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Theoharis to Sky News: "The Greek islands should be on the UK Green List"
LONDON. Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis met with government officials and representatives from airlines and the tourist sector in London.
TUI flights to Corfu from 15 May - Greek Tourism Minister in Berlin
BERLIN. German travel giant TUI will begin its summer 2021 holiday packages to Greece as of May 14, the date the country has scheduled to officially open for tourism.
Sacred relics of St.Spyridon returned to reliquary
CORFU. The traditional 4-day worship of St. Spyridon concluded with the return of the sacred relics of the saint to the reliquary on Tuesday evening.
Fireworks and ringing of bells at midnight for Resurrection in Corfu
CORFU. At exactly midnight the sky lit up with fireworks and church bells rang out joyfully.
Large numbers at the First Resurrection in Corfu Town
CORFU. Pots were smashed to ΄exorcise the evil΄.
Epitaphios and St.Spyridon procession
CORFU. The Epitaphios procession with the Sacred Relics of St. Spyridon just went around the block at St, Spyridon Church on Saturday at 9am.
Religious tradition ΄beats΄ lockdown measures
CORFU. People gathered in St. Spyridon Square and the narrow streets to see the shortened Epitaphios procession.
Corfu Events Organisation (OKE) - Epitaphios at Church of St.George, Old Fortress
CORFU. The procession was held outside the church.
Epitaphios with the scouts at Faliraki
CORFU. An Epitaphios procession took place at Faliraki early this evening.
΄Mantzaros΄ Philharmonic Ensemble perform "Simeron Kremate" online
CORFU. Online performance by ΄Mantzaros΄ Philharmonic Society musicians in Corfu, Athens and Germany.
South Corfu Mayor happy with decision to remove waste bales
CORFU. Mayor Kostas Lessis said: "We won΄t relax until the landfill area is assigned to South Corfu Municipality."
Bells will ring at midnight for Resurrection - church service at 9 p.m.
CORFU. Church bells will ring out at midnight on Easter Saturday as usual even though church services will take place at 9 p.m. this year due to the pandemic.
Liston lit up in purple
CORFU. Liston has now been lit up in purple, the colour of mourning, for Easter Week.
Change in curfew time from today
Curfew begins an hour later from today - Details of church services in Easter Week.
Palm Sunday procession held at church this year
CORFU. Due to the pandemic the traditional Palm Sunday procession through the town was not held this year.
Shop opening hours for Easter
CORFU. Corfu Trade Association has announced the recommended opening hours for the Easter period.
Easter with two masks and mandatory tests for priests
ATHENS. Based on the recommendations from experts the Government has announced strict measures for church services in Easter Week and for the Easter table.
Vaccination appointments for 30-39 age group available from Tuesday 27 April
The vaccination programme will be extended to younger age groups from Easter Week.
