Surfing

An entire festival dedicated to surfing and beach life is taking place in Piraeus from May 26 to 29 at the former Papastratos plant, featuring art inspired by the festival's key themes, artists who can customize your surfboard, a surf simulator to test your skills, yoga and pilates classes, dance parties, live music shows and much, much more.

Freed from the constraints of the White House, former President Barack Obama is surfing up a storm — on a kiteboard.
Obama tried out the water sport, which is a cross between surfing and paragliding, while on vacation in the Virgin Islands.

There is no denying that, generally speaking, the majority of travellers are interested in visiting the most popular destinations to enjoy their holidays. It is natural, people like to go were other people are. But there is that group of people who go out of their way to discover the less known places that are off the radar of most of us.

More and more travellers and holidaymakers are seeking unique experiences that make them feel part of the culture and traditions of the destinations they choose to visit.

Sun, sea and sand! This is what all these girls have in common, plus their surf board! Here is a list of the 20 hottest female surfers riding the waves and looking sexy.

1. Stephanie Gilmore

SUP was born in Hawaii and is taking Greece by storm. It is so popular that it even has its own Greek SUP society, a Hellenic SUP CUP and a growing community of SUP enthusiasts.

The next SUP event is on September 20 at Loutsa beach and then again at the Corinth Isthmus on November 8.

A walk from the White Tower to Aristotelous Square in Thessaloniki is always pleasant. Experience Greece offers a new way for couch surfers to enjoy it.

A visibly shaken Mick Fanning arrived home in Australia on July 21 saying he would not turn his back on surfing despite needing a "miracle" to survive a shark attack off the coast of South Africa at the weekend. 

Unbelievable video shows 34-year-old Australian champion surfer Mike Fanning fending off a shark with a punch during the J-Bay Open surfing championship in South Africa! Mike Fanning said he expected to see the shark’s teeth sinking in his body!

“California Girl” meets Mykonos would nicely describe any Instagram photo of up-and-coming US model Alexis Ren, who’s taking a holiday on the Cyclades party island.

As you’d expect from a typical California girl, Ren loves surfing, hanging out with her gal pals and expressing her love — via social media — for Jay Alvarez, another model.