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Kea: The Unsung Jewel of the Cyclades A beach on the island of Kea. Credit: Joy Coffman/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 Kea, called Tzia by most Greeks, is the closest Cycladic island to the Greek capital city of Athens. Even though it doesn’t share the fame and glamor of Mykonos or Santorini, Kea has many of the best qualities many travelers to the Greek islands are looking for. ” width=”1080″> And one doesn’t have to travel far from the capital to reach Kea. It is only 60 km (37 miles) from Athens and one can be there in one hour by ferry from Lavrio, the site of the famous silver min...

Kea Island: The Unsung Jewel of the Cyclades A beach on the island of Kea. Credit: Joy Coffman/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 Kea, called Tzia by most Greeks, is the closest Cycladic island to the Greek capital city of Athens. Even though it doesn’t share the fame and glamor of Mykonos or Santorini, Kea has many of the best qualities many travelers to the Greek islands are looking for. ” width=”1080″> And one doesn’t have to travel far from the capital to reach Kea. It is only 60 km (37 miles) from Athens and one can be there in one hour by ferry from Lavrio, the site of the famous sil...

The National Public Health Organisation (NPHO) on Sunday confirmed five deaths and 142 people intubated in ICUs. The first locally-transmitted case of the Delta variant was detected in the country after a woman in Xanthi, north-eastern Greece, tested positive. She had reportedly just returned from vacations on the island of Crete where the specific variant had been detected in several people. The woman has mild symptoms and is not hospitalised as yet. Over 50 children in five summer camps have tested positive to COVID-19 over the last few days, reports state broadcaster ERT. There are camps i...

Thorikos: The Oldest Known Theater in the World Lies Almost Forgotten Thorikos archaeological site. Credit: Alun Salt, CC BY-SA 2.0/Wikipedia Commons Thorikos is an almost-forgotten archaeological site where the oldest known theater in existence still stands proudly, just north of the ancient mining town of Lavrio, east of Athens. The theater of Thorikos dates to the end of the Archaic era, between 525 and 480 B.C. ” width=”1080″> But that is not its only distinction. Unlike Greek theaters built in later eras, it is elliptical rather than circular in shape, and has a rectangular, rather...

The island, about the same size as Jerusalem, is a budget-friendly paradise for those who love hiking, exploring and nature.