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Thalassitis: Greece's Underwater Wine Experiment (video)

On the Greek island of Santorini, Gaia Winery is experimenting with oxygen-free, underwater wine aging -- and it is producing stunning results. A metal cage full of wines, with two floats on either side, has been slowly sunk on the...

Santorini on Top of the List of Romantic Escapes

Greece is one of the most renowned romantic destinations around the world. It usually sits on top of the list of places that are ideal for romantic getaways or honeymoons. According to the famous hotel reservation platform, Booking.com - the magnificent...

Santorini Day Trips to Explore the Greek Islands (Photos)

  Santorini and its Caldera are among some of the best-known images of Greece. Santorini sets a trend that never goes out of fashion, receiving thousands of visitors who choose to spend their holidays on the crescent-shaped island. Crowds can turn...

Grace Hotel's Santoro Restaurant Wins Award

A restaurant on the popular island of Santorini has wowed judges with its impressive modern approach to Greek cuisine, scooping a prestigious award. Santoro Restaurant at the Grace Hotel in Santorini won the Two Stars Award in the  Modern Hellenic Cuisine...

Santorini, Crete Join Mykonos to Fight Casinos

                Local authorities in the Greek islands of Santorini and Crete have hit out at government plans to allow the casinos to open on the popular tourist destinations. Last week, the mayor of cosmopolitan Mykonos sent a letter to Prime Minister Alexis...

Greece's Cyclades Islands Third Best Place to Relax in 2018

(Sikinos) Greece's Cyclades islands are the third best destination in the world for calm and relaxation, according to a Time Magazine feature. As 2017 was a very difficult year for the whole world, full of stress for most, Time magazine suggests...

Scientists Warn of Quakes Stronger than 7 Magnitude in the Aegean

A scientific study has warned that the five major fault lines that exist at the bottom of the Aegean Sea between Santorini and Amorgos could produce earthquakes of up to 7.3 magnitude on the Richter scale. According to the research...

Neo-Nazis Stop Student Parade in Santorini because of Foreign Flag Bearer

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party members have been violently disrupting events where foreigners are participating for years. This time they stopped a student parade from taking place, because the flag-bearer was a foreign student. The event took place in the island...

Summer Still at its Peak on Santorini

We are in late October and the tourist period in the Aegean islands is over, but on Santorini the tourists are flooding the alleys of the island as they did in mid-August. The charter flights from all over the world...

Shipping Minister Orders the Recovery of Sunken Cruise Ship 'Sea Diamond' in Santorini

Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis ordered on Friday the salvaging of the cruise ship "Sea Diamond" which sank off the port of Santorini ten years ago, in a relevant order directed to the Municipal Harbour Fund of Thira and the...