Tough Measures Continue in Greece Due to Covid-19 Variant

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Photo source: @National Public Health Organization (EODY) Greece plans to keep its strict lockdown measures in place in view of a Covid-19 variant which appears to be spreading at a fast pace. The new strain of the deadly virus believed to be more contagious has already forced Germany and the UK to extend containment measures […]

Commission: All Non-essential Travel ‘Strongly Discouraged’

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Photo source: @European Commission One day before EU leaders meet to discuss actions in the fight against the Covid-19 crisis, the European Commission called on member states to discourage non-essential travel and to accelerate vaccination setting a summer deadline for the immunization of at least 70 percent of the adult population. “Vaccination is essential to […]

Greece Launches Digital Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (center) and Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias (right). Individuals living in Greece who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to request a digital vaccination certificate to be used when needed, announced Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis late on Tuesday. Mitsotakis presented the document, which he described as a

Strefi Hill Revamp to Create an Oasis in Athens for Residents and Visitors

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An impression of the Strefi hill after its revamp. The Strefi hill, located in the neighborhood of Exarchia near the center of Athens, is set to undergo a major revamp, as part of an ongoing drive for the overhaul of the Greek capital, the Municipality of Athens recently announced. Strefi, one of Athens’ few green […]

Underwater Excavation Off Kasos Uncovers Ancient Shipwrecks and Cargo

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Photo source: Ministry of Culture A shipwreck of the Roman period and its cargo are among the significant finds of an underwater excavation that was carried out by archaeologists off the Greek island of Kasos in the Dodecanese. According to the Culture Ministry, the shipwreck dates between the 2nd and 3rd century AD. Its cargo […]

Greece Proposes Three Steps to Restart Tourism

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Covid-19 vaccination, rapid testing and exchange of data are the three keys to restarting tourism, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said during a World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Crisis Committee meeting in Madrid on Monday. Theoharis tabled Greece’s proposal as president of the committee’s technical team stressing at the

Biden May Reverse Trump’s Order to Lift US Covid-19 Travel Ban on Europe

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US President-elect Joe Biden. Photo source: @Joe Biden Outgoing US President Donald Trump’s decision to lift Covid-19 travel restrictions on Europe and Brazil on January 26 may be reversed by his successor, Joe Biden, who takes office on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Biden said Trump’s decision to allow travelers from Europe and Brazil to enter […]

Greece’s Regional Airports See 2020 Traffic Plunge by 71%

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Covid-19 drove passenger traffic through Greece’s 14 regional airports down by 71.4 percent in 2020 against 2019, according to managing company Fraport Greece. More specifically, according to data provided by the company, the 14 Greek airports handled only 8,611,780 passengers in 2020 compared to 30,150,737 in 2019. Domestic travel dropped by 62.1 percent while

Greece on Bucket List of Global Travel Writers for 2021

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Photo © GTP Global travel writers, planning to resume travel this year, have included Greece on their bucket list of destinations. As part of a survey conducted by public relations agency FINN Partners Global Travel Practice, hundreds of travel writers were asked to name destinations they have not visited before and would consider for their […]

Athens to Welcome Olympic Museum in 2021

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Athens Olympic Museum Athens will soon welcome its own Olympic Museum dedicated to the long history of the Olympic Games. The Athens Olympic Museum will be located at the former International Broadcasting Center of Athens 2004, which today houses the Golden Hall shopping center in the northern suburb of Marousi. It will operate under the […]