October 12, 2018
animals, Tourism
Greece has banned obese tourists from riding donkeys after animal rights campaigners said the creatures were being left with spinal injuries and open wounds. The Greek Ministry of Rural Development has reportedly published a new set of regulations with regards to donkeys’ well-being, but the situation has still a long …
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September 30, 2018
weather
Torrential rainfalls hit the island of Skiathos as Medicane Zorbas swept over the Sporades island on Sunday. Tons of rainwater poured down and flooded several areas on the island, a favorite tourist’s destination. At least 250 tourists were brought from small hotels and other facilities to safety in a big …
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September 14, 2018
Tourism
Nine years after the abolition of touristic buses operating through the cultural monuments in the Greek capital, the Athens Transport Organization said it is planning to relaunch the routes. The plan foresees two routes that will be called “cultural” and not “touristic” as in the past. One route will operate …
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September 13, 2018
Video GRID
People narrowly escapes death when the cliff collapses at the beach of Zakynthos shipwreck on Thursday morning. Three people sitting on a boat seem to escape the rock slide in the last moment. A woman tries to hold on an overturned boat. A man tries to reach her but nature …
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September 13, 2018
Society, Very Mix
A landslide in the area of the famous Zakynthos shipwreck has overturned boats and injured tourists who were visiting the iconic site. So far, reports about injuries and possible missing tourists are conflicting with media to speak of one to three injured tourists. +++According to latest information (01:30 pm): A …
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September 4, 2018
Tourism, Travel
Thousands of travelers have been stranded on Greek islands due to the 48-hour strike by the Greek Seamen’s Federation PNO. Locals and holidaymakers are not able to leave the islands because for many islands the sea offers the only way to connect with the mainland. Many tourists are at risk …
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August 27, 2018
Very Mix
A Search and Rescue Operation was launched by the Greek Coast Guard on Monday afternoon in the sea area north off the island of Skopelos in the Sporades group. The SAR was launched after two tourists on an inflatable boat sent an SOS signal. It was short before 5 p.m. …
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August 8, 2018
Society, Very Mix
A 7-year-old British girl drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel located in the south of the Greek island of Rhodes. The girl was playing with the water in the swimming pool. She was found unconscious around 13:30 Wednesday noon. The child was wearing a mask and her head …
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August 8, 2018
Very Mix
Tourists were evacuated in time and the worst was avoided when the bus they were on burst into flames. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning on the national road between Selinari and Neapoli in the Prefecture of Lasithi on the island of Crete. According to local media, the fire started …
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August 7, 2018
Tourism
Claims by young British tourists that they were massively poisoned by methanol-laced alcohol and were hospitalized are “fake news” authorities on the island of Zakynthos (Zante) told Greek media on Monday. Although aware of some problems with tourism on the island, locals speak of defamation attempts. “This is a lie, …
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August 5, 2018
Very Mix
Drowning in the Greek seas is almost daily during the summer and four people lost their lives on a single day. The bodies of two Greeks and two foreigners were recovered on Friday, August 3rd 2018, in separate incidents on the islands of Rhodes and Crete as well in south …
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July 29, 2018
animals
It reads like “Fiat is producing a new car model for over-weight drivers” or something. An unbelievable action if true, especially now that the outrage is spreading in Greece and abroad about the abuse of donkeys on the island of Santorini, with many animal lovers calling on tourists to stop …
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July 24, 2018
Social, Society
Two Polish nationals, a mother and her son, have died following the wildfires raging in North-East Athens on Monday.Their bodies were found in the sea and most probably were drowned when the boat they used together with other tourist to flee the fire capsized. “They were on the boat among …
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July 23, 2018
Social
A tragedy is taking place in East Attica on Monday night with dozens injured, hundreds trapped as well as several people dead. A ferry boat rescued a Danish couple from the sea. The tourists had jumped and started swimming for their lives in order to escape the inferno. One man …
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July 19, 2018
Sports
Just seconds after the referee signaled the end of World Cup Final on Sunday, thrilled French tourists jumped into the sea at Kamares port of the island of Sifnos. 4:2 against Croatia and the Golden Trophy of Mundial were reasons enough to set the French tourists in excitement. And not …
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July 15, 2018
Very Mix
The summer vacation for a family from Finland on the island of Rhodes ended premature and in horror. The 10-year-old family child was severely injured in a traffic accident on Friday and had his leg amputated. The family was crossing the main road of Ixia, when a motorcycles dragged away …
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July 10, 2018
Tourism
Greek and foreign tourists have been stranded on the small islands North off Corfu in the Ionian Sea since Saturday. A mechanical failure of the small ferry boat that connect the islands Mavraki, Erikoussa and Othoni with Corfu has halted the service. By Tuesday, locals are also desperate as they …
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June 15, 2018
Very Mix
A 9-year-old girl reportedly suffered serious injuries after the engine of a sailing boat exploded earlier on Friday near the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea. The girl’s parents were injured as well even though much slighter than the girl. The 9-year-old is being hospitalized with serious burning injuries …
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June 14, 2018
environment
Dozens of tourists were evacuated from a 5-star hotel Resort on the island of Alonissos on Wednesday night as the wind was pushing the blaze towards to the resort facilities. The evacuation was ordered by the Civil Protection Agency for precautionary reasons. A total of 70 people evacuated the resort …
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April 12, 2018
Tourism, Travel
A visa facilitation program that allows Turkish travelers and citizens of third countries to visit select Greek islands of the Eastern Aegean has been extended by one year. EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos on Wednesday informed the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the European …
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