Christmas 2024

The 2024 Christmas Holidays extended shop hours schedule commences on Thursday, December 12 and runs until the end of the year.

A detailed guide to all the free festive events that will be taking place in Athens and Piraeus over the festive season. Could there be a better way for young and old alike to get into the holiday spirit?

Starting on Dec. 11, items included in this year’s 'Christmas basket' will be sold at fixed prices across supermarkets in Greece.

Greek consumers are planning to allocate on average 190 euros on the festive season’s gifts, placing them in the mid-range category among other European counties.

The Christmas bonus is a one-time bonus equal to about one month’s salary, calculated based both on an employee’s wages and the amount of time they have worked for an employer. 

Here’s a look at the shop hours in Greece for Christmas and New Year’s which go into effect in Athens and Piraeus on Dec.12.

The Mayor of Athens invites young and old to the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Syntagma Square this Thursday at 6pm.

The findings showed the Greek capital recording a 31% rise in demand on a year-on-year basis for short-term bookings

The village of Taxiarchis is located in the country's Christmas tree production region, Halkidiki prefecture; annual event is held on eve of Feast Day of the Archangels