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Mykonos Opens Up Its Cosmopolitan Bars, Restaurants After Lockdown
The cosmopolitan Greek island of Mykonos opened up its bars and restaurants on Monday, after the island was finally allowed to gear up for the summer season. Local hoteliers and restaurateurs expect...
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New Way To Serve Coffee in Greece Caught Live on British TV
A hilarious incident was caught on camera on Monday as Greece’s alternate minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis was speaking live on the BBC about how Greece is opening up to tourism....
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Greece to Finally Celebrate Pascha on Tuesday
Traditional Pascha celebrations in Greece after the resurrection of Christ is proclaimed. Georgios Liakopoulos /Wikimedia Commons For the first time ever in history, the Greek Orthodox faithful will...
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Greece Vows to Deliver Thessaloniki’s Metro System by 2023
The long-delayed metro system for Thessaloniki will be ready by the year 2023, a government minister vowed on Monday. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Kostas Karamanlis reiterated his pledge that...
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Ouzo, The Spirit of the Greek Summer
The anise-flavored drink Ouzo is deeply connected with the nation of Greece. It is simply the spirit of Greek summer which no one can copy. It’s probably the most social drink ever distilled. Those who...
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Woman Killed in Lightning Strike on Greece’s Skopelos Island
A woman was killed from a lightning strike on the island of Skopelos on Tuesday as severe weather, bringing thunder, lightning and heavy rain slammed into several regions in Greece. According to the...
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Dramatic Rescue of Bear Cub Caught on Camera in Northern Greece
Animal welfare workers saved the life of a bear cub on Tuesday in northern Greece by rescuing the animal and reuniting him with his mother. The incident was caught on camera by members of the...
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Blanket of Snow Covers Northern Greece in Late May
The scene at Zogori on May 26. Photo source: AMNA Areas of north-western Greece were covered in snow on Tuesday, as severe weather, bringing thunder, lightning and heavy rain slammed into several other...
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Greek Football Resumes on June 6
The Greek government on Wednesday has given permission to the country’s Super League to restart the football season on June 6. A maximum of 300 spectators would be allowed into the grounds. Football...
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New Survey Shows High Demand for Travel to Greece
Harbor and lighthouse in Chania, Crete. Photo Source: Ввласенко/Wikimedia commons According to a survey published on Tuesday, demand for travel to Greece from major tourism markets is much stronger...
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Hundreds of Outdoor Cultural Events Scheduled Across Greece this Summer
Temple of Poseidon, Sounion. Photo Source: Sharon Mollerus/Wikimedia commons Greece’s Ministry of Culture announced on Monday a series of 251 events and performances at 111 archaeological sites and...
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Greece Boosts Forces at Evros as it Braces For New Migrant Crisis
Photom Credit: Stamatis Grozoudis/Greek Reporter Greece ordered approximately 400 police officers from different parts of the country to deploy along the border with Turkey at the Evros River as it...
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Greece to Receive 32 Billion Euros as EU Unveils Massive Relief Program
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to allocate to member states a massive 750 billion euro ($824 billion) aid program to fight the economic repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe....
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Greece, Turkey in War of Words Over Human Rights
The Greek Foreign Ministry underscored in a statement on Thursday that Turkey is in no position to lecture other nations on human rights. The statement was in response to Ankara’s claims on Thursday...
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Greek Hotels Enforce Covid-19 Rules in Preparation for Grand Openings
Civitel Attik Hotel. Photo courtesy of Civitel Attik. Hoteliers in Greece are in a race against time to open their properties following the two-and-a-half month lockdown in the expectation that...
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A Bird’s Eye View of Three-Million Year Old Greek Petrified Forest
In Laconia, on the southern Peloponnesian peninsula, lies a rich geological museum of petrified tree trunks which date back to between two or three million years ago. In a large seaside area which...
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The Historical Memory of Constantinople, 567 Years After the Fall
Michael Goodyear* May 29, 1453: the final Ottoman assault on Constantinople succeeds. Ottoman cannon fire had battered the great Theodosian Walls of the city. The last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI...
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Greece Ready to Welcome Tourists from 29 Countries From June 15
A group of tourists enjoy a boat trip off Zante. Photo credit: pxfuel.com Greece’s ministry of Tourism announced on Friday a list of 29 countries which it claims are relatively safe from the...
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Greek Region of Thrace a “Rare Model of Symbiosis” Between Christians and...
The region of Thrace provided “a rare model of symbiosis” following a special program to educate and integrate Greek Muslim students that began in 1997, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on...
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Microsoft Plans to Create Robotic Center in Greece
Microsoft spokesman Charles Lamanna revealed on Thursday that the multinational technology company plans to create an RPA (Robotic Process Automation) development center in Greece. The announcement...
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