You could spend months island-hopping around Greece, exploring the ancient villages and relaxing on the tranquil beaches staring out at the crystal blue Aegean Sea. But if you only have a weekend for an island adventure, head to Santorini for 48 hours of culture, sunsets and delicious food. Santorini, known in Greek as Thira, is defined by the stunning caldera…
One day in 1976, Stamatis Moraitis of Boynton Beach, Florida, felt short of breath. Climbing stairs was a chore; he had to quit working midday. After reviewing his X-rays, his doctor concluded that Moraitis had lung cancer. As he recalls, nine other doctors confirmed the diagnosis. They gave him nine months to live. He was in his mid-60s. Moraitis, a Greek war…
Find out useful information on how to organize your travel to Ikaria. Accommodation Hotels in Ikaria are concentrated in the seaside villages of Armenistis, Evdilos and Agios Kyrikos. There are not many large hotels on the island, but accommodations there have more simple facilities. Only few hotels have upscale facilities, like pools. Accommodation options in…
Dozens of people have been driven out of a refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios after two successive nights of attacks by a far-right group. At least two people were wounded after attackers threw Molotov cocktails and rocks as big as boulders from elevated areas surrounding the Souda camp, activists said. Three tents were burned down and three others were…
