If you wish to get a feel for the wealth of information that is available to you on this website, free of any charge when you purchase one of our unique travel guides, please read on. For example, in just one member’s section, ‘Travel Information’ (under Travel Club), there is over 50 holiday issues covered […]
Most travel guides ‘pad out’ their printed publications with pictures of nondescript alleyways and unnamed beaches that are of little help to the reader. We wanted to offer much more and at a higher quality than is possible in our paperback book format. So, to achieve this and at no extra cost to the book […]
The “Zero tolerance for not wearing a helmet” campaign by the Greek Police continues, aimed at universal compliance among drivers and passengers of two-wheelers, as well as ATVs and Light Personal Electric Vehicles (electric scooters). Throughout this summer, Police Departments across the country will be conducting strict checks on motorcycles, motorcycle rental businesses, tourists on […]
A word of warning, primarily for those visiting Santorini via a cruise this year. Cruise ships anchor in the caldera, below the main town of Fira, and the ship's tenders transfer those passengers who are visiting the island for the day to the Old Port. From here, the main transport facility up to the town, […]
Please be aware that the Police in Greece are strict on ‘Drinking and Driving’! If you are driving a vehicle, either 4 or 2 wheels, and you are stopped at one of the random checkpoints, or for erratic driving and found to be above the legal limit, you will be arrested, spend a night in […]
Please be advised that a species of jellyfish, the Purple Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca), is dangerous and is found throughout the Mediterranean. However, their population has not increased since the latest outbreak started in 2020, both in the Aegean and almost simultaneously in Spanish waters. In the Aegean, numbers increase as you go further south, as […]
Tourists from some non-European Union countries are now only allowed to rent a car or a motorcycle in Greece if they have an International Driving License, in addition to a national permit from their home country, according to new regulations. However, there is a list of 60 non-EU countries, including Switzerland, Russia, Georgia, Finland, Moldova, […]
The Greek Society for the Protection of Nature (HSPN), the organisation responsible for the awarding of the International Program of ‘Blue Flags’ in Greece, has announced the beaches on Santorini that have achieved ‘Blue Flag’ status for 2026/27. ‘Blue Flags’ are awarded on the basis of a number of criteria, including cleanliness of the coast […]
German airline Lufthansa has confirmed it will cut 20,000 short-haul flights over the summer, citing soaring fuel prices that make many journeys “unprofitable” for the company. Lufthansa customarily offer flights to Kavala (Thassos), Rhodes, Kos and Santorini airports during the summer. Scandinavian airline, SAS, which also usually offers flights to the Greek islands above, has […]
With Europe having the highest consumption of alcohol per capita in the world, and driving under the influence being the cause of 25% of road deaths, EU countries are both employing more stringent testing of drivers, as well as increasing penalties for driving under the influence. Italy has become the first country to make it […]
