Greece News

Category: News
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:15:10 GMT
The Archaeological Museum of Nafplion, which was closed for five years due to restoration, will be inaugurated today evening by the Greek Minister of Culture, Mr Antonis Samaras.

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Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:23:46 GMT
The permanent inhabitants and the residents of Paxi island are going to face a major problem, as the branch of the Agricultural Bank of Greece, the only bank that exists on the island, may close due to unsuitability of the building.

Category: News
Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:00:22 GMT
Only 14 days remain till Saturday, March 28th, 08.30 p.m, when the world will turn its lights off for one hour to show its concern about climate change.

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Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:42:25 GMT
Attica Group has decided to enter the ferry competition for good, as it issued an announcement that from this spring its ferry Superfast XII will run the line Piraeus-Heraklion.

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Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:58:51 GMT
The local authorities are asking the government to improve the facilities for therapeutic tourism on Kythnos island, so that the area of Loutra will be turned into a new therapeutic destination.

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Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:53:56 GMT
Among 812 wines that were tasted in the 9th International Wine Competition that took place in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece, a few days ago, the Kefalonian wine "San Gerassimo" took the silver medal, proving once more the high quality of the island's wine.

Category: News
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:50:35 GMT
The ferry company Blue Star, member of Attica Group, is starting a new itinerary that will connect Piraeus directly to the remote island of Kastelorizo, off Rhodes, close to the Turkish coasts.

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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:53:26 GMT
The Municipality of Rhodes decided to reduce the number of cars that enter and park in the Old Town of Rhodes, in an effort to protect the medieval town and its monuments from pollution and to keep the traditional atmosphere.

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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:46:13 GMT
The Mayor of Heraklion presented a few days ago the new museum that opened in the town of Heraklion, in the gate Bethlehem of the Venetian Walls. The museum "El Greco: Return home" includes works of the famous Cretan artist Domenicos Theotokopoulos, also known as El Greco.

Category: News
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:38:24 GMT
The company Trekking Hellas is visiting Chios this April to study the chances to include the island into its schedule. This particular company is activating in alternative tourism and sports.

Category: News
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:49:54 GMT
Once more, the wines of Santorini were given many prominences in the 9th International Wine Competition that took place in the beginning of March in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece.

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Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:42:54 GMT
The department of the Technical Chamber of Greece in Western Crete proposed the island of Gavdos to be turned into the first "green" island in Greece, that is into the first island that will depend totally in environmental friendly energies, such as aeolian and solar energy.

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Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:53:50 GMT
With the decision of the Greek Minister of Transport and Communication, all women will travel for free with the public means of transport on the International Day of Woman on March, 8th.

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Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:19:55 GMT
The entire Palace of the Grand Master in Rhodes needs repairings and conservation, according to archaeologists, to avoid a similar incident that happened about a year ago, when part of the ramparts on the southern tower (present entrance) fell down.

Category: News
Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:24:19 GMT
Following a ministerial decision, the terrestial and marine area between Karpathos and the islet of Saria has been declared as a region of eco-development.