According to Virtuoso, Greece ranked as one of the 10 world’s leading destinations for the Summer of 2019 (or for this Summer) on luxury travel network based on future bookings and inclusive of travel in June, July and August.

Πετάξτε με την Qatar Airways και βρεθείτε σε έναν κόσμο που δεν είχατε φανταστεί ποτέ. Επωφεληθείτε από τις απίστευτες προσφορές στη Διακεκριμένη Θέση με τιμές από 1,249 EUR, κάνοντας κράτηση για δύο ή περισσότερα άτομα.

Perhaps surprisingly to those unfamiliar with Greek tradition, Easter is the most significant religious celebration in Greece, surpassing even Christmas in grandeur, preparations and spiritual symbolisms.

Have you ever wondered what the red Easter egg symbolizes or why it’s the centerpiece of every Greek Easter table?

What is the first thing that comes to mind, when one thinks of Greece?
Is it its picturesque whitewashed islands and the bluest of blue seas, the Aegean?
Is it its five millennia of cultural heritage and history defining moments and inventions?
Is it perhaps its ever-present and abundant kallos?
Or could it be its unique Mediterranean cuisine that has so emphatically influenced Greek culture and still defines Greek life even today?

The temple of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea, dominates the southernmost tip of Attica, where the horizon meets the Aegean Sea. Perched on the craggy rocks of Cape Sounio, the temple is enveloped in myth and historic facts dated from antiquity until the present times.

It is a narrow promontory on the southeast coast of Lakonia, Peloponnese, today a small island that used to be a peninsula in the distant past, according to ancient Greek traveller Pausanias’ “Guide to Greece”.

Two stunning videos recently published by Crete’s CNA website have already gone viral, as they perfectly depict the unique mystery and beauty of Crete’s Spinalonga islet.

The 6 islands present beautiful sandy beaches, amazing blue waters and an enchanting landscape.

Tsiknopempti is the Thursday during Carnival. It takes place 11 days before the start of Greek Orthodox Lent. In 2019, Tsiknopempti is February 28 and Greek Lent begins on March 11. Tsiknopempti signals the start of the last weekend that observant Greek Orthodox Church members are permitted to eat meat before fasting for Lent.