Posts include information about Ermioni, Ermionida and the Argolida region
Scuba diving
1 August 2020 - 11:31am
Once-stringent scuba diving regulations for Greek waters were recently lifted, eliminating diving depth limits and allowing diving at archaeological sites and sunken ships. This loosening of restrictions follows the passing of a 2019 bill in Parliament easing scuba diving laws to encourage the return of international tourists to Greece followin
Masks compulsory
28 July 2020 - 7:24pm
Greece will make mask-wearing compulsory at more indoor public spaces to contain the spread of novel coronavirus after a small flair-up of Covid-19 infections in the second half of July, following the country opening up to international visitors. Health authorities made mask-wearing mandatory for consumers at all supermarkets ten days ago. Masks must continue to be worn on all public tran
'Welcome back'
1 July 2020 - 8:39am
Greece welcomes back international visitors to its regional airports from Wednesday 1 July 2020. A total of 235 flights from abroad are scheduled to land at the various regional airports as borders re-open to foreign visitors from specific countries. It will be the lowest volume of flights in decades, but it's a start. With the exception of the United Kingdom and Sweden, two count
Open for Tourism
15 June 2020 - 8:17am
Starting today, Monday 15th June, Greece is opening its borders to mass tourism in stages, hoping its success in containing the Covis-19 pandemic will attract visitors from abroad. The country is prepared for a huge drop in visitors from last year's 33 million. The Greek Prime Minister said "A lot will depend on whether people feel comfortable to travel and whether we can project Greece as a safe des
Till then, Stay safe
8 June 2020 - 1:18pm
Greece is slowly coming back to 'normal'. Although we shall not see 'normal' for quite some time, if at all, the country is trying to come out of its Coronavirus lockdown state, both for its people and for visiting tourists. Greece has done exeptionally well in controlling the Covid-19 virus since the beginning of March 2020, the Hellenic people took the global pandemic seriously, so the country is now able to offer tour
Coronavirus in Ermionida
10 May 2020 - 4:13pm
Greece has been very fortunate in dealing with the Covid-19 global pandemic. The number of cases and fatalities have been low compared to other Mediterranean countries like Italy and Spain. The Greek Government acted very quickly in 'locking-down' the country and the people reacted positively to the situation which helped to limit the spread of the Coronavirus.
Olympic flame in Sparta
13 March 2020 - 11:43pm
Hollywood action star Gerard Butler, who portrayed King Leonidas in the 2006 blockbuster film '300', visited Sparta in mid-March 2020 to take part in the forthcoming 2,500-year anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Thermopylae. Butler combined his visit to the city by also running as a torchbearer for the Tokyo 2020
All Festivals Cancelled in Ermioni
1 March 2020 - 5:15pm
One can reflect back on the previous years and realise that it has been a very difficult time for all people living in Greece, the mainland and the islands.
Eleftheria and Yiannis' Ermioni concert
17 August 2019 - 7:53pm
Eleftheria Arvanitaki and Yiannis Kotsiras appeared at the Ermioni football arena for a concert on Saturday 17th August 2019. The performance was wonderful with duets as well as personal favourites from these two great artists. There was also a 20 minute encore from the two, once they had finished their normal performace with a standing audience dancing to 'Dinata!
Nana Mouskouri in Ermioni
20 July 2019 - 7:51pm
Nana Mouskouri was at the Ermioni Town Hall on Saturday afternoon 20th July 2019 to collect a prestigious award from the 'Marianna V.