At the age of just 58, Greek sailing Olympian Leonidas Pelekanakis died of a coronavirus-related complications. Leonidas Pelekanakis reportedly had no other health problems. Leonidas Pelekanakis started sailing from a very young age at the Piraeus Sailing Club and continued in many categories such as Finn, Star, Soling while he was one of the top athletes on the high seas with international distinctions. In 1984, he participated in the Olympic Games...Read More
ATHENS – Due to continued international travel restrictions and port closures arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, Celestyal Cruises, the award-winning, number one choice for cruise travelers to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, announced on January 14 that the 2021 season will commence on April 24 with the seven-night Idyllic Aegean itinerary. The start of the season was earlier planned for March. Guests currently booked on the cancelled March and...Read More
Greece’s hopes that tourists would return after a disastrous 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic saw international traffic almost halted and people reluctant to travel are being dashed again so far, with signs visitors not planning to come. Santorini, Greece. (Photo by Eurokinissi) Pre-bookings are dismal so far although the government, which saw the Coronavirus jump after opening to tourists in July last year, hopes for a pickup in May after...Read More
The concession of the Alimos marina, the largest marina in the country, was completed on Thursday by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.A. (HRADF), which is being upgraded to become a focal point of the coastal front of Attica, protothema.gr reports. The Alimos Marina is located southwest of Athens 15 Km from the city center, 8 Km South of Piraeus port, and 30 km from El. Venizelos International Airport. The HRADF...Read More
Cruise ships seen breeding grounds for COVID-19 aren’t coming to Greece despite being invited because people don’t want to be on them but the rich have their own way of getting around the Greek seas and islands: mega-yachts. Despite a rise in cases after holding down the number of cases and deaths with an early lockdown in March, the super-rich are flocking to the country on yachts longer than 50...Read More
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