It is only when one visits the beautiful island of Ithaca that they understand the reason Odysseus longed for his return. Ithaca is part of the 7 Ioanian Islands and lies east of Kefalonia.

Αύξηση κατά 43,22%, παρουσίασαν τον μήνα Αύγουστο, οι αφίξεις και οι αναχωρήσεις transit τουριστών με κρουαζιερόπλοια στο λιμάνι του Πειραιά. Αριθμός που αποτελεί ρεκόρ 6ετίας.

It generates high revenue, the Austrian newspaper says

It is the only developmental driving force for the Greek economy

"Tourism in Greece is blooming," is the title of today's article in the Austrian newspaper «Der Standard», where the subtitle says that at the moment tourism is the only developmental driving force for the Greek economy.

"The thriving tourism in Greece, the euro country facing a crisis, generates high revenues and is the only developmental driving force for the Greek economy that is on the 6th consecutive year of recession," the article reads at the start.