November 28, 2024
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greek capital Athens was named “World’s Leading Cultural City Destination” during the Grand Final Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2024 which took place in Madeira, Portugal on Nov. 24. Athens was awarded for its rich cultural heritage and the unique experiences it offers millions of travelers who …
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March 7, 2024
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Athens was selected as Europe’s Leading City-break Destination at the World Travel Awards 2024, in a ceremony in Berlin on Wednesday. The top award was received by the CEO of the Company of Development and Tourism Promotion of the Municipality of Athens (EATA) Ioannis Georgizas. Athens’ distinction at the 31st …
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February 2, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received an award for his successful presence on TikTok. Mitsotakis received the “Ermis White special honor” at an Ermis Awards ceremony on Thursday. The awards are organized every year by the Association of Advertising and Communication Companies of Greece and are the leading event of …
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September 11, 2023
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
Director Yorgos Lanthimos won the 80th Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion award for his film “Poor Things.” The film stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, and is based on a book by Alasdair Gray, with the screenplay by the author and Tony McNamara. The film is the …
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October 5, 2020
Archeology, Culture
The Archaeological Museum of Pella was awarded the 2020 Traveler’s Choice Award by the international travel site Tripadvisor. This is an award given to businesses, places to visit, attractions, monuments, etc., which consistently receive excellent reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of Tripadvisor’s proposals. Situated near …
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September 24, 2019
Tourism
Athens International Airport won the ‘Highly Commended’ award in the 20-50 million passenger category at the World Routes 2019 Airport Awards, held in Adelaide, Australia on September 21-24. The annual World Airport Awards are split into size categories, showcasing the exceptional marketing support that airports have provided to their airline …
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November 14, 2018
Video GRID
One more award for the tourism film “Greece – A 365 Day Destination.” The film won the “People’s Choice” Award World´s Best Tourism Film 2018 of the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals (CIFFT), the biggest competition to reward the World’s Best Tourism Films and World’s Best Tourism Commercials. The …
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November 6, 2018
Lifestyle
The Greek capital Athens has been proclaimed the European Capital of Innovation for 2018. In a special event organized in Lisbon, the Greek capital was declared the winner of the European Commission iCapital Awards. “The prize awarded Athens for its ability to harness innovation in order to improve the lives …
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October 4, 2018
Very Mix
Hollywood star Tom Hanks took to Twitter on Wednesday to dismiss for one more time news that he was going to Athens to receive an award for being a friend of Greece, a philellene, for having made a generous donation to an archaeological site or whatever the rumors and a …
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September 12, 2018
Arts
The Stavros Niarchos Park at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) was honored with the 1st Prize of the European Garden Award 2018 / 2019 for the category of “Innovative Contemporary Design of a Park or Garden”. The award ceremony was held on September 7th, 2018, in Germany. The …
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November 23, 2017
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be awarded for his courage to keep Greece in the euro, Patrick Wajsman, the founder and director of the quarterly French political affairs magazine Politique Internationale, told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Wednesday. During his visit to Paris, Tsipras will receive the “Prix du …
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September 30, 2017
Tourism
Athens was named the Emerging Cultural City of the Year for 2017 at the Leading Culture Destinations Awards in London on Friday. The Greek capital was lauded for managing to a maintain a thriving cultural scene despite the country’s protracted financial crisis. It was the LCD Travellers’ Award. The award …
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May 20, 2017
Tourism, Travel
Greece ranked second place in the world on the 2017 Blue Flag quality award list for beaches and marinas, among 47 countries, the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF) announced earlier this week. 486 beaches across the country received the 2017 Blue Flag beaches award. Spain came in …
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December 20, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
Dionysis Arvanitakis, a 77-year-old baker from the island of Kos, is the second winner of the Civil Society Prize with which the EESC rewards the most outstanding examples of solidarity with migrants. Dionysis Arvanitakis is a 77-year-old Greek baker who at the height of the refugee crisis was baking over …
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April 19, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
Three Geek photographers members of Reuters Breaking News won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for professional photography with the Pulitzer being the highest prize for journalists and reporters in the USA. Team leader Yannis Behrakis and his two younger colleagues Alkis Kosntantinidis and Alexandros Avramidis were awarded for capturing sensational human …
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