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The Tourism Ministry is looking to create a new framework for the development of more rock climbing sites in Greece.

Sports facilities, museums and cultural venues in Athens have closed in efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the city.

Greece’s color-coded Covid-19 risk-assessment map has changed and new measures are scheduled to be in force as of November 3.

Greece has imposed a temporary ban on flights to and from Thessaloniki as the city is going into lockdown on November 3 due to a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.

Thessaloniki and Serres in Greece will enter a full, two-week local lockdown starting on Tuesday at 6am after a new spike in Covid-19 cases in both areas.

Greece’s restaurants, bars, cinemas and museums are among the establishments that are shutting their doors for one month as a result of a spike in Covid-19 cases in the country.

The Greek Culture Ministry has responded to reactions concerning the repair of special paths – with cement – that enable access to the monuments of the Acropolis in Athens.

More than 100 intercity KTEL buses have been released on the streets of Athens in efforts to ease crowding on public transport in the coronavirus era.

Eastern and Western Samos have been declared in a state of emergency following a strong earthquake that struck off Turkey’s Aegean coast, north of the Greek island.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has announced flight restrictions from the airport in Ioannina and from the two light aircraft landing fields in Serres.

The Vouliagmeni marina, located south of Athens’ center, is set to undergo major upgrade works with the aim to attract super and mega yachts.

A new round of month-long measures aimed at curbing the resurgence of Covid-19 in Greece, will be announced by Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday.

Nine regional units in Greece will move to Covid-19 ‘orange’ risk Level 3 on the country’s risk-assessment map.

Leading tour operators of Sweden were recently introduced to the alternative tourism products available in Central Greece and Western Macedonia.

Two more Greek regional units – Ioannina and Serres – will transition to red Covid-19 status, according to Greek Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias.

The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades was awarded the Gold Medal of Honor by the Municipality of Athens.

The Municipality of Athens will create eight new taxi ranks in the Greek capital, aiming to ease traffic congestion and facilitate commuters.

A new app with information on the extended network of trails of the Greek island of Tinos has been released in four languages – English Greek, French and German.

Greece is not considering to close restaurants, cafes and bars before midnight to fight rising Covid-19 cases in high-risk areas.

Greece is accelerating procedures in order to move ahead with infrastructure upgrades at ports across the country, according to Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis.