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What would locals like visitors to know about Greece? Presenting relevant links in a somewhat random fashion:
Headlines
What happened on Santorini when the tourism ‘machine’ stopped – CNN
Filmmaker Costa-Gavras on politics, cinema and his new film on the Greek financial crisis- DW
Embracing Ancient Greek Traditions in Poros and the Peloponnese – Transitions Abroad
In Greece, the mainland is worth a second look
Interview: Natali Dologlou on Ecoclub
Greece’s tourism industry is showing signs of life – Qz
Banks reopen and Greece starts repaying its debts
Europe’s Vindictive Privatization Plan for Greece – @yanisvaroufakis
Greece and Eurozone reach agreement – but still more work to be done…
Some difficulties starting to arise for tourists regarding currency exchange
Want to help Greece? Go there on holiday – Useful travel tips and advice regarding the current crisis
How might the crisis affect my trip to Greece?
Worried about travelling to Greece during the current economic crisis? Click here for updates on the current situation
Regular video blog updates on Greek economic situation
Yannis Varoufakis resigns despite the no vote in the Greek referendum
Cash is king for a holiday in Greece – but you can still count on a warm welcome from your hosts
Yanis Varoufakis shoots down ‘propaganda’, insists he won’t resign
Ferrying Around the Greek Islands
Meteora’s Mystical Mountain Monasteries
Aristophanes
Patriotic Obscenity: Aaron Poochigian and the Comedy of Aristophanes
Twitter
@ecoclub
@VisitGreecegr
@reallifepr0ject
@elginism
@yanisvaroufakis
@GreeceMFA
@DanielHJoseph
@NationalHerald
@GreeceInUSA
Tourism Portals
gnto.gr
Facebook
Flickr
YouTube
@VisitGreecegr
Greek Travel Pages – YouTube – @gtpgr
Flickr Groups
Travel in Greece
The Greek Islands
Summer in Greece
Mountains and landscapes of Greece
Gorges and Canyons in Greece
Ελληνικά / Greek / Greece
Magic Places in Greece
Fauna and Flora in Greece
Museums
New Acropolis Museum
Archaeological Museum of Philippi
News
ekathimerini.com
greekreporter.com
Culture
Monuments and Museums of Greece – @cultureGR
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece – Facebook
Food
greecefoods.com
babaganoush
Elsewhere on the web
The National Herald – @NationalHerald
Embassy of Greece in the USA – @GreeceInUSA
ecotourism-greece.com – @ecotourismgr
greekecotourism.org
Greek Minister calls for new Tourism model, plays up Ecotourism – ECOCLUB
Outlander: The Art of Travel
Ecotourist Centre of Dadia, Evros, Greece
Greek Media
Greek Tourism
Greece Travel Information – Lonely Planet
Greece – ECOCLUB
milia.gr
greentraveller.gr
https://prasinoi.eu – @Prasinoi_GR
Recommended listening
tvradio.ert.gr
How the IMF and the EU screwed Greece: It’s Official – How the IMF stuffed up the Greek debt crisis.
Europe’s past and America’s future – Former Greek Finance Minister and economics professor Yanis Varoufakis discusses the deep connections between Europe’s past, present and America’s future.
Yanis Varoufakis on Greek crisis – Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis gives his first post-resignation interview.
A History of Greece – In the western world in particular we have a lot to thank the ancient Greeks for: Homer, Sophocles, Aristotle, democracy, the Olympics and the list continues. But how is the history of Greece and what was achieved during this time connected to the Greeks of today?
The plan to save Greece: Yanis Varoufakis – Can Yanis Varoufakis, the new Finance Minister, end Greece’s austerity economics?
Ecotourism and Agrotourism – Places to Stay
Cherryland
Eleonas
Eumelia Organic Agrotourism Farm & Guesthouse
Milia Mountain Retreat
Red Tractor Farm
Delphi
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/the-oracle-of-delphi/5595064
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi
Ikaria
Flickr
Hiking signs in Ikaria
Wikipedia
Santorini
santorini.net
Wikipedia
Greek
Zoidiako (circle of animals or zodiac)
Quotes
The heart of Greece lies in its food … Every bite is like a kiss. (double checking!)
– Aphrodite
2019 Election
Conservatives seize power from Tsipras in Greek election – Politico
Election Results in Real Time
Greece’s New Democracy celebrates election win – BBC
Axios
axiosdelta.gr – @Axios_Delta
2004 Olympics
Embedded Tweets
Wikipedia
Greece
Antikythera mechanism
Dionysios Solomos
Parthenon
Corfu
Aesop’s Fables
Places
Features
Planeta.com