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Greece is in the Top 10 Where to Go list by the Australian Flight Centre because of its “simple pleasures”. According to the Flight Centre, “Greece offers … an affordable holiday, delicious food at reasonable prices, cheap sailing, local wine, beautiful beaches, sunshine, quaint villages … and little islands full of scenic surprises”.
Protesting workers from Olympic Airlines blocked the runways at Athens International Airport on Tuesday, October 14 . The protest took only 10 minutes and forced the airplanes to circle the airport.
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Here are some Greece news to enjoy while sipping your morning coffee:
According to the Tourism Report Q3 2008 there was a slowdown in foreign tourist arrivals to Greece in 2007, but the growing trend has been steady for the past 3 years.
A team of archeologists working at Mt. Lykaion is fascinated by the finds which contain an ash altar, a sanctuary, a stadium, bathhouses, a fountain house, stoa, a hippodrome and other structures.
Greece just started the process to sell the debt-ridden Olympic Airlines . Employees don’t agree with the plan and …
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Although September is the best month to visit Greece, one should know the potential problems which lie ahead. Read the warnings but don’t let them spoil your vacation.
An ancient gold wreath was found in Greece As we already got used to, whenever they are digging for something they must find something old.
Two rare antiques have been returned to Greece and are on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
If you live in Greece you should be happy to learn that …
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According to this article due to low cash, Olympic Airlines cuts flights to London, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart and Dubai. The official reason for these cuts is the high fuel costs which bring huge loses for the company.
If you are planning to take a Greece cruise, now it’s the time to do it. easyCruise just added new itineraries covering Greece (and in some cases, the near-by countries)
A New York Times writer spends 36 hours in Mykonos . The article has some great …
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Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) asks fans to help trace a missing guitar . The instrument was stolen during a show in Athens on Saturday night.
The fires don’t seem to give the Greeks a break . A new fire broke out on Thursday morning in a forest region in Kamari and fires are also burning in Thasos.
Yet another earthquake hit Greece on Sunday, Aug 3 . This time it struck in the northern Aegean Sea, about 87 miles southeast of Thessaloniki and had 5.3 magnitude. …
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All transportation workers in Greece started a 14 hours strike today (Oct 8, 2008) at 8 a.m. to protest against the government privatization plans. The strike stopped ferries, bus, trams, trolleys, rail service and flights, as Olympic Airlines crew joined the protests. Pretty much, the entire country is paralyzed until 10 p.m.
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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that this week’s news are all about the ancient treasures found in Greece:
Remember that they are working on the metro line in Thessaloniki? They have just discovered more than 1,400 ancient graves all filled with jewelry and other artifacts. The metro line, which should be completed by 2012, runs under the historic Jewish cemetery.
Twenty two classical art treasures which were stolen from Greece and present in the Museum of Fine Arts in Hungary were returned to Athens on Thursday.
And in Greece, four people were arrested for trying …
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Prejudices aside, Britons still have the reputation of being heavy drinkers and partying all night. This article presents some of the ugly facts from Malia, Greece.
Environmentally friendly drive from London to Athens was just completed . A group of Britons drove 2,330 miles in a modified car which uses vegetable oil instead of gas.
Because the Black Sea cost is over-developed already, Bulgarians look for summer houses in Greece.
Unfortunately the summer doesn’t attract only tourists; it also creates the conditions for new forest fires. Here’s …
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According to the Guardian, the Britons prefer Turkey and Bulgaria over Greece as summer destinations. The reason is simple: the pound lost 20% in value against the Euro since last year.
According to this article Greece is the most dangerous place in the world for British women after 41 being raped this year.
A journalist from Times writes about 24 hours spent in Greece. Can be a good starting point if you don’t know what to do when traveling to Greece.
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While the fires on the island of Rhodes have been finally put under control at the beginning of the week (July 28), new fires broke out in Attika , right near the capital. Fires are still burning in several parts of the country and the officials warn that the risk of new fires breaking out is very high mainly on the islands and the south part of the country.
Athens: new Acropolis museum is spectacular . Construction took more than planned mostly because the …
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