Samos and Halkidiki are among the five most popular tourist destinations in Greece, according to the results of an on-line vote for tourist prizes that were awarded on Thursday night in the framework of the Philoxenia exhibition, in Thessaloniki.

Following a vote held through the website of Helexpo's exhibition agency, the five most popular seaside Greek destinations for 2010 are Samos, Crete, Lefkada, Santorini and Halkidiki.

The five most popular mountain destinations are Old Agios Athanasios in Pella, the Zagorohoria, Mount Olympus, Mt. Parnassos and Mt. Pelion.

The five most popular cities are Nafplio, Athens, Volos, Thessaloniki and Ioannina.

Also, the five most popular ski resorts are Vassilitsa in Grevena, Tria-Pente Pigadia in Imathia, Mt. Voras (Kaimaktsalan) in Pella, Mt. Parnassos, and Seli in Imathia.

The most popular foreign destinations chosen by Greeks are Spain, Austria, Britain, France and Italy.

The competition takes place for the fifth consecutive year and the awards were presented, after Philoxenia's inauguration ceremony, by Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos.