A 45-year-old French tourist  who was visiting Crete with her husband lost her life when she fell off the balcony of the third floor hotel room in Iraklio where the couple resided.

Tourism minister Olga Kefaloyanni used the following hashtags to advertise Santorini on her twitter account #santorini, #imerovigli, #greeksummer, #greeksunset, #visitgreece.

On Wednesday July 30, international singing superstar Julio Iglesias will appear with popular Greek performer Antonis Remos at Nammos by the Sea.

American movie star and perennial Antiparos holiday maker, Tom Hanks gained the heart felt applause of onlookers after swimming the length between Paros and Antiparos.