News & Reviews about our Favorite Islands curated & presented by Holiday Skipper Walter Kruk
Above the red rock of mount Parnon, at 650 meters, there is a monastery, which may leave you wondering about not only how the monks achieved to approach that point but also how they managed to build it and live there so many years ago. The history of the Elonas Monastery begins in 1300. Legend has it that the shepherds …
With today’s technology, there is no need to feel cooped up at home nowadays when we can easily take a tour through history — even going back in time to the glory days of Ancient Greece to Olympia — through a new digital platform. Made possible and created by the Athens Macedonian News Agency, working with a team of Greek …
.entry-header .entry-excerpt The palace where Alexander the Great was born will be open in 2021 In this building, part of which was excavated in 1957, when no one even knew it was the palace, the Greek king Macedonia grew up while in the arena located a short distance from the building the young prince played sports with the children of …
The etesians Meltemi winds are a dominant weather influence in the Aegean Basin and have to be considered when chartering a yacht in Greece. What is Meltemi? In a nutshell, the Meltemi is a (very) strong North wind. It is an dry, seasonal wind that appears all over the Aegean but is the strongest in the Cyclades. We call them Meltemi or Meltemia, …
In a true celebration of vision and confidence, Royal Huisman is thrilled to announce a new commission for an impressive lightweight 46m high-performance cruiser sloop: “Nauta Reichel Pugh 151”. This versatile sailing yacht is to be built for very experienced owners who presented a stimulating brief: comfort to explore the world, in an extremely lightweight structure to ensure victories in …
The airline will also fly to other destinations in Europe German airline Lufthansa will resume flights to 20 tourist destinations, including Greek islands, from mid-June, a spokesperson said. The destinations include Crete, Rhodes, Mallorca, the Faro of Portugal, Venice, Ibiza and Malaga, with flights departing from Frankfurt. Further destinations are expected to be announced by the end of next week. …
The reopening of traveling to and from all Greek islands is taking place on Monday, as citizens had so far only been able to travel to Crete, due to the coronavirus travel bans. Speaking to Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) on Saturday, representatives of shipping companies said that bookings for Monday are “satisfactory” and also pointed out that many Greeks with …
The Oceanis Yacht 54, younger sister of the Oceanis 62, embodies the innovation that has always been a hallmark of the Beneteau brand, while continuing to remain loyal to the Yacht range ethos: elegance, luxurious accomodations, and unrivaled performance. Capitalizing on experience gained with the enormously popular Oceanis range, as well as the trend-setting new First Yacht 53, her architects, …
01 North of Ithaka, by Eleni Gage The writer picks up where her father, US-Greek journalist Nicholas Gage left off in Eleni – the 1983 bestseller which chronicles his return to Greece to find the men responsible for the death of his mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, during the Greek Civil War That book was made into the 1985 film, Eleni, starring …
A protocol of 21 pages containing safety rules and standards for the seamless operation of coastal shipping vessels in Greece after the gradual lifting of the measures taken to curb the Covid-19 virus was recently made public. The protocol was planned out by the Greek Maritime Ministry in cooperation with EODY, Greece’s public health organization, and the Greek Shipowners Association for Passenger Ships (SEEN). It …
All eyes are turned towards the airline industry: when will folks be able to start flying again? It turns out, it depends on where you plan on going and what airline you’d like to take you there. After the U.S. Travel Association released guidelines to show the public what flying during—and after—the virus might look like, certain companies have announced that …
Wizz Air has announced the launch of six new routes serving Luton Airport from next month. These include flights to Faro in Portugal from June 16 and four Greek islands from early July. Owain Jones, managing director of the Hungarian airline’s UK subsidiary, said: “Although travel is currently restricted by government regulations, we are planning for the easing of restrictions …
