Tourism in Greece
Illegal beach sprawl plagues Rhodes
The much-discussed issue of unlawful constructions on Greece's beaches is, unfortunately, not limited to Mykonos and the Cyclades, but plagues other important island destinations as well, most notably Rhodes in the southeastern Aegean.
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Foreign buyers going rural
European nationals are showing a huge interest this year in rural Greek realty, led by pensioners and those approaching retirement, estate agents have told Kathimerini, adding that they often make their acquisitions even before the completion of properties' construction.
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Mitsotakis to tour Crete on Tuesday
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis will tour the regional units of Lasithi and Iraklio, in Crete, on Tuesday.
At noon, he will visit Sitia, Makris Yalos, Ierapetra and Agios Nikolaos, before visiting Moschos.
At 8 p.m., he will address an open event at Agios Titos square in Iraklio. [AMNA]
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Staff shortages jeopardize healthcare on islands
Shortly before the summer season, public hospital workers are reporting significant shortages in essential medical specialties in health centers and hospitals on the Greek islands. They are calling upon the next government to prioritize the staffing of these positions.
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Filming on Corfu about to wrap up for ‘The Return’ of Odysseus
A powerful drama inspired by Homer's Odyssey and starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as Penelope is wrapping up filming at the end of the month on the Ionian island of Corfu, state broadcaster ERT reported on Tuesday.
Mykonos town planning office to be refounded
The Decentralized Administration of the Aegean has decided to re-establish the town planning department of the island of Mykonos, where on Friday a small part of the Nammos beach restaurant complex on Psarrou Beach was sealed off by authorities.
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Tourists love Thessaloniki’s gastronomy, dislike traffic, lack of cleanliness
Although nearly all visitors to Thessaloniki (95%) would visit the city again and 97% would recommend it to friends, they rated it low in traffic problems, cleanliness, and noise, according to an annual research poll among tourists.
The results of the poll were presented by the Thessaloniki Hoteliers Association (THA) and GBR Consulting at a press conference on Wednesday.
Kythnos finally gets its archaeological museum
After a 30-year wait, the island of Kythnos has inaugurated its archaeological museum. The launch ceremony was attended by Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. Housed in an old municipal building, the museum was created with funding from the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2014-2021 of the South Aegean Region and a budget of 1.6 million euros.
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Cocaine smugglers linked to foiled attempt from Peru
The people arrested last week in connection with the shipment of 104 kilos of cocaine from Ecuador to Thessaloniki in a container of bananas had also previously attempted to import 5 tons of cocaine into Greece from Peru, according to the case file opened by the Narcotics Department of Thessaloniki, which handled the case.
Athens protests to ‘Le Monde’ over map that shows islands as Turkish
Greece's ambassador in Paris has complained to the publishers of Le Monde after the daily published a map of the Turkish election results that showed a number of Greek islands as Turkish territory.