Where will Greeks spend the three days of the Clean Monday – The 15 top destinations for this year’s Koluma

The traditional carnivals show high completeness this year. The Greeks chose continental destinations to spend the three days of Clean Monday. Patras, Xanthi, Skyros, Rethymno, Naoussa, Kastoria, Tiravos, Kozani, Ioannina, Kefalonia, Rhodes, Amfissa, Kalamata, Galaxidi and Corfu will attract Greek visitors from every corner of the country, as the president of the federation of tourist offices in Lysandros Tsilidis notes. The carnival three days has always increased movement dominant in the areas that become carnivals with great success, notes Mr. Tsilidis and adds that the main feature of the three-day Halloween is the fact that visitors come from the urban centers near the carnival areas. At the same time, the organized journey once again prevails in the planning of travellers and for this reason travel agencies have promoted seats on ships and planes in order for consumers to buy financial packages. It follows from the above that in the carnival destinations it does not “drop a pin” from visitors, as the completeness exceeds 90% in open accommodation. At this point Mr. Tsilidis mentions an increase in sales this year in the excursion packages of more than 10%, compared to 23, when last year there was an increase of 30% compared to 2022. With regard to the prices of packages given to Greek travellers, these were driven at competitive prices and that is why Mr. Tsilidis explained. Specifically a three-day trip to Patras starts at 115 euros a person (two nights – transfer and stay). A five-day day in Xanthi starts from 135 euros a person, a five-day day in Skyros costs 310 euros, in Rethymno 3 nights will cost 375 euros a person, while in Kastoria for 2 nights the person will spend 175 euros. Net Monday Vs 25th March Given the great impact of known to all traditional carnival destinations, it is important that the two three-day destinations of the region of Central Greece are moved. Speaking at the APM Sofia Flega president of the hotels in Karpenisi notes that the three days of March 25 shows better mobility than that of Halloween and that because the area has no special event to attract carnival excursions. The fact that both three days are consecutive does not help, as Mrs. Flega says. In any case, the fullness of the accommodation on Halloween will be recorded at 80% while for the three days of March 25 the fullness will reach 90%, always for Karpenisi. With regard to the availability prices of accommodation, the double starts at EUR 70. Remaining in the region of Sterea Greece Evia, due to the proximity to Athens, will move with very good completeness as the president of the Edipsos hoteliers reports to the APE, especially as regards the three days of Halloween. As Mr. Roumeliotis explains, the fullness will exceed 80%, since in the Baths of Edipsos there will be a carnival parade with 35 tanks, which will attract many visitors. For March 25, however, things are not expected to have the same momentum, since the image of the preconceptions does not show a corresponding picture. Of course, hope is transferred to last-minute reservations, as Mr Rummeliotis says. There will be rooms available for those who at the last minute decide to operate in Evia, with prices starting from 40 euros for a double room. At the same wavelength and one of the most popular carnival destinations, Rethymno that the fullness of the accommodation is at 100% for the three days of Halloween and locals and visitors will experience the magic of the rethymnian carnival, as city tourism consultant Costas Falangas points out in the RES-AME. The Rethymniotiki Carnival is an institution, as early as 1914, year in which, there are reports of events. As noted features: “the first elements of humorous events, Halloween of another era, which has left its nostalgic scent diffused still to smell,” says Mr. Fallangas. With the hotel’s preparations at zenith ahead of the new tourist year, the Hotel The Westin Resort Costa Navarino, which has already opened since February, has a full capacity of 100% for the two three days of Halloween and 25 March, with Greeks having a significant share in hotel traffic. In fact, the hotel accepts a large number of golfers from North Europe, due to the fact that direct flights to Kalamata Airport have begun. The remaining Costa Navarino units open April and early May. After the festive three-days and the escapes of the Greeks, the foreign visitors of Greece will take the baton, as from early April the tourist resorts of the country open one after another and until Easter there will be no tourist business that will not be open to the country. The messages for 2024 are positive and everyone wishes the new tourist season to be another year that Greek tourism will be a protagonist in the positive news