Aegina

Ferry?s will be operating normally on Tuesday as Greece?s seamen have decided to call of their strike due to the latest political and economic developments.

The seamen?s union, PNO, called the strike because they feel their collective work contracts are not being respected by some firms.

The Angistri Professional Body is offering free accommodation to travelers wishing to visit the isle on April 30 as a sign of goodwill ahead of the summer season.

Greece’s political leaders are attending Greek Orthodox Easter events at their home towns with friends and family members.

Artist Danae Stratou, wife of Finance Minister  Yanis Varoufakis states that she was unaware that she had to have a special seal from the National Tourism Organization (EOT) when renting out her property.

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, mockingly nicknamed Greece's 'champagne socialist', photoshoot showing of his luxury Athens home and decision to put his villa in Aegina up for sale is seen as hypocrisy at a time when 20% of Greeks are living under the poverty line.

The Attica Regional Authority gave the green light on Friday, following a meeting of its council, for a 32.5-million-euro project to build a water pipeline from the mainland to the island of Aegina.

The pipeline, to be laid at a depth of 95 meters, will be 14 kilometers long and will supply up to 30,000 cubic meters of water per day to the island?s residents.

Gale-force winds and choppy seas prompted port authorities on Tuesday to issue a sailing ban at the three ports serving Athens, in Piraeus, Lavrio and Rafina.

Ferries will not be sailing to the islands of the Aegean on Tuesday and passengers must check with their ferry operators about ticket returns.