Twenty tonnes of dry food have been collected so far in Cyprus and is set to be shipped to Lebanon on Tuesday, CyprusMail reported. The fatal blast in Beirut on the 4th August…
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Greek Navy’s gunship ‘IKARIA’ is sailing for the port of Beirut carrying armed forces’ medical and nursing staff, medicines and material collected by the Civil Protection and Crises Management Deputy Ministry. The…
On this day in 1913, the Balkan League, consisting of Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, utterly defeated the Ottoman Empire, nearly expelling the Turks entirely from Europe. Montenegro, the smallest country in…
The mayor of Ikaria is urging those who travelled from Piraeus to Ikaria aboard the Blue Star Mykonos on Friday 20th March, to remain in self-isolation. A few days ago, it was…
The novel coronavirus has ‘struck’ the son of a businessman who after returning from London, ‘broke’ the quarantine regulations and travelled to Mykonos and Ikaria. According to reports, he will be transferred…
If you would like to live to 100, Blue Zones expert Dan Buettner says an Ikarian diet is a key component! This famous Greek island, where locals are known to live beyond the age…
In Ikaria honey is used to treat everything from wounds to stomach issues, influenza, and the common cold. Ikarians start their day with a simple spoonful of raw local honey, which has…
Small Greek airline carrier Astra cancelled several flights over the weekend due to serious financial problems and is currently facing liquidation. On Saturday, flights from Ikaria and Limnos to Thessaloniki as well…
A total of 66 natural thermal springs across Greece have been approved to become spa facilities by the Tourism Ministry with an additional 52 under assessment. According to Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas, a relative…
Today, 1st of October, 2019, is international coffee day and to celebrate we give you 5 great reasons to make yourself another Elliniko Kafe, which is considered the healthiest coffee in the…
A Greek coroner announced that 34-year-old British astrophysicist Natalie Christopher died instantly after falling from a great height on the Greek the island of Ikaria. Coroner Nikos Karakoukis arrived on Thursday morning…
Over the next few days, temperatures are set to reach 40 degrees Celcius across Greece, with the National Meteorological Service issuing a weather warning on Wednesday at noon. The heatwave is predicted…
Greek authorities have launched a major search operation on the Aegean island of Ikaria for a British astrophysicist, Natalie Christopher who was reported missing on Monday after she went for a morning run and…
Greece’s beautiful remote island of Ikaria has been named one of the healthiest places on earth and is a spot of exceptional longevity. Here, there are more healthy people over 90 than any other place…
Recent research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, by Spanish scientist Maria-Paz de Peña and her colleagues, highlights once again why Greek coffee has enormous amounts of health benefits.…
With its glorious and evocative landscapes, vibrant local traditions and cultures, pure foods and legendary light, it was inevitable that Greece would reach the status of a top global wellness destination where…
A high fire alert has been issued for Attica, Evia and the Northern Aegean Islands for Wednesday, as announced by the Civil Protection Secretary General’s office. In a statement, the Interior…
Although now receiving international visitors due to its Blue Zones rep, the quirky island remains untouched and delightfully individual In 2012, the year that naysayers (and the Mayans) predicted the world would…