The Greek Municipality recently released a video titled 'The True Athens Escape' in order to promote the area of Saronikos, one of the most historic municipalities of Attica.

This video is the first of its kind to showcase the tourism potential of the island to international audiences. In the video, it highlights tradition, simplicity, and the unique natural beauty of the region.

Either for a day trip or for a longer getaway from Athens, traveling alone, with family or friends, the ever-welcoming land of Saronikos offers a beautiful natural landscape, as well as history and traditions to experience.

To read this article in full, please visit: Greek Reporter

EasyJet has recently announced new flight additions, including Greek destinations, to their summer schedule. The airline will connect Chania, Crete with Lyon and Nice in France, as well as connecting Corfu with Venice, Italy.

 

Flights between Chania and Lyon will be twice a week, beginning June 25, and flights between Chania and Nice will be every Tuesday beginning June 26. Easyjet will also conduct a weekly flight between Corfu and Venice every Sunday, starting on July 1.

By adding the new itineraries to its summer schedule, easyJet is expected to operate more than 5,700 flights in July and August with more than one million seats on sale, a four percent rise compared to the same period in 2017.

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Tesla, the US company run by Elon Musk, that specializes in electric cars, energy storage, and solar panel manufacturing, have recently established Tesla Greece. Tesla will initially be operating from the National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos," which is the biggest multidisciplinary research center in Greece. In the next few months, they are looking to recruit about 50 dedicated Research & Development staff.

Greece’s Research and Innovation Deputy Minister Costas Fotakis was instrumental in convincing the firm to open up a Greek branch.

The Athens operation will be Tesla’s fourth R&D hub in Europe. The company already has two hubs in the Netherlands and one in Germany.

To read this article in full, please visit: Greek Reporter

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After discovering the food at Moria, the refugee camp in Greece, was not up to standards, Ghafoor Hussain travelled 2,000 miles from Teesside to provide quality meals to those in need. He converted a coach bus into a mobile kitchen and now stations himself at the camp where he volunteers his time preparing and cooking meals. In this must-see video below, BBC travels with Ghafoor and interviews refugees at the camp to showcase Ghafoor's efforts in providing quality food.

Source: BBC News

As the construction for the subway in Thessaloniki, Greece continues, as it has been for the last 10 years, a recent discovery has caught the attention of news outlets, including Greek City Times. A headless Aphroditi, as well as beautiful floor mosaics, were found and excavated near Thessaloniki's Hagia Sophia, an ancient church dating back to the Byzantine era.

The discovery was announced on social media by the chairman of Attiko Metro, Yannis Mylopoulos, who posted the picture of the statue. According to Mylopoulos 300,000 antiquities have been unearthed during archaeological excavations so far at the metro site.

Apart from the floors, the wall ruins and part of a bath that was in the complex, have been saved. From the excavations that are still in progress, it turns out there was also a tank that supplied the bath with water. Glass fragments at the site likely belong to bottles with aromatic oils applied by the bathers.

To read this article in full, please visit: Greek City Times

For many Greeks, Easter is one of the biggest religious holidays of the year, with celebrations having a direct connection with the Orthodox faith. Preparations have already begun for Easter with Kathara Deutera, or Clean Monday, which takes place 40 days before Easter. This religious holiday has also become a celebration of Spring, the season of hope and rebirth.

There are four main traditions associated with Easter, like the dying of red eggs on Holy Thursday, the funerary procession of the Epitaphios on Good Friday, and so on, but there are some places in Greece that celebrate Easter in their own way. From Greece Is, here are 11 of the most unique celebrations in Greece!

The competition between these two gems of the Saronic Gulf is quite intense. On the island of Spetses, the Epitaphios processions of each of the four main churches of the island converge on the square in front of the Poseidonion Hotel on the evening of Good Friday. The young people strive to lift the heavy, decorated biers as high as they can so they may earn a special blessing.

In cosmopolitan Syros, the two main religious dogmas – Orthodox and Catholic – come together to celebrate in unison. In an atmosphere of solemnity, the Epitaphios of the Catholic Evangelistria and the three Orthodox churches (the Assumption of Mary, the Transfiguration of the Savior and Saint Nicholas) meet at the main Miaouli Square, where they join in prayer. The youths participating in the Orthodox procession often carry spears, or sponges – clear references to the passions of Christ.

Its Easter traditions also differ in that they have a heavy focus on honoring the Virgin Mary. The locals clean and whitewash their houses in preparation for the passing of the icon of Mary. Starting on Holy Saturday, the icon is taken past all the houses to the sounds of fireworks and the exchanges of wishes.

To read this article in full, please visit: Greece Is

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Launched in September 2017, Akapnos is dedicated to promoting and rewarding all shops, cafes, restaurants, etc. that don't allow smoking inside. They are by no means anti-smoking - they just want to help those who want to have a smoke-free environment. Listed on their site, the venues they include have the following requirements:

Akapnos is a group of Greek citizens who wish to improve the self-image of its citizens, as well as the image of Greece from foreigners. They care immensely about the long-term interest in Greece and wish to preserve its legacy and heritage.

To explore the 244 verified smoke-free venues in Greece (so far), please visit: Akapnos

Shot primarily from the rooftops, hills, and mountains in Athens, Greece, 'City of Athens' was created by Filmmaker and award winning Photographer Alexandros Maragos as a homage to the capital of Greece. Stunning hyperlapse and timelapses cinematography features Athens' skyline and the evening urban landscapes that makes Athens one glorious city. If you haven't watched it yet, check it out below!

Source: Vimeo

To learn more about the Filmmaker and Photographer, please visit: Alexandros Maragos