South Aegean

Turkish navy ships violated Greek national waters without interception from Greek naval forces for 20 minutes around the waters of the island of Agathonisi near Kalymnos in the south Aegean Sea.

Kasos, is an island of the Dodecanese near Karpathos. Its history goes back to the time of Homer, as according to him it participated in the Trojan War with ships.

The island, as the rest of the Dodecanese, saw many conquerors (Venetians, Ottomans, Italians).

The 11th Medieval Festival of Rhodes takes place inside the UNESCO-listed Medieval Town on the southeastern Aegean island from May 26 to 28. Organizers invite locals and visitors to join in activities inspired by the era when the Knights of Saint John ruled over the island.

After the mystery surrounding whether Lindsay Lohan’s sudden liking to Islamic garb, had anything to do with a possible change of faith or her preparing a clothing line, the Hollywood “bad-girl” was seen on the island of Mykonos. Lohan decided to visit her favourite holiday spot early this year and was “caught” on camera landing on the cosmopolitan island in a helicopter at a private villa.

The Greek community in Australia is one of the most well-established and integrated in the land down under. It has managed to distinguish itself in all fields of the Australian society with one of the most prosperous and successful ones located in Perth in the state of Western Australia.

The mayors of 13 small Greek islands have sent a request to the government asking for free access to the internet. The petition, published by the Athens-Macedonia News Agency, bears the names of mayors on islands that have less than 1,000 residents. They hope that the coalition will give their proposal due consideration.

A little over two years ago, the mayor of the island of Milos, Gerasimos Damoulakis, visited the Louvre Museum in Paris to see the Venus de Milo - the Aphrodite of Milos - up close. But upon entering, rather than asking for a ticket, he said: "I am the mayor of Milos.

Summer might not be here yet, but the lovers of sun and sea are gradually making their way to cosmopolitan island of Mykonos. Yiannis Amanatidis, the former Bundesliga player and current coach of Iraklis was sighted on the “windy island” with a beautiful brunette babe enjoying the warm weather during the Easter break.

Lifestyle magazine “JETSETTER” presents the most amazing Greek hotels in its online version. The unbelievable blue waters with the stark white houses make the perfect composition for the unique picturesque scenery of the Greek islands. The real conundrum is which island to choose, according to the article.

From Jetsetter.com

British newspaper Guardian’s writer Hannah Jane Parkinson writes a piece entitled “Island hopping in Greece’s Dodecanese”, where she explains why she is obsessed with the small island of Leros. From the Guardian: