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Public Breastfeeding Protest in Santorini
“Breastfeeding is health”. With this slogan young mothers with the support of the PanHellenic Network of Voluntary Groups of Support of Breastfeeding and Motherhood and the IBFAN Greece, held a public breastfeeding in Santorini on August 6.
The young mothers...
Greece
Greek Islands Jack Tourist Prices
Looks like the cut-rate bargains for Greek holidays are ending, as hotel owners who last year slashed prices in a desperate bid to bring in business when visitors frightened by scenes of protests were staying away, are increasing them...
Business
Greeks Start Liking Their Own Wines
Despite the ongoing crisis, Greek wine producers are enjoying a big rise in demand coming not only from abroad but now also domestically, despite big increases in taxes on alcoholic beverages that had seen sales driven down.
Greek wine is...
Greece
Arrivals at Greek Airports Rose in June
The rise in arrivals at Greece's main airports was 14.6 percent in June 2013 compared to June 2012. In numbers, this can be translated to 1.96 million passengers in June 2013, from 1.71 million in June 2012.
According to data...
Greece
Two Greek Pools On World Top 10 List
You can't find a municipal swimming pool in Athens, where the heat beats down ferociously in the summer, but people who can afford luxury hotels have their choice of plenty of beautiful swimming pools, and two of them have...
Europe
Austrians Praise Beauty of the Cyclades
The wide-circulation Austrian newspaper Kurier in its June 30 edition had a tribute to the Cyclades islands, "Four among the 27 islands of the Cyclades, Santorini, Mykonos, Naxos and Paros, have one thing in common; dreamy beaches, crystal clear...
Greece
Sunken Liner Sea Diamond’s Hearings Close to End
Six years after the cruise liner Sea Diamond sank off the coast of the Greek island Santorini, the trial of 13 people involved in the case began a few months ago and the hearings are expected to be completed...
Greece
Tourists Choose Santorini This Summer
Imerovigli and Fira are highlighted as the two most popular destinations on perhaps the most popular of the Greek islands, Santorini, according to users of the well-known hotel price comparison web sire Trivago.
The good news for Greece doesn't stop...
Greece
Santorini, Crete Top Mediterranean Holiday Destinations
Travelers once again showed their preference for Greek destinations, as Greek islands occupied four of the five first places on the list of the 20 most popular holiday destinations in the Mediterranean region.
According to a research carried out by...
Greece
Santorini Monks Fight NATO Radar
The monks of the Prophet Elias Monastery are struggling against the installation of NATO radar installations on the fabled island of Santorini.
The monks, who adjacent to the devices placed in the park right next to the monastery, which has...