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Greek News
The Times Name Greece as Top Fall Destination
The Times suggest Greece as a great Fall destination, away from the established tourist hot spots and the high season crowds.
“From the shores of the mainland to the sandy beaches and coves of its myriad islands and islets, Greece...
Energy
Greece’s Astypalaia Island Turns “Green” with Fleet of Electric Cars
Greece's Astypalaia is waving goodbye to petrol and diesel in a groundbreaking project that is introducing electric cars to the Dodecanese island.
As part of the plan, cars are being replaced by electric vehicles (locals and local businesses have been...
Greek News
Greece’s Astypalea Hosts Parkour’s Most Prestigious Competition
The island of Astypalea in Greece hosted the Red Bull Art of Motion 2022 this week which is regarded as the most daring parkour competition in the world.
Sixteen international freerunners showcased gravity-defying stunts and tricks in the stunning setting...
Economy
Volkswagen to Transform Greek Island Astypalaia into Green Energy Hub
Astypalaia, aided by a major investment from Volkswagen, will soon become the Mediterranean's first and only green energy hub.
Culture
Greek PM Mitsotakis Gets an Earful from Yiayias of Astypalaia
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis landed in hot water in the Greek island of Astypalaia on Wednesday during his visit
Greek News
Astypalaia Development Can be “Model” for Sustainability
Astypalaia, soon to be home to a massive investment by Volkswagen, could become a "model island" for sustainable tourism and development, the CEO of Deloitte Greece Dimitris Koutsopoulos stated to AMNA on Wednesday.
Deloitte, a consulting and financial advisory firm,...
Energy
Massive Volkswagen Investment Seen as Vote of Confidence in Greece
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed on Wednesday the ambitious investment by German automaker to the island of Astypalaia a "vote of confidence in Greece."
Volkswagen, in cooperation with Greece, announced it will launch an innovative project to bring climate-neutral mobility...
Energy
Volkswagen to Turn Greece's Astypalaia into Green Energy Island
The Greek island of Astypalaia will be the site of a major new investment enterprise, helmed by the Volkswagen corporation.
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and officials from the German automaker will announce on Wednesday the details of a plan to bring...
Greece
More than 130 Refugees and Migrants Saved off Astypalaia and Samos This Weekend
A vessel of Frontex, the EU's coast guard and border agency, located and rescued this weekend eighty-one migrants and refugees that were on a dinghy in the sea region off the coast of Samos.
At the same time, more than...
Archaeology
World’s Oldest Erotic Graffiti Found in Greece
The world’s oldest erotic graffiti was discovered in Astypalaia, a beautiful Greek island of the Dodecanese, dated from the early 6th and late 5th century B.C.
One of the inscriptions depicts two phalluses, carved on the flat surface of a rock...