ATHENS, Aug. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) — Tourists visit the archaeological site at the Ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, Aug. 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenues rose 12.2 percent year-on-year to 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2024, according to latest data from the Bank of Greece. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) […]
ATHENS, Aug. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) — Tourists visit the archaeological site at the Ancient Agora of Athens in Athens, Greece, Aug. 27, 2024. Greek tourism revenues rose 12.2 percent year-on-year to 6.921 billion euros (7.75 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2024, according to latest data from the Bank of Greece. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) […]
All images courtesy of Anandes Hotel. Entering a room at Studio Bonarchi is like entering a dreamy, airy womb that undulates and wraps around you as you walk through. White plaster walls, large open windows flooding in natural light, and minimalist yet inviting furnishings lure visitors into an oasis of calm. Vangelis Bonios, the founder […]
Tulum Beach in Mexico was named the beach with the whitest sand in the world, beating out destinations such as the Seychelles and Greece. Researchers from luxury villa travel agency CV Villas conducted a study of over 200 beaches around the world. Using color analysis theory and Google Maps imagery, they wanted to find out […]
COLUMBIA – Two athletes from central Missouri are preparing to compete in the Katerini Beach Wrestling World Series in Greece next month. KRCG-13 caught up with the two to learn what beach wrestling is all about and what competition they will be competing in. It wasn’t an easy journey for Ty Lothen and Jayden Keller. […]
The new Boon Street Market in Narragansett opens Boon Street Market, an indoor market in Narragansett, has opened with six dining options and an outdoor area with televisions and fire pits. New rum drinks and a Rum Day pizza are just two of the food and drink events happening across Rhode Island between now and […]
Greek emergency services battled a massive forest fire threatening Athens for the third day in a row on Tuesday after the first victim was found and thousands of people were forced to flee their homes by the flames. The body of a Moldovan woman was found in a burnt-out factory. At least 66 people have […]
ANNA-JONESBORO, Ill. (KFVS) – The 2024 Paris Olympics may be over, but one Heartland woman is preparing for a different kind of competition – in Greece. Heather Coffman takes part in the World Championships of the World Karate and Kickboxing Union (WKU). “In my division, I was one of four chosen from the United States,” […]
Michalis Samolis, 67, a resident of a municipal homeless shelter in Athens, holds the popular street newspaper Shedia, sold by the poor and homeless, as he poses for a photograph in a street in central Athens. (Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP). As temperatures rise each year, Greece’s homeless are doing what they can to escape the […]
Greece has just introduced a controversial, “growth-oriented” six-day workweek. Could the US do the same? News from a Mediterranean country has caused a lot of controversy on the Internet in recent weeks. Last month, Greece passed a controversial law requiring a six-day week for private companies operating around the clock. The rule came into force […]
