Greece

Greece and Switzerland seem to be monopolizing the interest of those searching for flights, according to new research on sojern travel marketing website. This, although expected, should not lead to complacency, as the reduction in demand for flights is noticeable, despite the start of the gradual lifting of restrictions in …

Thousands of air travelers are sitting on their unused tickets and have to take pleasure on vouchers without right to claim for refund, even if they will never make the flight they had once booked for whatever reasons. The majority of airlines withhold reimbursement and offering credit vouchers or a …

Hundreds of residents of Thessaloniki flocked to Nea Paralia early Monday evening just minutes after the promenade was opened again to public, following two weeks of restrictive access. Young and old, on foot or on bicycle, crowded along the seaside and enjoyed the warm weather and the sundown. Police was controlling …

The use of face mask will be mandatory in closed and busy places when the lockdown is lifted , Professor for Infectious Diseases and spokesman of Greece’s National Health Organization Sotiris Tsiodras announced on Monday. Speaking at the daily briefing about the course of the coronavirus in the country, Tsiodras …

“We can’t stay in lockdown forever,” Professor for Infectious Diseases and spokesman of National Health Organization Sotiris Tsiodras said on Saturday, as Greece is preparing for the gradually lifting of coronavirus -related measures on May 4. However, some Greeks feel uneasy about the end of restrictions.  Tsiodras efended the government …

Ignorance? Arrogance? A gaffe? Yes, Yes and certainly No. An illustration published by the German health ministry triggered an outrage on Greek social media on Monday and forced the institution in Berlin to withdraw the despicable sketch. The sketch is part of a PDF providing information to coronavirus in 6 …

Two precious icons that are allegedly stolen from church and monasteries in Epirus, western Greece, have been auctioned by a private gallery in Europe, local media reported. According to epiruspost, “two of the hundreds of icons stolen from the churches and monasteries of Epirus between 2000 and 2010 were put …

His Majesty’s Hospital Ship (HMHS) Britannic sunk in 55 minutes on 21 November 1916. It was larger than the Titanic but went down faster as the engines were accelerated in an attempt to beach it.

Coronavirus: 136 deaths in Greece – 17 new cases – 2,534 in total. The information from the Ministry of Health about the course of the virus in our country, from the representative of the Ministry of Health, Sotiris Tsiodras. Two more people have died in our country in the last …

Unions in Greece are already planning alternative actions to labor rallies on May 1 due to the lockdown measures. The government has decided to postpone the labor rallies and events on a later date, however, yet, it is not clear whether the lockdown-fatigued Greeks will comply with the government decision. …