Monday, October 20 – Meteorologists have warned that two seperate storm fronts will start to affect Greece from today, bringing heavy rain, winds and possible hail. The stormy conditions are predicted to last until Thursday. However, the weather is expected to radically change from Friday, when a significant improvement is expected, bringing so-called “indian summer” […]
This coming Sunday, October 26, at 04:00 in Greece (02:00 in the UK), clocks go back one hour. The good news is that we will gain an hour of sleep, but the bad news is that the daylight hours in the evening will be reduced by an hour. British Summer Time was first established by […]
The annual ‘Ohi Day’ celebrations in Greece are held each year on October 28 with parades and festivities in most towns and villages, the largest being in the capital, Athens. ‘Ohi Day’ (also Ochi/Oxi) commemorates the rejection by Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on October 28, […]
Next week, the annual Orionid meteor shower will give rise to around 20 meteors passing across the night sky every hour. The shower is caused by debris left behind by Halley’s Comet as the comet passes through the solar system. As it comes within reach of the the sun’s radiation, particles of ice, rock and […]
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From Sunday, October 12, 2025, entry to the 29 countries of the Schengen area, which includes the 25 EU countries as well as Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland, will start to dispense with passport stamps in favour of a new digital border management system. From Sunday, all non-EU citizens travelling to and from the European […]
The short-term property rental market in Greece, represented by companies such as Airbnb and Booking.com, is entering a new era, as, from Wednesday, October 1, a new law came into force which establishes strict terms and conditions for property owners who rent in this way. The new law provides for compliance checks by the Ministry […]
In Greece, it is the law that at designated times during the day, excessive noise is prohibited. From October 1, the ‘Summer Quiet Hours’ end and the ‘Winter Quiet Hours’ come into force. The new designated quiet hours are 15:30 to 17:30 and 22:00 to 07:30. These run until March 31, 2026 when the summer […]
During the second week of September (8 – 14 September), the “Zero tolerance for not wearing a helmet” campaign by the Greek Police, which is aimed at universal compliance by drivers and passengers of two-wheelers, as well as ATV’s and users of Light Personal Electric Vehicles (electric scooters), 2,600 violations were confirmed by drivers as […]
Major upgrades are planned for Greek airport infrastructures and air traffic control systems to address the problems of outdated security and persistent flight delays. Greece ranks among the top European countries for flight delays, which has damaged the country’s aviation reputation and hindered tourism. Among the worst airports in the country is Athens International, which […]
