Greek town of Preveza bets on slow tourism to overcome COVID-19

Based on family tourism, Preveza is not familiar with the mass tourism of top Greek spots

Published: August 11, 2020 17:03 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor with inputs from AFP

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Based on family tourism, Preveza is not familiar with the mass tourism of the top Greek destinations, such as the neighbouring Ionian Islands or Crete. Image Credit: AFP

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But in the COVID-19 era, when tourism is at half mast, the town city of Preveza has launched a European promotional campaign. Image Credit: AFP

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Officials in Preveza hope that it's just this kind of small, family-run business that will help them overcome the coronavirus' impact on travel - while sparing the region the environmental impact and economic distortions of the mass tourism more common on Crete or the Ionian islands. Image Credit: AFP

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Tourists take part in a dolphin watching tour from a boat in the Amvrakikos gulf in Perveza. Image Credit: AFP

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For Greece as a whole, a gamble on reopening its borders to tourists as early as June appears to have paid off for now. Image Credit: AFP

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Tourists take part in a dolphin watching tour from a boat in the Amvrakikos gulf in Perveza. Image Credit: AFP

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Tourists dive from a boat and swim during a dolphin watching tour in the Amvrakikos gulf in Preveza. Image Credit: AFP

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Nestled between green hills, the Ambracian Gulf is fed by rivers descending from the mountains of the Epirus region of northwestern Greece. Image Credit: AFP

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Tourists dive from a boat and swim during a dolphin watching tour in the Amvrakikos gulf in Preveza. Image Credit: AFP

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Tourists dive from a boat and swim during a dolphin watching tour in the Amvrakikos gulf in Preveza. Image Credit: AFP

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