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Evia, the second largest island in Greece, was recently discovered by five of the most influential influencers from our neighboring country, as part of a familiarization trip organized by the Greek National Tourism Organization’s (GNTO) Turkey Office in collaboration with the Region of Central Greece. The trip took place from September 26 to September 29, 2024.
During the trip, the influencers had the opportunity to explore the natural landscapes, cultural heritage, and culinary experiences that Evia has to offer. Their social media posts will help promote Evia as a tourist destination in Turkey, attracting new visitors from Turkey and beyond.
Arrow, in the Dardouma Family model pasta workshop
The goal of the familiarization trip to Evia is to promote Greece’s lesser-known tourist destinations, as part of the GNTO’s communication strategy to highlight special sustainable forms of tourism, such as cultural tourism, gastronomy, and wine tourism.
The programme
The participants of the familiarization trip to Evia traveled by plane from Istanbul to Athens and, accompanied by the Head of the GNTO’s Turkey Office, Dimitra Babali, were transferred from Athens International Airport (AIA) “Eleftherios Venizelos” to Rafina, where they boarded the ferry to Marmari.
The itinerary of the familiarization trip was as follows:
A tour by inflatable boat around the southern part of the Euboean Gulf and the island complex of Petalioi.
Karystos, Domaine Triantafyllis. From left Semahat Rana Korgül, Çiler Geçici Öztürk, Sinem Çapraz, Fulya Sezen
Visit and wine tasting at Domaine Triantafyllis, Domaine Montofoli and Domaine Avantis.
Visit to the Dardouma Family model pasta laboratory and observation of pasta making.
Avalona – Women’s Agrotourism Cooperative of the Municipality of Vlora
- Visit to the Avalona Women’s Agrotourism Cooperative and observation of the production of sweets
Folklore Museum of Nea Artaki
- Visit to the Folklore Museum of Nea Artaki (Association of Artacena Artakines of Cyzikenes).
Styra – Traditional Samartzi Coffee House. Mehmet Öztürk (Mehmet Kırali), & Sinem Çapraz
The participants of the familiarization trip during their 3-day stay in Evia enjoyed and were delighted with the local gastronomy and returned by road to Athens to learn that Evia is accessible by road.
Our guests, accompanied by the Head of the Turkish Foreign Office, Dimitra Babali, attended the concert on Sunday 29.09.2024, at the Herodes Atticus Conservatory:
- “FOR IMBRO – For our children and our schools“.
The concert, dedicated to the Greek minority schools of Imbros, was held under the auspices and in the presence of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Kymi – The house where Georgios Papanikolaou lived. From left Sinem Çapraz, Fulya Sezen, Çiler Geçici Öztürk, Semahat Rana Korgül
The participants
The five (5) participants of the familiarization trip to Evia were :
1. Mr. Mehmet Öztürk (Mehmet Kırali) – popular photographer and influencer with 1M Instagram followers (@civilking).
2. Ms Çiler Geçici Öztürk – popular photographer and influencer with 700K Instagram followers (@audiosoup).
3. Ms Semahat Rana Korgül – freelance lifestyle and deco editor and influencer with 43.6K followers – Instagram (@ranakorgul).
4. Ms. Fulya Sezen – Well-known travel/fashion influencer and co-owner (with Mr. Kubilay Sakarya) of the digital magazine Perfect Weekend(https://www.pwmag.co/). 114K followers – Instagram (@fulyasezen).
5. Ms. Sinem Çapraz – well-known chef and influencer.Follow 115K Instagram followers (@chefsinemcapraz).
