The Greek government has confirmed the disembarkation fees at Greek ports for 2026. At the major cruise ship destination islands of Mykonos and Santorini, for the period from June 1 to September 30, passengers going ashore will be charged a fee of 20 euros per person. For the months of April, May and October, the […]
February 16 – Tomorrow marks the celebration of ‘Shrove Tuesday’, better known in the UK as ‘Pancake Day’. It falls on the day before Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent for Western Christians) and is traditionally when observers participate in confession and absolution and finalising one’s Lenten sacrifice. However, it is also the day […]
Monday, February 16 – From this evening onward, but especially tomorrow, a new deterioration in the weather is expected to move in across the country from the northwest, with widespread rain and thunderstorms across much of the country. The most intense phenomena will occur again in Western Greece and the islands of the Eastern Aegean, […]
Carnival time on Thassos is a long-established tradition that is celebrated in all the villages of the island, but especially in Potamia, Panagia and Limenaria. The first day of Lent, which is called Clean Monday in Greece (this year on February 23), marks the culmination of the three weeks of the carnival season, known as […]
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The Carnival Queen for this year’s Potamia carnival is to be the renowned all-around performer Anastasia Yousef. Anastasia is known as an international dancer, entertainer, artist, performer, online content creator, Instagram star, singer, model, and social media influencer who embarked on a tour performing in cities throughout all of Greece in 2024. She has become […]
Thassos will take delivery of a long-awaited medical emergency response patrol boat on Wednesday, February 11. The state-of-the-art craft is designed to improve medical transfers to the mainland, as well as to support search and rescue operations, fast patrol operations, boarding and inspections, diving support, and other maritime requirements. The craft, a Viking Norsafe Munin […]
The weather is forecast to continue to be unstable across the country with a new wave of rainfall moving rapidly from the west to the east. Despite the instability, temperatures will rise, especially on Thursday, reaching 17 to 18 °C. During the early hours of Thursday (Tsiknopempti), the phenomena will expand to the Eastern Aegean, while […]
The Palace of Aigai (Aegae), built by King Philip II of Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great, and where Alexander was crowned king in 336 B.C. after the assassination of his father, reopened in 2025 after a 16-year-long major restoration. The palace, located 72 km west of Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki, is […]
A survey involving more than 27,000 respondents from 27 European countries, conducted by the European Environment Agency, found that EU citizens are increasingly concerned about the impacts of climate change on their lives and security. The survey also found that many citizens are unprepared to deal with the increasing frequency and intensity of heat waves, […]
