnic’s students will ::More
Posted in Olympia by Greece Travel Blog
Ecological Tourism – Greece and Italy
The Greek Tourism Development Minister met with the Milan mayor and talked about “green” tourism. “There is great interest for us” said the Greek minister, “to at last proceed to specific actions, regarding the growth of the ecological, as is called, green ::More
Posted in Greece by Greece Travel Blog
Byzantine Watermills in Northern Greece
Three Byzantine Watermills of the 12th and 13th centuries are inviting the people of Thessaloniki to visit them and learn more about their history. At the village of Meteora near Thessaloniki, the three watermills belong to a hydraulic plant. They are “Byzantium’s machines, which have ::More
Posted in Thessaloniki by Greece Travel Blog
Dolly Goulandris passed away
Dolly Goulandris, who founded the Museum of Cycladic Art, passed away on Friday after a brief illness. The Culture Minister of Greece said that “Greek culture lost an important personality. Dolly Goulandri created one of the most modern and important museums of Greece. She contributed a ::More
Posted in Cyclades, Greece by Greece Travel Blog
Samos Bodrum Tour
Samos island in the Aegean and the Turkish city of Bodrum (ancient Halicarnassus) will have a common stand at the International Tourism and Travel exhibition of the Eastern Mediterannean Sea, offering a joint tourist package with four days on Samos and another four days in Bodrum. ::More
