Santorini, one of the most famous islands of Greece, in 2017 will take a bright sporting event – European Kickboxing Championship. Although the island does not need additional advertising, the event will be held in May. This means that the goal of attracting tourists in the off season.
12/02/2016
Experience in organizing sports events of this level Santorini is already there. Every year in October, Santorini is held here. Experience attracting swimmers and runners from around the world. Now kickboxers from all over Europe will demonstrate their capabilities. The European Championship of the World Kickboxing Federation (WKF) will be held May 1-6, 2017, but the award ceremony will be held on May 5 as part of Champion nights. He is expected to attract about 800 athletes. from 30 countries. The event will be supported by the municipality of Fira and the Santorini Hoteliers Association.
According to the president of the association, Manolis Karamolegos, the organization of sports is part of the program promotion of alternative forms of tourism in Santorini. Purpose – turning the island into a year-round destination. The initiative was supported by Ryanair and Aegean Airlines, which are already organized frequent flights to Santorini during the off season.
