Greece News 2024

NEWS ARCHIVE - December 2024

Timeless Villages, Scenic Hikes, Local Flavors - Moon's Greek Islands & Athens Travel Guide – Amazon 560 Pages

December 20, 2024 Friday

Import/Export imbalance narrows considerably in December due to tourism

Story at MSN Reuters [English]

The 1.5 million homes of Thessaloniki

Story at NY Times [English]

The Royal Family quest for citizenship

Story at To Vima [Greek]

Kimberly Guilfoyle talks about Greece as NATO ally and a "pillar of stability and security in the region"

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

The beautiful Hotel Grand Bretagne in Athens Greece

Review of the famous hotel at UK The Times [English]

The 320 rooms and suites are perhaps a touch old-fashioned — butterscotch walls, embroidered headboards, gilt-edged lamps and mirrors — but there’s nothing faded, and all the usual 21st-century add-ons such as coffee machine, smart TV and power shower are present..."

The martial arts Olympic stadium in Piraeus - click to enlarge

The three hour work-stoppage by the Hellenic Train workers' unions

Story at Ta Nea [Greek]

Migrant shipwreck near Rhodes

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

The pending taxpayer issues before the year ends

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

How boats are used to bring medical help to the more isolated Greek islands

Story at Yahoo News [English]

More fighting in Syria seems to be just around the corner

Story at Skai [Greek]

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Guide Book for the Peloponnese: with Athens, Delphi and Kythira – Paperback – Amazon – Bradt Travel Guides, 288 Pages, November 18, 2025

NEWS ARCHIVE - December 2024

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Guide Book for the Peloponnese: with Athens, Delphi and Kythira – Paperback – Amazon – Bradt Travel Guides, 288 Pages, November 18, 2025

Port of Nidri on Lefkada Island – See photo expanded and larger

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Looking down on the tiled roofs of Athens from atop the Acropolis

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Lycabettus in the sun in Athens, Greece

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Fodor's Essential Greece: with the Best of the Islands (Full-color Travel Guide) – Amazon

• Illustrated experiences guide to the top things to see and do
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