Greece: First Locally Produced Rapid Covid-19 Test
Greece announced on Monday the first locally produced rapid antigen test for the novel coronavirus, which was hailed as a “major success” by the Ministry of Development. The test is part of a 2.9 million euro research project funded by the Ministry of Education. The test can detect whether someone is a carrier […]
Read MoreRome: Tom Cruise filming last scenes of “Mission Impossible 7”
Rome’s iconic Piazza Venezia was blocked on Sunday morning, and Tom Cruise filmed the mission of the latest scene: an impossible franchise in the Italian capital. Last week, Cruise shot a car in Via dei Fori Imperiali across the Roman Forums. Mission: Impossible 7 has many scenes in Italy, including Venice, which Cruise […]
Read MoreAlgarve Ranked Rop World’s Leading Beach Destination
After being voted as the best beach destination in Europe for the seventh time a few weeks ago, the Algarve has now been chosen as “the world’s leading beach destination” in the 2020 World Travel Awards, ahead of Miami Beach, Gala Pagos Islands and Cancun. The winners of the awards announced last Friday that Portugal […]
Read MoreItalian inflation rate maintained negative growth
According to ISTAT, the Italian inflation rate maintained negative growth for the seventh consecutive year in November. The consumer price index in November fell by 0.2%, while in October it fell by 0.3%. Decrease by 0.1% per month. Except for energy and fresh food, the composite index of inflation rate in 2020 is -0.2%, and […]
Read MoreGreece: National Opera Streaming Madama Butterfly Online
With the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the National Opera of Greece unveiled its online digital service, starting to stream Giacomo Puccini‘s landmark work “Madama Butterfly”. GNO’s groundbreaking work in 2013 was directed by Hugo De Ana of Argentina, who also designed stunning sets and costumes for the work, starring Ermonela Jaho […]
Read MoreSpain: Decreased purchase of houses by non-Spaniards
According to figures provided by Spanish notaries, the number of houses purchased by non-Spaniards in the first half of 2020 decreased by 32.395% compared with the same period last year, a decrease of 37.4%, which is the lowest level in six months since 2013, while that of British buyers decreased 41.1%, to 3917 people. […]
Read MorePortugal: Algarve Hotels suffer occupancy drop for the next two weekends
Due to the latest municipal travel restrictions announced by the Portuguese government, the Algarve Hotel’s “low bookings” activities for the next two long weekends have been cancelled. João Soares of the Portuguese Hotel Industry Association (AHP) and the owner of a hotel in Quarteira told Global Travel Agency, “People were surprised and had […]
Read MoreGreek museum Benaki will hold online art auction
According to a press release, the historic Greek museum Benaki will hold an online art auction from November 30 to December 7. Auctions will be used as a way to support museum finances, because after the coronavirus pandemic, most museums and cultural organizations in Greece and all other cultural institutions around the world are […]
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