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22-year-old Irish tourist dies on Ios island after fight with compatriot

August 30, 2021 FEATURED, Very Mix Comments Off on 22-year-old Irish tourist dies on Ios island after fight with compatriot

A 22-year-old tourist from Ireland has died after a fight with a compatriot. The incident took place in the Chora of the island of Ios, Cyclades, in the early morning hours of Monday. A 20-year-old Irish man has been arrested. The two men were in the same group. The 20-year-old …

“Mini Lockdown” in Zakynthos and Chania; Rhodes and Ios on higher level

August 5, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED 8

Greece’s Civil Protection announced on Thursday a “mini lockdown” on the island of Zakynthos and the Regional Unit of Chania, Crete, following a recommendation by the Committee of Infectious Diseases and the Protection of Public Health. The recommendation is based on the surveillance of the epidemiological load in these two …

Authorities on alert as dozens of youth on board of ferry with Covid-symptoms

July 8, 2021 CORONAVIRUS Comments Off on Authorities on alert as dozens of youth on board of ferry with Covid-symptoms

Dozens of Covid-suspected cases on board of a commercial ferry set health authorities on alert late on Wednesday and had mobile teams of health organization EODY hastily being deployed in order to carry out Rapid tests to those disembarking. Ferry Super Express returned from the island of Ios to the …

Large part of Blue Star Patmos detached; Video towboats in action

September 3, 2017 Very Mix Comments Off on Large part of Blue Star Patmos detached; Video towboats in action

Towboats managed to detach the largest part of the passenger ferry BLUE STAR PATMOS from the reef. The ferry ran aground just before entering the port of Ios in the early morning hours of Wednesday. However the bow remained stuck and a new operation took place on Saturday by a …

Dramatic moments on board when Blue Star Patmos runs aground off Ios island

August 30, 2017 Very Mix Comments Off on Dramatic moments on board when Blue Star Patmos runs aground off Ios island

Ferry BLUE STAR PATMOS remain aground off the island of Ios on Thursday morning and inspection is expected to continue during the day. On board is half of the 87-member crew, while the other half and the 205 passengers were evacuated short after the accident occurred in the early morning …

Greece named among World’s Most Romantic Destinations for Honeymoon

May 12, 2017 Tourism, Travel Comments Off on Greece named among World’s Most Romantic Destinations for Honeymoon

Greece has been named among the world’s top 20 most romantic destinations for 2017 in this year’s Brides Honeymoon Awards. The Greek islands, in fact. Each year, Brides magazine partners with luxury travel advisers Virtuoso who have a global network of more than 15,000 luxury-travel specialists, to discover the best …

Ex PM Papandreou invites ex PM Blair for summer vacation on Ios island

July 27, 2016 Politics 8

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and family landed with a private jet on the island of Santorini on Tuesday. “There were strong security measures at the airport,” local website NeaSantorinis.gr notes in its exclusive report. The original plan was that the Blairs travel per ship further to the rather …

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