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Four Greek Airports Among Europe's Worst

Four Greek regional airports are among the worst in Europe, according to what travelers vote through the Sleeping in Airports website. This year Heraklion in Crete leads the pack. At Heraklion Airport, like many of the Greek islands airports, travellers...

Clues of Early Cycladic Life on Islet of Thirassia, Santorini (photos)

Greek archaeologists have continued their excavations at a prehistoric settlement on Thirassia; a small island of Santorini. The settlement; discovered only a few years ago, is believed to contain many important clues of early Cycladic life, around the 3rd and early...

Santorini Mayor: Success Might Turn Against the Island

The huge success the island enjoys now that it has become a year-round tourist destination might turn against us, says Santorini Mayor Anastasios-Nikolaos Zorzos. The mayor of Greece's most popular island internationally spoke to the Athens Macedonia News Agency about...

Santorini: Alexander Titarenko Claims Art of Motion Win (video)

This year world-famous free runners turned the white traditional Santorini houses into their playground. Free runners from all over the world took spectacular jumps against the backdrop of the volcanic caldera. They joined together in the seventh consecutive year...

Top Sports Tourism Event "Santorini Experience" Kicks off on Oct. 6

The top sports tourism event “Santorini Experience” is only a few days away. Between October 6th and 8th 2017, running and swimming races will be held for a 3rd consecutive year in a row on the enchanting island of...

Spectacular Fireworks Display at the Santorini Volcano Festival (video)

Tourists lucky enough to be in the Greek island of Santorini last weekend, had the experience of a lifetime as they watched a spectacular display of fireworks in celebration of the volcanic eruptions that made this cosmopolitan island what...

Santorini Mayor Appeals to Locals to ‘Adopt a Teacher’ as Cost of Living Rockets

The mayor of the cosmopolitan island of Santorini, has appealed to local residents to adopt a teacher, as renting an apartment on the island has become prohibitively expensive. Nikos Zorzos responded to press reports that young teachers posted in schools in...

Great Britain Orthodox Archbishop Demands Apology Over Lidl Controversy

Gregorios, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, raised concerns that Lidl's marketing decision to digitally remove crosses from the packaging of some food items had offended believers and Greeks alike. In an interview with Premier Christian Radio, His Eminence said: "They...

Czech Man Appears in Lidl Shop with Large Greek Cross

A man dressed in clerical vestments holding a large Greek Orthodox cross in his hands was shopping in the local Lidl supermarket on Monday in protest against the food chain having erased the cross from Orthodox churches on the...

Aqua Vista Hotel Presents New Exhibition at Santorini’s ‘Aqua Gallery’

Aqua Vista Hotels is introducing a new exhibition titled “Think of Me”, at its own “Aqua Gallery” on Santorini. Located at the premises of the Art Hotel, “Aqua Gallery” is the group’s latest venture, aiming at promoting contemporary Greek artists...