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In 2019, over 34 million tourists made their way to Greece, breaking an all time record.
Last year, the number of inbound visitors to Greece fell by 78.2% to 7.4 million from 34 million in 2019, according to Bank of Greece data.
Greece has been topping the lists of ‘safe destinations for travellers’ this year as it strives to revive its key tourism sector, which was battered by the pandemic in 2020.
With a recent stabilisation of the rate of COVID-19 infections and deaths, and record daily numbers of vaccinations, Greece is hoping to increase the number of tourists this year and to climb its way back to half of the number of visitors in 2019.
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free wireless internet service (WiFi).
In collaboration with telecommunications company Cosmote, the Greek Culture Ministry will soon offer free WiFi access at 25 sites of interest and museums including Ancient Olympia; the Acropolis of Lindos; the archaeological site of Sounio; the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina) and the new Vergina Museum; the Museum of Byzantine Culture; Ancient Dodoni; the archaeological site of Nemea; Mystras; the Archaeological site and museum of Eleftherna, the Palamidi Castle and the new Archaeological Museum of Chania.
The scheme is part of a memorandum of cooperation that has been signed between the Culture Ministry and Cosmote.