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In recent years, wine tourism has boomed globally with regions such as Tuscany, Alsace and Napa attracting an ever-growing international audience of wine lovers looking to discover their unique terroirs and wineries. So a new venture, Santorini Wine Villa, aims to promote the Santorini vineyard to an international audience. But what is Santorini Wine Villa?

The popular island of Santorini, which is already a globally negative example of an oversaturated destination, is being gradually covered by buildings, making an already difficult situation untenable.

"The surface of the island covered with buildings reaches 20%, which is higher than that of Attica," said Santorini Mayor Nikos Zorzos in comments to Kathimerini.

A 47-year-old foreign national, wanted on a European arrest warrant for money laundering, was arrested in the island of Santorini early Monday morning. 

Officers from the Thira Police Subdirectorate apprehended the suspect at Santorini Airport. 

According to French authorities, the man is accused of managing illegal funds through a company he established. 

The mayors of Santorini, Serifos and Lefkada have raised the banner of despair over the effects of hypertourism on the sustainability of resources on the Greek islands.

Greece remains one of the most popular European destinations for US travelers in 2024, as confirmed at the American Leisure Lifestyle Awards 2024, where Greece secured top honors.

Greece was named the winner for the third consecutive year in the category "Best Historical Attractions, International."

The company has a presence in popular Greek tourist destinations (Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Crete, Santorini, Kos, Corfu, Halkidiki) and partnerships with some of the biggest Greek and international hotel brands

In 2010, major works were carried out in Santorini to address landslides, but further development is needed

A few days before the big Easter exodus of huge numbers of visitors and with the start of the summer season looming, concern is growing over the serious shortcomings of the National Health System (ESY) units on the Greek islands. 

Medical staff shortages is the norm on popular tourist islands such as Kos, Santorini, Naxos, Corfu, Zakinthos and Tinos, to name just a few.

The Sun Princess, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, has notified its guests that it will not be making a stop at the Greek island of Santorini on upcoming voyages due to congestion issues.

An international team of scientists has discovered that a 726 AD eruption of the Santorini volcano was a lot bigger than initially estimated, pointing to an "elevated hazard potential."