Greece
Greece is top trending travel destination for UK travellers
Following the announcement made by the British Government in February, travel analytics company ForwardKeys has seen an increase in released tickets to Greece from the UK. Greece, along with Cyprus and Spain, is one of the most resilient destinations in the EU, as stated by ForwardKeys. According to Olivier Ponti, VP of […]
Read MoreGreece revokes quarantine requirement for US and EU travelers
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) announced on Monday that quarantine prohibitions have been lifted for travelers from the European Union and five other countries who have been completely vaccinated or screened negative for Covid-19. According to the amended Covid-19 aviation directive (NOTAM), beginning Monday, April 19, travelers from all EU member states and […]
Read MoreGreece to reopen for tourists next week
Greece would officially allow travelers from the United States to enter for the first time in over a year beginning next week, a month ahead of the previously scheduled date of May 14, when the country said it will reopen to foreign tourists with a negative coronavirus test or evidence of vaccination. According to […]
Read MoreGreece gets ready to welcome US tourists
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis recently said in an interview with the Greek daily newspaper Kathimerini that he plans to visit the United States before Easter to rebuild the air links between the two countries. The minister said that his agenda will include meetings with representatives of major airlines operating intercontinental routes. The United […]
Read MoreGreece to reopen for tourism on May 14
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis said in the Greek Parliament on April 6: “We will open on May 14. We will open safely despite the danger.” The third wave of cronavirus pandemic affected many European countries. Teocharis said in a speech before the Greek parliamentarians that in order to safely open its doors to […]
Read MoreGreece: Retail stores allowed to open despite COVID-19 surge
Although the country is struggling to escape from a severe recession, retail stores in most parts of Greece are still allowed to reopen despite the continued rise in COVID-19 infections. Stores in the Greater Athens area only open pickup services, but due to concerns about the surge in the number of infections, the […]
Read MoreGreece: Number of Covid-19 intubated patients hits record high
The current number of Covid-19 patients intubated in Greece has reached 645, an increase of 15 from the number recorded the day before. There were 53,606 coronavirus tests nationwide that day, bringing the positive rate in Greece to 5.73%. Yesterday, Wednesday, the positive rate was 5.44%. Sadly, in the past 24 hours, 45 […]
Read MoreIs it true that Greeks invented Pizza before Italians?
Historical evidence shows that the Greeks ate a flat bread called πλακούς (plakous), or “flat” bread, topped with olive oil, herbs, onions, cheese, and garlic, and baked in a tandoor. Greek pizza adapted by the Romans who naturally adopted the idea of baking speckled bread in the oven after putting the ingredients of […]
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