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South Aegean Islands Set Record Visitors Numbers for October

2021-11-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mykonos Blu

The South Aegean islands region welcomed more visitors than ever before for October with more than 3 million travelers.

Tags: 2021 travel, Aegean islands, COVID Pandemic, Greece tourists, Greece travel, post pandemic, pre-pandemic, Santorini tourists, South Aegean Islands

Kalymnos Island Goes Into Strict Covid-19 Lockdown

2020-12-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Kalymnos Island

The Greek island of Kalymnos of the Region of the South Aegean is now under enhanced lockdown for ten days to contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). Greece’s General Secretariat for Civil Protection announced yesterday the decision, which is based on the high coronavirus infection rates that continue on the island. As of today, December 31st, 2020, […]

Tags: Aegean islands, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 Greece, Greece islands, Kalymnos, Vassilis Kikilias

Ferry Travel to Greek Isles Resumes Today With Strict Rules

2020-05-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Piraeus Port

Ferry travel to Greece’s islands resumed today. Distant islands like Crete were shut off from the mainland during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Aegean islands, COVID-19 Greece, crete, ferry schedules, ferry travel, Greece islands, Greek ferries, Greek Isles

This is Greece: Unspoiled Tinos Island – The Aegean Muse

2019-10-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Church of Panagia Evangelistria at Tinos

Tourists headed to Mykonos by ferry seldom leave the docks at Tinos. This is unfortunate, because this is one of Greece’s true hidden gems.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean paradise, Alternative Greece, Greece vacations, Greek Isles, Greek vacations, Mykonos, Tinos island, Visit Greece

Ancient Aegean Shipwrecks Give Up Secrets From the Time of Cleopatra

2019-08-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Satellite view of the Aegean Sea and Islands

Five archaeological shipwrecks from the 3rd Century BC has been found beneath the sea off tiny Levitha Island.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean Sea, Aegean Shipwrecks, Ancient Greece, ancient shipwreck, Dr. Georgios Koutsouflakis, Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, Greece shipwrecks, Greek treasures, Levitha Island

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