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The Acropolis and other ancient monuments have been blanketed by a thick layer of snow as services across the Greek capital were brought to a halt by extreme weather. Covid-19 vaccinations and most public transport were brought to a grinding halt as Athens found itself in the middle of heavy snowfall. Toppled trees as a … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: British Airways flight from London to Athens is forced to make emergency landing at Zurich after co-pilot fell unconscious at the controls British Airways flight made emergency landing at Zurich Airport in Switzerland Captain of A320 Airbus made the landing at Zurich after his co-pilot passed out Jet was on the ground for over … Read more
He jetted into the Greek capital this week to film scenes for his new drama Man Of God. And Mickey Rourke turned heads in a semi-sheer black lace shirt as he arrived at the Acropolis in Athens on Thursday ahead of filming. The actor, 67, looked effortlessly cool as he walked among cast and crew as … Read more
Mickey Rourke was seen arriving in Athens, Greece, ahead of his shoot for Man Of God on Tuesday. The actor, 67, made sure to put safety first as he left the airport with a mask securely placed over his nose and mouth amid the coronavirus pandemic. He put on a casual display for the outing, … Read more
Is Greece next? Fears for holidays to Athens, Crete and Rhodes with country on the brink of being added to Britain’s two-week quarantine list after an alarming surge in coronavirus cases EU figures showed Greek infection rate had quadrupled in 2 weeks with 20 Covid cases per 100,000 people Rising levels of cases in Denmark, … Read more
Is Boris going CAMPING with Carrie and baby Wilfred? PM ‘plans to spend break re-reading Roman philosopher Lucretius who wrote about plague of Athens’ on Scottish holiday The family will journey north for some family holiday time away from No10 It is PM’s first vacation since the pandemic struck and he was hospitalised The trip … Read more
Greece reopens its doors to Britons: First UK holidaymakers arrive at Athens airport wearing masks as coronavirus flight restrictions are lifted two weeks after Spain British travellers face coronavirus protection measures, including random tests First flight, operated by Tui, arrived on the island of Rhodes, Greece yesterday Comes after an extended travel ban on UK … Read more
Even after something like 50 visits to Athens, I still find the geography occasionally baffling. Still, that’s part of the charm of this beautiful European city, and, the longer you spend there, the more you realise just how much there is to discover. By all means visit one of the spectacularly glamorous shoe shops on … Read more