A very confrontational week between Greece and Turkey ended without tensions. Ankara’s announcement that Turkey will proceed with research for natural resources in the south-east Meditteratean caused Athens to state that Greece will do whatever necessary to defend its sovereignty. Although many feared the verbal conflict would lead to a clash, eventually we had,for the […]
Category: What’s on in Greece: Weekly snapshots
Week 13/06-19/06/2020: Uneasiness and increase of coronavirus cases
Widespread uneasiness is caused by the increase of coronavirus cases the past two weeks, While epidemiologists haven’t yet announced a second wave of the epidemic, there is the anxiety that it is about to come. The measures to stop the spread of the varius are now more intense. Masks are mandatory ιn all groceries shops […]
Week 29/6-5/7-2020: Beginning of the construction work in the Elliniko suburb
Last week was marked by the beginning of the construction work in the Elliniko suburb. In the place where the old airport of the city used to lay, an area of approximately 15000 square meters, starts an ‘emblematic’ as it is characterised by the government investment that aims at the construction of the largest touristic […]
Week 15-21/06/2020: The new face of downtown Athens
The new face of downtown Athens divides the public. The current changes, which have brought about traffic pandemonium, will include more sidewalks, bike lanes in central streets and more green spaces around the historic center. Although the aesthetic results are expected to be very pleasing, there is a debate on whether enough attention has been […]
Week 08/06/2020-14/06/2020: Αn important milestone
This weekend, in an important milestone for the country, the reopening of tourism was announced. Most restrictions are lifted and the visitors from around 30 countries are now accepted. However, the public’s attention was catched by the adventure of little Markella, a 10 years old girl that was mysteriously abducted last week. She was released […]
Week 1/06/2020-8/06/2020: Greek summer is a state of mind
The new campaign for greek tourism was presented last week by the Ministry of Tourism with the aim to restart tourism. The central slogan is “Greece summer is a state of mind” and the first spot that was revealed is minimalistic and esoteric. There have been, though, many critics as regards its effectiveness, its cost, the choice of collaborators […]
25/05/2020-31/05/2020: The race for tourism
The race for tourism started in Greece with the announcement of the countries from which travellers will be allowed to come. Besides the problems that are related to the pandemic though, there were also tensions with neighboring Turkey regarding tiny differences on the borderline and the wall that is constructed by Greece along the border. […]
Week 18/05-24/05/2020: Concerns for the next day
The moment that all have been waiting finally arrived and, starting from today cafes and restaurants will be accepting visitors. However, there are concerns for the next day. Although travelling to the islands is now allowed, the question is whether tourism will reboot this year. Given that this industry contributes more than 10% of the […]
Week 4/05/2020 – 10/05/2020: The gradual easing
The gradual easing of the lockdown measures against the spread of covid-19 started this week. The procedure is continuing. Starting from Monday some students will return to their classes and smaller shops will be open again after seven weeks. With cafes and bars still closed though, a much discussed issue was that many people, especially […]
27/04-03/05 2020: The end of strict quarantine
After 42 days of curfew and restrictions in social interactions, the country is now easing the prohibitions. Although Greeks can now move outside their homes even when they don’t have a particular purpose, many other measures remain intact. In addition, wearing a face mask is now mandatory in public transportations and some closed spaces. The […]