Temperatures have risen above 45 degrees Tourists in Greece have been put on high alert after wildfires have caused evacuations in both Athens and on the Greek islands. Greece is experiencing incredibly high temperatures, peaking around 45 degrees. A northern suburb of the Greek capital on Saturday experienced a major fire, which led to evacuations. […]
4 months ago
A warning has been issued Greece has issued a Tsunami warning after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Mediterranean. The quake hit the large Greek island of Crete in the early hours of Wednesday morning with the tremor being felt as far away as Egypt. Seismologists at the Athens Geodynamic Institute registered the epicentre near […]
7 months ago
Greece isn’t known for it’s cold weather, so why so small? If you’ve ever been to Athens, or wandered through the Ancient Greece section of a museum, you might have had to squint to see the packages on some of the statues depicting greek gods and warriors. You can’t fault the ancient Greeks when it […]
1 year ago
They are aiming to boost productivity. Greece has become the first EU country to introduce a six-day working week as it seeks to boost productivity and employment The regulation, which came into force on July 1st goes against the global trend of companies trying to shorten the working week. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ pro-business government […]
1 year ago
BY Steve Hopkins ‘He laughed in our face and did not do anything about it’ Amber Pace got the shock of her life when she was handed an extortionate bill while out for a meal in Greece. She told of how she went out while on holidays for dinner, had two drinks and squid and […]
2 years ago
Police in Greece have conducted a sweep for contaminated or tampered alcoholic drinks on Ios following the deaths of two Irish teenagers last week. According to the Irish Mail on Sunday, police in Ios took drink samples from local bars and clubs during the week as part of their investigation into the deaths of Andrew […]
2 years ago