SYRIZA president Alexis Tsipras is campaigning in Crete with the catchphrase “vote for Greece or for Merkel”. In an island full of disenfranchised socialist voters who used to give PASOK party huge majorities in the 1980s and 1990s, Tsipras hopes that he can capture some of these votes.

A firecracker exploded during Saturday evening's Resurrection service on Santorini, resulting in the hospitalization of one woman.

“Tasting great wines may be a transporting experience, but there’s no substitute for actually getting off the couch and going there,” or so the pundits at Wine Enthusiast magazine.