On this coming Sunday, March 30, at 03:00 in Greece (01:00 in the UK), clocks go forward one hour. The bad news is we will lose an hour of sleep, but the good news is the evening daylight will extend by an hour. British Summer Time was first established by the ‘Summer Time Act of […]
On this coming Saturday, March 29, between 20:30 and 21:30, lights will go out around the world for one hour to mark ‘Earth Hour’. Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to raise awareness of the environmental issues facing our planet. Earth Hour is one of the world’s largest […]
Please Read Full Details Our 2025 revised and updated ‘A to Z Guides’ will be available from most major international book retailers by mid-January (for details see ‘Buy Guides’ page above) Welcome to the unique ‘A to Z Travel Guides’, the only travel guides to link the printed book with the full potential of […]
Some of the most common Greek male Christian names are Georgios (George), Yiannis (John), Konstantinos (Constantine), Dimitris (Demetrius), Nikolaos (Nicholas), Panagiotis, Vasilis (Basil), Christos, Athanasios (Thanasis) and Michalis (Michael). With 90% of Greeks identifying as Orthodox Christian, it is not surprising that all of the above are the names of Christian saints. That is important […]
During your stay in Greece, if you intend to draw cash from an ATM machine, we strongly advise that you do not use independent ATM services as these can carry hefty commission rates. We suggest that you use ATM’s located at branches of the main national Greek banks. These include Eurobank, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank […]
The first signs of spring are in the air in Greece, and Greeks will soon prepare to welcome the new season by celebrating an ancient annual custom. The tradition of ‘Martis’ requires that everyone, regardless of age or gender, wear bracelets of red and white thread, called a ‘Kroki’, from March 1 until the last […]
Google, the largest search engine, mapping and navigation application has announced that, between February 4 and October 30, 2025, it will be carrying out 3D mapping across Greece in the regions of Attica, Crete, Epirus and Western Macedonia, Macedonia and Thrace, Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Sea, the Aegean Sea, Thessaly and Central Greece. […]
Our 2025 travel guidebooks, each updated for the 2025 summer season, are available from all major book retailers worldwide. The ‘A to Z’ travel guides are unique in the marketplace, not only because they are revised every year for the coming season but also because purchasing the guides gives you access to the very latest […]
Like all civilised peoples of the world, we are appalled by the unprovoked, illegal and heinous war being perpetrated by Putin and the Russian government on the people of Ukraine. For those who wish to help, below are suggested links to both the British Red Cross and the Hellenic Red Cross Ukraine donation websites. The […]
Data presented by the international financial conglomerate Price Waterhouse Coopers indicates that tourist arrivals in Greece in 2024 reached a historic high of up to 41.6 million, an increase of 22.4% compared to 2023. Arrivals exceeded 36 million in 2023, while in 2022, they reached approximately 30 million, confirming Greece’s increasing attraction as a holiday destination. […]
