Ionian Islands
Fear returns after large 4.5 aftershock hits Ioannina (video)
A 4.5 magnitude powerful aftershock rocked the city of Ioannina, 23 minutes after midnight on Wednesday, after last Saturday’s 5.5 earthquake spread panic among the residents in the wider area. The tremor hit at a depth of 10km northwest of the city and was felt along the coast of western and the wider Epirus region, as well as on the Ionian islands of Lefkas and Kerkyra.
Fire service responds to hundreds of calls following heavy rain in Attica, western Greece
Firefighters in Attica, western Greece, the islands of the Ionian and the Peloponnese responded to over 300 calls from distressed citizens amid heavy rain and strong winds that lashed parts of the country late on Friday and in the early hours of Saturday.
Lufthansa to expand no. of domestic flights in Greece
German passenger Airline ‘Lufthansa’ announced it would expand its daily Greek domestic flights to and from Athens and Thessaloniki this summer to include new routes to Kerkyra, Zakynthos, Mykonos, Heraklion, Kos, Rhodes and Santorini.
Archaeologists discover ancient theatre on the island of Lefkada
Archaeological excavations on the Ionian island of Lefkada have brought to light an undiscovered and sizeable ancient theatre, the culture minister announced on Wednesday.
More than 480 hotels in Greece go up for sale
New research has revealed that more than 480 hotels in Crete, Macedonia, Chania and other places in Greece have been put up for sale in the past month, as Daily Mail reports citing local media.
According to the publication, some of the hotels are being sold for prices as low as €250,000 adding that this price is less than half the cost of a two-bedroom house in Fulham, London.
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Tourists choose Greece for their autumn holidays
Greece is not only a summer destination and this is confirmed by thousands of tourists who prefer Greece to spend their holidays during September.
According to booking website Trivago, most of the tourists who choose Greece for their autumn holidays come from Italy, Germany and UK.
Among their best holiday destination is Santorini followed by Chania and Athens.
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Say ‘Greeeeeece!’ by Die Zeit wants readers’ impressions, pics from Grecian holiday
Say “Greeeeeece!” is the German daily Die Zeit’s campaign focusing on the east Mediterranean country this summer season, which despite whatever crisis-related negative publicity appears to be one of 2015’s hottest tourism destinations.
Ionian hoteliers protest against lower VAT rates on Aegean islands
By Stathis Kousounis
A civil war of sorts appears to have broken out among Greek hoteliers as seven Ionian Sea associations of owners of hotels, rooms and food service enterprises have sent a letter of strong protest to the ministers of economy and finance regarding the favorable value-added tax status that their counterparts on the Aegean islands enjoy.
Tourism industry loses momentum
By Stathis Kousounis
The prolonged uncertainty regarding the Greek economy, which is not seen disappearing before Athens reaches an agreement with the country?s creditors, is taking its toll on the short-term prospects of Greek tourism, according to the sector?s professionals.
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Daily Mail includes three Greek beaches on its top Med choices (video)
DailyMailOnline has included three Greek beaches amongst the “best of the Mediterranean” collection.
The first is Egremni beach on the southwest coast of the Ionian island of Lefkada, off the western coast of mainland Greece. It’s remote but still draws numerous beach-goers.