The port of Ios on the right. Photo source: Municipality of Ios Aiming to improve its tourism product and attract more travelers, the Municipality of Ios is proceeding with major infrastructure works on its port and road network, while looking into the potential of creating an airport on the island. According to an announcement by […]
Photo: GTP In efforts to ease crowding on public transport due to Covid-19, the Greek transport ministry announced this week that it would be releasing 100 new KTEL intercity buses into circulation earlier than initially announced. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis had announced that 500 new buses would be in operation in Athens at the beginning […]
Thessaloniki welcomed a metro test run and 18 new buses on Wednesday aimed at upgrading urban transport in Greece’s second largest city. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis was the first passenger to ‘travel’ on board the Thessaloniki metro currently under construction. Karamanlis boarded at the Pylea depot and together with metro authorities tested the four-car high […]
Thessaloniki Mayor Konstantinos Zervas visited the metro construction site. Photo Source: Municipality of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki’s highly anticipated metro is set to begin routes in 2023, the northern port city’s mayor, Konstantinos Zervos said this week of the project that has faced repeated delays. The city’s mayor said the metro – initially scheduled to open