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French Tourists Deny to Pay Ticket at Greek Archaeological Site Because 'France Offered Loans to Greece'

The Greek island of Rhodes was the setting of peculiar alleged confrontation between tourists and locals. According to local newspaper Rodiaki, a group of French tourists tried to enter the Lindos archaeological site without paying the required entry fee like everyone else. Their alleged response...

Migrants Camping in Downtown Athens; 'Walking Dead' Actor Arrives in Greece to Offer Help

Migrants are arriving at the port of Piraeus, Greece, on a nearly daily basis. On Thursday morning, another 200 Syrian migrants and refugees traveled from Greek islands' detention centers to Piraeus and later moved to Omonoia Square in downtown Athens. Most of them...

Exhibition on Rhodes; The Melting Pot of Civilizations

The exhibition entitled "Rhodes: A Greek island at the gates of the East" will be inaugurated on Friday, July 10, at the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes and will run until November 15, displaying unique artifacts of great archaeological interest. Rhodes...

Help Greece – Come to Faliraki, Rhodes [Video]

Tourism has always been one of Greece’s most developed and fruitful sectors, however, due to the political turmoil and uncertainty, Greek tourism has received a heavy blow. Even though several foreign media are trying to prevent foreigners from travelling to Greece...

2% Drop in Charter Flights to Greek Airports

The number of charter flights to six regional airports in Greece has dropped by 2%, according to Greek Travel Pages (GTP) quoting a report released by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). The local airports of Rhodes, Chania, Heraklion, Thessaloniki, Corfu and Kos...

Greek Islands See Sixfold Increase in Refugees This Year

Over 42,000 migrants arrived by sea in Greece during the first five months of 2015, with the majority of them being refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Eritrea, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The influx of migrants on the...

GetCruiseINN: The First Entrepreneurial Contest On Board

The collaboration between StartupBus Greece, Thinkbiz and Celestyal Cruises offers talented students the chance to join GetCruiseINN, the first entrepreneurial contest on board. The participants will enjoy a magnificent Mediterranean trip traveling with cruise ship Celestyal Odyssey from Piraeus to Mykonos, Kusadasi, Rhodes,...

Three Greek Islands Are the Most Popular in the Mediterranean

The top three spots on the list of the 30 most popular islands in the Mediterranean are occupied by the Greek islands of Ios, Hydra and Folegandros. The list was published after a survey on the search history and hotel...

Greek Army Officer Decorated For Rescuing 20 Migrants in Rhodes Shipwreck

Greece's Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has earlier today decorated an army sergeant of the Hellenic Army, whose photos rescuing a young migrant from Eritrea following a deadly shipwreck on the island of Rhodes last week made headlines across the globe. Sergeant Antonis Deligiorgis was...

Migrant to Name Her Child After Her Greek Rescuer

An Eritrean migrant who was saved when the boat that was illegally transferring her and almost 200 more illegal migrants to Greece sank just off the coast of Rhodes, gave birth to a health boy on Thursday at Rhodes...