Tag Archives: beach

The Municipality of the small island of Gavdos is at odds with nudists in Sarakiniko beach. Their “fight” is daily as the mayor sets up signs warning that “Nudism is prohibited” and these signs are being removed by those who love to enjoy the sun and the sea on their …

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An evacuation operation of beach “Glyka Nera” near Sfakia in the south coast of Chania Prefecture  was carried out on Tuesday morning, due to the fear of a landslide, following the strong earthquake on Sunday. Teams of the Port Authority and Police went to the beach and advised the bathers …

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Four people were injured when a sudden windstorm hit Nea Playia in Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece on Sunday morning. The squall lasted only a few minutes, however, it was powerful enough to sweep the area including the beach, bringing “everything upside down” as eyewitnesses said, injuring four people and …

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A hotel security guard on the island of Crete beat a man for trying to cross a beach where the hotel had filled with sunbeds and umbrellas and considered it as a “private beach.” Under Greek law beaches are considered public property. It is worth noting that the incident takes …

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A tourist died at a beach of the island of Thassos on Tuesday, while the only ambulance needed almost an hour to reach there. By the time it arrived, it was too late. The woman about 45-50 years old from the Czech Republic, was on vacation in the northwestern Aegean …

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A councilor of Kalamara municipality made a macabre finding when he inspected the construction of a street along Navarinou street in the area: the new way was paved with tombstones from graveyards and they had not even removed the inscription with the names of the deceased. The issue received big …

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Police on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes arrested the owners of two beach-side restaurants on Monday as part of an ongoing crackdown on rampant zoning and environmental violations across the Greek isles. The two owners, aged 49 and 72 years old, both run restaurants on Ialysos Beach, a popular …

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A diver on the island of Rhodes managed to bring a sea turtle back to life with mouth-to-mouth respiration. His efforts that lasted hours resulted success and the sea turtle returned to its natural habitat. The unprecedented incident took place at the beach of Gennadi when the sea turtle was …

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Purple jellyfish or Pelagia noctiluca: small creatures floating in the sea and a sting that can be very painful because of the neurotoxin it contains. This year, it looks as if we are going to spend our summer vacations in the company of the purple … not only in Greek …

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The body of a missing 11-year-old girl was found at a beach in Chania on Wednesday afternoon. A big search operation was launched after the girl was reported missing from the area of Makry Toixos on Tuesday. According to local media flashnews, the body was found at Agioi Apostoloi beach. …

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With rising temperatures and lifting of the swimming ban, Greeks flock to the beaches for a sunbath and a refreshing dive into the sea. But even if restrictions have been lifted, caution is due and avoid crowding on top of the agenda. “Keep safety distance at the beach” is the …

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Tourism companies in Greece are “warming up” and they are trying to do some preparations as the summer and holiday season near. Things are still  fluid and vague as everybody is waiting for decisions and instructions from the state as the pandemic is still around. However, some entrepreneur like on …

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The body of a baby was found at the Plaza beach in Agya by the city of Patras, western Greece, on Wendesday. The infant was found by a walker who immediately called the authorities. It looked as if the body was washed ashore. The baby’s age was initially estimated to …

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Greece came first in the list of the best beach holiday destinations for 2019 in a vote of Russia’s National Geographic Traveler magazine and website. According to Greek National Tourism Organisation’s announcement, Greece Turkey, Vietnam, Cuba and Cyprus were all short-listed, but Greece won with 29 percent of the votes. …

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Sunday elections day: Greeks woke up early, got on their cars and drove to the nearest beaches rather to the ballot boxes.  Media report of increased traffic through the country’s highways, nevertheless, the toll-free passage on the elections day. Apparently Greeks thought “too hot to stand queue” in order to …

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A paradise on Greece’s earth for non-smokers. The first smoke-free beach is here on the island of Serifos in the Cyclades. The pilot program starts this summer in cooperation of local authorities and the Laskaridis Foundation. This has been announced on Wednesday on the occasion of the Work Anti-Smoking day …

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Seven months after the major landslide at the iconic Navagio shipwreck on the island of Zakynthos, authorities prepare a plan to allow limited access to the famous beach again before the tourist season starts again. The plan to secure visitors’ safety foresees the creation of three zones. The first zone …

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The 6.8R earthquake that stroke the island of Zakynthos early Friday morning has caused new rockslides  at famous shipwreck beach Navagio that attracts thousands of tourists every year. The impact of earthquake to the beach was revealed by Efthymios Lekkas, Geology Professor and head of the Greek Earthquake Panning and …

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Famous Navagio beach, the Zakynthos shipwreck, was opened to public again, a week after a rockfall on the left side of the shipwreck forced its closure. The opening of the shipwreck beach is under certain restrictions though. According to state broadcaster ERT, the port authorities lifted the ban on Zakynthos …

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