Tourism in Greece

The shops in Athens will remain open on Sunday, November 1, to coincide with the first day of the intermediate autumn sales in an effort to boost revenues, Athens’ Traders Association announced on Friday.

At least 26 migrants, including 17 children, have died while dozens remain missing after boats carrying migrants from Turkey to Greece sank in three deadly incidents in the Aegean Sea. 

The Greek Merchant Marine Ministry said 19 people were killed and 138 people were rescued near the Greek island of Kalymnos, AP reported. 

Dramatic scenes were noted in the Aegean as 14 refugees lost their lives in a ship wreck between Kalolymnos and Kalymnos on Thursday night, whereas another three were dragged dead from the sea at dawn on Friday north of Rhodes.

The ambitious Colossus of Rhodes project has brought together young professionals from Greece, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom in the hope of reviving one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that had been erected on the Greek island of Rhodes in 280 BC to celebrate the island’s victory of the ruler of CyprusCyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus.

On October 31 , World City Day, Athens will turn into one big party zone to celebrate the Athenian spirit with the rest of the globe. Several street events and celebrations of all kinds will be simultaneously offered around the city.

It’s a day to sample the unique buzz, the music, the tastes, the wonderful world of Athens at its very best and enjoy every moment to the full.

Harvey Robertson, aged 52, was looking at the beauty of the water while on a boat cruise with his family on the isle of Corfu, Greece. He took some snapshots of the water while in a cave, only to be surprised when he lifted his camera and took a closer look at the photo. What he saw was a mysterious creature in one of the frames.

The bodies of two migrants were found on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios on Oct. 26 after accidents aboard two boats bound for Europe, according to Greek police.

A 21-year-old woman drowned after falling off a boat near the island of Chios, according to accounts from 35 survivors who were travelling in the same vessel.

Archeologists at Pylos, on the southwest coast of Greece, uncovered a rich grave of a warrior buried there at the dawn of Europen civilization at around 1,500 BC. The warrior lies in the grave with a yardlong bronze sword and a collection of precious jewels, such as gold rings, as well as carved seals.

Thomas Cook has added the Greek island of Thassos to its 2016 programme with two flights a week departing on Thomas Cook Airlines every Friday from London Gatwick and Manchester.

The famous band from Arizona, USA will visit Greece a few months after the release of their latest album ‘Edge Of The Sun’ for two concerts, one in Thessaloniki at Fix Factory of Sound on November 13 and one in Athens at Fuzz Live Music Club on November 17.

In some of the songs of the album the Greek sound is dominant, especially in Roll Tango hit with Eric Burton in vocals.