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NewsGREEK EASTEREnjoy a traditional Greek Easter in Greece in 2009. Easter is a major religious festival in Greece and many people return to their village or area of origin to celebrate it with their extended families.Greek Easter Sunday falls on 19th April this year. Come and enjoy the traditional celebrations in the lovely village of Amaliapolis. Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday has many traditions associated with it and religious people fast (abstain from easting meat and fish) and go to church each evening. You will be welcome to wander into the Church at any time and also to attend any of the services.
Civil disturbances in GreeceDecember 2008 - Rioting in Athens and ThessalonikiYou may have read about or seen on TV some rioting and protests which took place in Athens and other large cities in December. Please rest assured Greece is still a very safe place to visit and in particular if you are staying in Amaliapolis you will have no need to go into central Athens or central Thessaloniki, as in both cases there is a ring road from the airport which leads directly on to the E75 motorway which will be your route to Amaliapolis. New Flights to Thessaloniki for holidays in mainland GreeceEasyjet have just announced new routes from Gatwick and Dortmund to Thessaloniki starting early in 2008 http://www.easyjet.com It's an easy drive from Greece's second city to this self-catering villa/apartments in Amaliapolis- there's a ring road from the airport around the city, if you don't want to visit Thessaloniki itself, taking you directly onto the E75 motorway south. The route to Amaliapolis, just south of Volos, takes you past Mt. Olympos, ancient seat of the gods, and through the beautiful Vale of Tempe and onwards to your holiday accommodation. ![]() ![]() ![]() Argonauts set sail!A replica of the Argo, a mythical Greek ship believed to have sailed 3,000 years on a heroic quest from Greece to modern-day Georgia, set sail in September 2006 from the port of Volos on a trial run. Built with Bronze Age tools to the specifications of a Mycenaean-era vessel, the 28.5 meter (93 foot) wooden ship sailed into the waters of the Pagasitic Gulf - the legendary expedition's original starting point - after a four-year construction period. According to Greek legend, the expedition headed by Jason and featuring some 50 other heroes - including Hercules and Peleus, the father of Achilles - sailed to the Black Sea kingdom of Colchis on a mission to retrieve the Golden Fleece, the skin of a divine ram. Equipped with a ram of its own, the 14th century BC ship was of similar design to the vessels that later carried the Greek armies of the Trojan War described in Homer's "Iliad", organizers said. In the Argonaut legend, Jason returned from Colchis to Iolkos (near modern-day Volos) with the fleece and the daughter of the local king, Medea, as his wife. According to the tale dramatized by Euripides, Medea later became insane with jealousy after Jason left her for another princess and killed their two children in reprisal. The modern Argo will sail on its two-month maiden voyaged to the Black Sea with a crew of 50 rowers - representing every country in Europe - next year. For more photos of this project click here http://www.i-politismos.gr/agonauts_foto_eng.html Kathimerini 19.9.2006 Projected route of the Argo |