CULTURE & LIFESTYLE
Athens Among the World’s Best Cities for Digital Nomads
Blessed with good infrastructure and affordable rent, Athens ranks as one of the top destinations globally for remote workers, a new study has revealed.
Research
Experts Call for Restrictions on Ionian Beaches at Risk of Landslides
Following a 3-year study by Athens University on landslides and coastal erosion, scientists are calling for restrictions on access to 14 Ionian beaches.
Heritage
Digital App Brings Acropolis Monuments Back to Life
The new Chronos app, which uses augmented reality to produce digital overlays, shows what the Acropolis Monuments looked like thousands of years ago.
Technology
Benaki Museum Introduces New Digital App for Art Lovers
Thanks to the new ArtVolt app, visitors to the Benaki Museum in Athens will no longer have to fill their phones with space-consuming photos of the exhibits.
Travel
Air Canada Resumes Direct Flights to Athens
As Greece's tourism season gets underway early this year, Air Canada resumes its non-stop service from Toronto and Montreal to Athens International Airport.
Infrastructure
Thessaloniki’s “Fountain” Metro Station to Host New Museum
Greece’s Ministry of Culture is to proceed with plans to convert a building at Sintrivani Station into a museum, presenting artifacts from the excavations.
Heritage
The Changing Face of Spinalonga, “Island of the Living Dead”
Over the next two years, the once infamous leper colony off the northeast coast of Crete will undergo a series of major infrastructure projects.
Real Estate
Changes to Greece’s Golden Visa Program
The expected change in the requirements granting a Golden Visa will come into practice immediately after the New Year.
