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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

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism and Google Launch #greecefromhome

2020-04-05 by Phil Butler

Balos Lagoon

The Greek Tourism Ministry, in cooperation with Google, has launched the greecefromhome.com (#greecefromhome) site.

Tags: #greecefromhome, Aegean travel, Balos Lagoon, coronavirus outbreak, crete, distance travel, experiences, GNTO, Google, Greece adventure, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Greek tourism, Knossos, Limnos, Minoan Theater, Mykonos, sail Greece, stay at home travel, travel 2020

Greece Officials Close Most Hotels Over Coronavirus

2020-03-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic

The Greek government has ordered the closure of all the country’s year-round hotels, in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Tags: COVID-19, Crete hotels, Crete Island, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, hotel closings, hotels, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, travel ban, Visit Greece

Minoan Lines’ Kydon Palace Ferry Christened in Chania

2020-02-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Kydon Palace

Minoan Lines has christened its new cruise ferry, “Kydon Palace”, which will serve the Piraeus – Chania route.

Tags: Chania ferries, Chania port, Chania route, Greece ferries, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Kydon Palace, Kydon Palace Ferry, Minoan Lines

Kythera Island Greece’s First Small Island for Via Ferrata Trail Network

2020-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Kaladi Beach on Kythira

According to the Kytherian Foundation for Culture & Development (KIPA), Kythera Island has become Greece’s first small island to develop a “via ferrata”, which is a special network of trails that combines hiking with canyoning and climbing. The news from GTP tells of Kakia Lagada becoming the first via ferrata route funded by KIPA. This trail was […]

Tags: Adventure Tourism, Greece trails, Greek Isles, hiking Greece, Kakia Lagada, Kayak Greece, KIPA, Kythera Island, trail hiking, trail networks, trails, Via Ferrata

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