The Mining Museum of Milos
Friday March 31, 2006
The Mining Museum of Milos is fun to say and fun to visit - and on an often-missed island in the Cyclades. Check out what Milos, the biggest island of ... Read More
About
Thursday March 30, 2006
This is an example of a WordPress page, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can ... Read More
How To Pack A First Aid Kit For Greece
Wednesday March 29, 2006
Wondering what to tuck in the corners of your suitcase? How about a quick, cheap first-aid kit you can assemble yourself for your travels to Greece - and elsewhere. Plus, ... Read More
Canadian Flights to Greece
Sunday March 26, 2006
Air Transat is not a well-known airline to most, but beginning in spring, the carrier offers flights to Athens from Toronto and Montreal (not Ottawa as previously reported!). If ... Read More
Greek Easter Hiking on Rhodes
Saturday March 25, 2006
Celebrate Greek Easter and enjoy traipsing over the ancient island of the Sun on the beautiful isles of Rhodes, Symi, and Samos in the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Meander Tours ... Read More
Independence Day in Greece
Friday March 24, 2006
March 25th is a dual national holiday in Greece - Independence Day and the Feast of the Annunciation. Combining both the political and the religious, travelers will be surrounded ... Read More
Daylight Savings Time Starts in Greece This Weekend
Thursday March 23, 2006
On Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 3am, daylight savings time in Greece ends for this year. All clocks will be advanced forward an hour. Travelers be alert: existing plane ... Read More
Easter Answer Hunt
Wednesday March 22, 2006
I always know when Easter is approaching because the Greece for Visitors mailbox starts filling up with questions like:
"When is Greek Easter?" This year, it's on April 23rd ... Read More
Eurovision Show Seeks to Match Olympics
Monday March 20, 2006
Eurovision frenzy continues to heat up, as the
Getting Shot for Greece
Saturday March 18, 2006
Do you need to get shots for travel to Greece?
The law says one thing but savvy travelers may think otherwise.
Decide what's right for you on your ... Read More
Floods in Northeast Greece Snarl Travel
Thursday March 16, 2006
Substantial flooding in Northern Greece near the Bulgarian and Turkish borders is causing the evacuation of many small villages and making travel almost impossible in some areas, the Sofia News ... Read More
Greece Adds New Tourist Attraction?
Tuesday March 14, 2006
The miraculously preserved body of a monk who died 15 years ago is attracting hordes of visitors to Lamia, eKathimerini reports.
While oddly-preserved corpses are usually taken as a negative sign, ... Read More
Greece Selects Eurovision Song Entry
Monday March 13, 2006
Greece, last year's winner of the Eurovision song contest, is making the final selection of its song for this year's competition. As the host country, all eyes are on Greece ... Read More
Getting Negative on Greece
Sunday March 12, 2006
I believe in thinking positively - at least as much of the time as possible. But there's a thing or two to be learned from being negative - like suggestions ... Read More
The Most Dangerous Volcano in Greece
Thursday March 9, 2006
... is not Santorini. The small, flower-like island of Nisyros near Kos is home to a hotspot which some scientists believe is only a few years away from a major ... Read More
Chania Creativity Workshop
Monday March 6, 2006
Feel like exploring your soul while you explore the Greek island of Crete?
The Cretan version of The Creativity Workshop runs from June 19th-28th and provides your hotel in beautiful ... Read More
Up In The Air with Olympic
Sunday March 5, 2006
Ekathimerini.com reports that the Greek government has extended protection from creditors for Olympic Airlines. Originally, it looked like major changes would hit the airline this month, but now, ... Read More
Carnival in Greece
Sunday March 5, 2006
This weekend is Greek "Mardi Gras", the festival of apokrias. The celebration is especially vivid in Patras, but more and more cities and towns are spiffing up their ... Read More
Piraeus
Sunday March 5, 2006
The Athens Metro, swooping up to the ferry docks, has made Piraeus a viable low-budget alternative to staying in Athens itself. And if you're lucky and any reconstructed ancient ... Read More
Eurovision Contest Tour Package
Saturday March 4, 2006
Windmill Tours is offering a special Eurovision travel package, including 3 or 4 nights in Athens and a ticket to the contest. Prices start at 690 Euro for the three-night ... Read More
Eurovision Madness
Saturday March 4, 2006
Before there was "American Idol", there was Eurovision - a trans-Europe song contest regarded with a fervor usually reserved for crucial soccer team matches. Last year, in 2005, Greece won ... Read More

