August 7, 2022
Politics, World
The first 117 of 600 Ukrainian children aged 6-15 that will be hosted in Greek summer camps arrived in Athens and Thessaloniki on Friday. Greece’s union of privately held camps (Panhellenic Union of Private Initiative Camp Operators) offered to host the children, all of which left Bucha and arrived in …
Read More »
June 30, 2022
Social, Society
More than 50% of Greeks do not plant to go on vaccination this year, a recent poll has found out. This is a relative high percentage in a country where summer vacation is considered “a must”, especially for the residents of urban centers like capital Athens or Thessaloniki, who seek …
Read More »
August 26, 2021
Very Mix, weather
Α 27-year-old man has been missing since early Thursday afternoon in the Gulf of Amvrakikos, western Greece. The man was reportedly on a boat together with a friend when a storm stroke and he fell off board. His friend informed the Coast Guard that launched a search and rescue operation …
Read More »
July 12, 2021
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
Over 4,000 bottles of wines and spirits, many of them with labels of exceptional historic and artistic value, have been discovered in the wine cellars in Tatoi summer palace of the former Greek royal family. Among the rare wines and spirits found in the royal cellars is also a special …
Read More »
July 12, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
A recent survey has shown that the majority of respondents are reluctant to spend on summer holidays and traveling this year. According to a survey conducted by GlobalWebIndex (GWI), spending on holidays and traveling is now second to health and safety due to the pandemic. The survey was conducted in …
Read More »
September 27, 2019
weather
Greek “summer” is back with temperatures that will reach up to 32 degrees Celsius over the weekend, the last days of September. However, meteorologists forecast also clouds, rainfalls and some strong storms and some local rainfalls on Friday and Saturday, September 27-28, 2019. Weather Forecast Sept 27-30, maximum temperatures at …
Read More »
August 2, 2019
Economy
Greece may be one of the most popular destinations for tourists but many of the country’s own citizens cannot afford a week away from home to enjoy summer vacations. Eurostat data show that the economic situation does not allow one in two Greeks to leave their home for even a …
Read More »
July 31, 2019
Social
A racist incident against children with multiple disabilities took place in North Greece, when a priest refused to give them the communion. The man claimed that these children “do not understand” and therefore “may spit the communion out.” The incident took place at a summer military camp in Leptokarya, West …
Read More »
June 24, 2019
environment
Global warming on the surface of the Earth, both on land and in the sea, is responsible for the violent summer storms that are often accompanied by hail and strong winds, Patras University physics professor Athanassios Argyriou told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) in an interview published on Saturday. Argyriou, …
Read More »
May 16, 2019
weather
The weather warning issued by Greece’s National Meteorological Service is still valid with rainfalls, storms and strong winds. However, summer seems to be out of our doors as soaring temperatures up to 32 degrees Celsius are forecast over the weekend. Thursday and Friday, May 16th and 17th 2019, rainfalls and …
Read More »
January 14, 2019
Tourism
Prices for admission tickets to the Museum of Acropolis will double during the summer period, Greek Culture Ministry announced on Monday. The ticket price will increase from 5 to 10 euros from 1. April to 31. October when the Museum will operate with extended visiting hours. During the same period, …
Read More »
September 22, 2018
Sky
The Greek summer officially ends at 4:54 a.m. on Sunday, September 23rd 2018. Blame the fall solstice or autumn equinox in the North Hemisphere. The September equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from north …
Read More »
August 2, 2018
weather
The weather keeps playing with Greeks’ nerves and sudden summer rainfalls pour down tones of water flooding streets, homes and businesses within minutes. Greece’s National Meteorological Service keeps issuing the one weather warning after the other, although we are in the middle of the summer. Streets were temporarily flooded in …
Read More »
July 26, 2017
Tourism
Sailing in the Aegean Sea can be an adventurous trip not only in winter but also in summer time. The known north-wind “meltemi” can bring the waves up and your stomach down. I recently sailed on a small commercial boat from Antiparos to the port of Paros. When the wind …
Read More »
July 23, 2017
Uncategorized, weather
Sunday early afternoon in downtown Athens: yawning void, gaping empty streets. A hot day on 23. July 2017, in the middle of famous Greek summer. The only sound reaching my apartment is the loud concert staged by hundreds of male cicadas calling the females of their kind to a nice …
Read More »
July 2, 2017
Eat-Drink
Eggs in Tomato Sauce Αυγά με Ντομάτα is a dish Greeks love to eat in the hot summer months. I suppose, Greeks love Eggs in Tomato Sauce, because the dish can be eaten cold when outside the temperatures rise above 40 degrees Celsius like these days. Like these heat wave …
Read More »
July 1, 2017
Tourism
All the way from Australia to Greece and from Sydney to Delos. The tiny island in the Aegean Sea, the mythological birthplace of Apollo, the island with one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece. Right next to cosmopolitan Mykonos. Movie star Hugh Jackman is on holidays in Greece, …
Read More »
June 22, 2017
environment
Hollywood star Will Smith, his wife Jada and his daughter Willow cleaned up three beaches on the island of Antipaxos. The Smiths have been cruising the Ionian Sea in Western Greece on a yacht. They obviously could not just swim and have fun after they saw the famous plastic “souvenirs” …
Read More »
April 6, 2017
Video GRID
The best and most practical way to apply sun-blockers and sunscreens while you are at the beach. The method can be used to suntan oil and lotion as well. Only in Greece possible! Sun and Risks for Skin Cancer People who get a lot of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays …
Read More »
March 25, 2017
Lifestyle, Society
It’s time again to change the time. The clocks, I mean. On the night from Saturday to Sunday, Greece is changing into Daylight saving time, summer time, that is. At 03:00 a.m. Sunday, March 26th 2017, all clocks should be set one hour forward – and all of a sudden …
Read More »
