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At least 92 members of the medical and nursing staff in Greece’s biggest hospital Evangelismos in Athens have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days. The infected staff is sent to quarantine at home, while the management banned patients visitors for two weeks. Evangelismos Hospital has restricted visitors for …

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Six lighthouses across Greece will open their doors to visitors over the upcoming weekend. The lighthouses are located on the mainland and on some Greek islands. The lighthouses that will open their doors to visitors are: Monemvasia (Lakonia), Koprena (Arta), Alexandroupolis (NE Greece, Kakis Kefalis in Chalkida, Fiskardo on Cephalonia …

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Picturesque Santorini with its spectacular scenery and sunsets has been struggling in the last few years with overtourism. Local authorities plan to cap the number of tourists mainly arriving via cruise ships. According to reports, Santorini will cap the number of daily arrivals at 8,000 as of begin of 2019. …

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In the spring of 1988,  the lead singer of a US band along with five jazz musicians landed in Athens airport, following a short-term contract on board of a cruise ship. When the shipping company went bust due to financial problems, the 35-year-old singer did not followed her colleagues back …

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Museums and archaeological sites in Greece saw an impressive increase of visitors in November 2017 when compared to the previous year. Museums saw an increase of 7.2 percent, while the number of visitors at archaeological sites went up by 18.4 percent. In November 2017 compared with the corresponding month of …

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