Andros

The Aegean islands of Andros and Tinos got their main power supply back on Thursday after adverse weather knocked out the cables connecting them to the mainland grid.

Andros and Tinos were left without power on Tuesday after the two lines supplying the Aegean islands were damaged as a result of bad weather in the area, supplier DEDDIE said.

According to an announcement, technical crews were working to restore supply to the two islands of nearly 18,000 inhabitants, with efforts focusing on getting a power station on Andros up and running.

The Evia-Andros undersea electrical interconnection, which aims to strengthen the interconnection between the islands of Andros and Tinos and the mainland system, has been put into operation, with the Andros-Tinos section expected to be up and running next month.

"From South to North: Cycladic Colonies in the Northern Aegean," on show at the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum, explores what drove the colonization of strategic locations across the northern Aegean in the first half of the 7th century BC, one of the most fascinating chapters of the Archaic period.

Sailboats are seen on Tuesday ahead of the 52nd Ioannis V. Goulandris International Andros Yacht Race, which is to begin on Thursday. The race starts at Vouliagmeni, southern Athens, and ends at the holiday island. [ANA-MPA]

The 52nd Andros John B. Goulandris International Yacht Race will be held this Thursday, with the participation of more than 30 sailboats from Greece and abroad.
The race will begin off the Attica seaside resort of Vouliagmeni, near Athens, and end on the island of Andros.

Hundreds of tourists on Tuesday remained stranded on Samothraki since Sunday due to a combination of powerful winds and a breakdown of the main ferry linking the northern Aegean island to the port city of Alexandroupoli on the mainland.

The mayor of the Aegean island of Andros has told Kathimerini that a disparaging post about waste on the island's seabed by Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio was "unfair."
"Unfortunately, the style of the post is unfair to us and gives the impression that the whole island is in this state," Theodosis Sousoudis said on Tuesday.

Waves lash the Tourlitis lighthouse off the Aegean island of Andros Thursday amid strong winds. Built in 1887, the lighthouse, which sits atop a spindly rock spire, is known as Greece's first automated lighthouse which could function without a keeper. Following its destruction during World War Two, it was rebuilt in 1994 with funding from the Goulandris family.

A total of 132 museums and archaeological sites across Greece will be open to the public with free admission for the full moon on the evening of Sunday, August 26.

Moreover, 95 of the sites are to hold special events from August 24 through 27 including concerts, movie screenings, theatrical shows, poetry readings and guided tours.