Kea

A number of ferry services, mainly in the northeast, have been cancelled due to gale-force winds in the Aegean.

The morning service from Lavrio to Kea was cancelled.

Sailings bans are in force on the Volos-Sporades, Kavala-Thassos and Alexandroupoli-Samothraki routes.

Passengers intending to sail Saturday are advised to contact their local port authority.

CEOs from Greece's leading tourism businesses gathered at the "Reimagine Tourism in Greece" conference on Tuesday, where they discussed the industry's challenges and the urgent need for sustainable practices to ensure the long-term success of Greek tourism.

The French ocean liner Burdigala, which operated routes from Toulon in France to Thessaloniki and the Dardanelles for the transport of troops and supplies during WWI. The ship sank in 1916 northwest of Kea, near Athens, after hitting a mine laid by a German submarine.

I always had a ready excuse for not visiting the island of Kea, also known as Tzia, which lies a convenient one-hour ferry ride away from the coast of Lavrio in southeastern Attica: "It's so close; we'll go another time." Well, the years went by and that "other time" only came one weekend earlier this summer.

An agreement for the creation of waterdromes in Alexandroupoli and on the island of Samothrace was signed on Tuesday, Ellinika Ydatodromia (Greek Water Airports) has announced.

Folk musicians perform on the island of Kea. Α program organized by the Municipal Public Benefit Organization of Kea with the support of the Cycladic Identity initiative of the Museum of Cycladic Art focused on recording these and other elderly instrumentalists who continue to propagate folk music traditions.

A bush fire broke out on the Cycladic island of Kea on Friday afternoon.

According to fire service reports, the blaze has spread across an area of sparse vegetation between towns, specifically Coressia and Ioulis, neither of which are in immediate danger.

Extinguishing efforts have been undertaken by two of the island's volunteer fire-fighting vehicles.

The atelier of Greek painter Alekos Fassianos (1935-2022) on the island of Kea, which opened just once last year for an educational program for local children, will be open to all this year from July 15. The little house was Fassianos' "home" when he returned from rainy Paris. 'Slowly, my love for the sea made me settle in Kea, the beautiful island full of surprises,' he was quoted as saying.

Greece is tightening controls on its sea border with Turkey following rumors of a plot to send migrants infected with the novel coronavirus to Greek shores. Due to the extreme sensitivity of the issue, officials in Athens have maintained a cautious stance.

Greek authorities have received information that at least two decommissioned ships carrying large numbers of migrants, similar to a small tanker that ran aground off a Cycladic island last week, may be setting sail from Turkey to Greece in the coming days.