Greek Easter

Many of the Greek Easter customs are particular to the region & may look peculiar, but they are spectacular!

Rita Wilson penned this article several years ago and immediately went viral among the Greek community from around the world. The passage talks about Wilson's Greek heritage that she often refers to. In fact, she's even managed to turn actor Tom Hanks into a full-blooded Greek.

By Stathis Kousounis

Athens hotels enjoyed the highest increase on a European level in terms of their average occupancy rate in April, as the latest STR Global report on the continent’s hotels showed that the Greek capital’s rate grew 17.3 percentage points, reaching 64.9 percent.

Notably, Greek Easter was in April this year, while in 2013 it has been in May.