Greece recorded a record 32.7 million foreign tourists in 2023, according to provisional figures published Wednesday by the Bank of Greece, despite a prolonged heatwave and devastating fires during the summer.
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Last year, the number of foreign tourist arrivals increased by 17.6% compared to 2022 and it exceeds the previous record of 31.3 million in 2019, the year of the previous record, after a summer of 2023 marked by fires which left at least 26 dead and led to the evacuation of thousands of people, including many tourists, particularly on the island of Rhodes (southeast).
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