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HIDDEN GREECE The secret Greek beaches you can visit without the crowds after lockdownForget the two main beaches of Kefalonia and head to Petani for some peace and quietA much more built up beach, Petani still remains one of the less popular areas of Kefalonia.Tourists instead head to Myrtos and Antisamos, but this western beach has just as beautiful views and water, but without the crowds.
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Coronavirus: Kiwi family stuck in Greece after selling everything before Covid-19 lockdownA Kiwi family is stuck in Greece and burning through their savings after selling everything for their trip of a lifetime.Tim Whittaker and his wife Silke and children Nina, 10, and Luca, 13, are living on a yacht in a marina after selling up and leaving Hawke's Bay for a new life of travel.The family arrived in Greece to begin their journey just before the borders were shut.And while there could be worse places to be holed up during the pandemic, the family are burning through their savings while they wait for the paperwork to finalise the sale of their yacht.
British-French Couple Stuck on Crete for More than Three MonthsA British national and his French wife have been stuck on the Greek island of Crete since late February after ferry services between Greece and Italy were suspended and are not due to restart before July 1.Chris Wallace and Juillet Lamotte decided to take a holiday in late winter, driving from France through Italy and Greece in their van, then taking the ferry to Patras and then on to Crete from Piraeus on February 24.They booked their return tickets for March 25, but unfortunately that was just when Greece and Italy had imposed a lockdown and all ferry services were canceled.
Greece aims for cleaner transport with tax breaks for electric carsGreece unveiled tax incentives to boost the use of electric cars, motorcycles and bicycles, as part of its 10-year climate plan for lower carbon emissions.Greece now has only about 1,000 electric cars -- 0.3 percent of its fleet -- on its roads, a very low rate compared to other EU countries, such as Germany, where they account for about 10 percent of the fleet.Presenting the country's plan for moving to low-carbon mobility, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that Athens will aim for one in three new vehicles to be electric by 2030.
Greece Risks Unemployment Surge as Tourism Is Slow to RestartHalf of sector’s 600,000 workers risk losing jobs in 2020
Greek Health Experts Worry Tourists Will Bring COVID-19After a dozen passengers on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha that landed in Greece tested positive for COVID-19 and were put into quarantine, worry rose that with tourism restarting June 15 that visitors will bring a resurgence of the virus.
Seas around Greece record lowest seasonal temperatures in 20 years
Teargassed, beaten up, arrested: what freedom of the press looks like in the US right nowAs protests spread across the US, journalists are being attacked by police forces and even sustaining serious injuries
'We need the Brits': Benidorm banks on August tourist surgeSpanish resort ‘like a ghost town’ as UK’s Covid-19 lockdown keeps its best customers away
Genetics Professor Warns of 6,000 – 10,000 Asymptomatic Tourists Arriving in GreeceThe arrival of 6,000 – 10,000 asymptomatic travelers infected with COVID-19 during the tourist season is inevitable, says Manolis Dermitzakis, Genetics professor at the University of Geneva Medical School.The professor spoke on Skai television on Friday, saying that among the tourists arriving from the “safe” 29 countries, inevitably there will be some carrying the virus but without showing any symptoms.
Meteorologists Forecast Very Hot Summer in GreeceThe forecast of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), in accordance with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), shows that the June-August period will be much warmer compared to the same period in recent years.As noted on the EMY website, the reliability of the weather forecast based on the above models is still low and does not exceed 70-75 percent, however, it gives a satisfactory prediction.
Father of boy who disappeared in Algarve in 1996 claims police are re-opening his son's caseSix-year-old René Hasee was on holiday with his family in Aljezur, 25 miles from Praia da Luz, when he vanished on June 21, 1996
Madeleine McCann suspect linked to disappearance of missing German girl eight years laterThe suspect was linked to the case of missing Inga Gehricke, who vanished in Germany in May 2015 and has never been found