Classic Greece lures Chinese with beautiful scenery, breath of romance

Greece aims to attract more Chinese tourists this year, carving out a bigger share of a lucrative and ever-growing gold mine of outbound travelers.

About 100,000 Chinese tourists are expected to head to Greece in 2014, many of them young travelers on honeymoons or seeking exotic wedding photos, according to the Greek National Tourism Organization.

"About 40,000 Chinese applied for a visa to Greece in 2013," said Sun Yanan, publicity officer at the organization's Beijing office.