As we move into spring, each year great clouds of yellowy-green pollen start to rise from the island’s pine and fir forests. Like many wind pollinated species, pines and firs produce massive quantities of pollen, which inevitably will settle and coat vehicles, balconies and windows. Many people believe that they have allergies to pine and […]
The Greek government introduced a law in 2024 that comprehensively strengthens the protection of the country’s beaches. It has always been the case, as written into the Greek constitution, that the public has the right to free and unrestricted access to all the country’s beaches. However, in recent years, there has been a growing problem […]
In Greece, it is the law that at designated times during the day, excessive noise is prohibited. From April 1, the ‘Winter Quiet Hours’ end and the ‘Summer Quiet Hours’ come into force. The new designated quiet hours are 15:00 to 17:30 and 23:00 to 07:00. These run until September 30 when the winter hours […]
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 […]
February 8, 2024. Yesterday, the Greek Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, accompanied by other dignitaries, visited the ancient site of the ‘Kasta Tomb’, also referred to as the ‘Amphipolis Tomb’. The tomb and its tumulus, the largest in Greece, even greater than that of Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, is located near […]
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. […]
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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 […]
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