<strong>Greece magic:</strong> This is what it's like to visit Greece right now. Around the Peloponnese region, beaches are uncrowded and people are enjoying relaxing vacations.
Greece magic: This is what it's like to visit Greece right now. Around the Peloponnese region, beaches are uncrowded and people are enjoying relaxing vacations.
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<strong>Ancient wonders:</strong> The theater at Epidauraus was built in the 4th century BCE and has been hosting performances ever since. Fewer visitors this year means you might have it all to yourself.
Ancient wonders: The theater at Epidauraus was built in the 4th century BCE and has been hosting performances ever since. Fewer visitors this year means you might have it all to yourself.
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<strong>Limited opening:</strong> Greece is now welcoming visitors from across the European Union and a few other countries and hopes random Covid-19 tests at borders will allow it to keep borders open for the rest of the summer.
Limited opening: Greece is now welcoming visitors from across the European Union and a few other countries and hopes random Covid-19 tests at borders will allow it to keep borders open for the rest of the summer.
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<strong>Hand sanitizer everywhere: </strong>Hotels in Greece appear to be taking Covid-19 regulations seriously. Staff wear face masks or shields, check-ins are screened off and hand sanitizer is omnipresent.
Hand sanitizer everywhere: Hotels in Greece appear to be taking Covid-19 regulations seriously. Staff wear face masks or shields, check-ins are screened off and hand sanitizer is omnipresent.
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<strong>Remote working: </strong>TV and aircon remotes in Greek hotels are often wrapped in fresh plastic for each new guest to prevent infection spread.
Remote working: TV and aircon remotes in Greek hotels are often wrapped in fresh plastic for each new guest to prevent infection spread.
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<strong>Sunset steam clean:</strong> As the last rays vanish over the imposing cliff above the coastal town of Gerolimenas, staff at the upscale Kyrimai Hotel can be seen steam cleaning the poolside recliners.
Sunset steam clean: As the last rays vanish over the imposing cliff above the coastal town of Gerolimenas, staff at the upscale Kyrimai Hotel can be seen steam cleaning the poolside recliners.
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<strong>Food and face masks:</strong> Vasiliki Besiou sports a face covering as she waits tables at the Takis seafood restaurant in the beautiful bay village of Limeni.
Food and face masks: Vasiliki Besiou sports a face covering as she waits tables at the Takis seafood restaurant in the beautiful bay village of Limeni.
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<strong>Unexpected visitor:</strong> This friendly guy visiting the shoreline dinner table of Limeni wasn't wearing a face mask.
Unexpected visitor: This friendly guy visiting the shoreline dinner table of Limeni wasn't wearing a face mask.
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<strong>Social distancing:</strong> Keeping your distance is a struggle for friendly folk in Greece, but the two-meter rule is enforced in some enclosed spaces, like the Caves of Diros, a subterranean coastal attraction that's one of the highlights of a trip to the Peloponnese.
Social distancing: Keeping your distance is a struggle for friendly folk in Greece, but the two-meter rule is enforced in some enclosed spaces, like the Caves of Diros, a subterranean coastal attraction that's one of the highlights of a trip to the Peloponnese.
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<strong>Island hopping:</strong> Anyone boarding one of Greece's many inter-island ferries needs to fill in extra paperwork to help tracing. Face masks must be worn when passengers are inside.
Island hopping: Anyone boarding one of Greece's many inter-island ferries needs to fill in extra paperwork to help tracing. Face masks must be worn when passengers are inside.
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<strong>Escape from it all: </strong>There are plenty of places where no face coverings are required. With so many to choose from it's easy to find a secluded place to swim alone in Greece.
Escape from it all: There are plenty of places where no face coverings are required. With so many to choose from it's easy to find a secluded place to swim alone in Greece.
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<strong>Empty beach:</strong> This cove, deserted by all but one one bather, is a typical site in the wild but stunning Mani peninsula in the Peloponnese.
Empty beach: This cove, deserted by all but one one bather, is a typical site in the wild but stunning Mani peninsula in the Peloponnese.
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<strong>Volcano view: </strong>The extinct Kaimeni Chora volcano on the island of Methana offers great views over the Saronic Gulf.
Volcano view: The extinct Kaimeni Chora volcano on the island of Methana offers great views over the Saronic Gulf.
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<strong>Soul-soothing sunsets: </strong>No Greek vacation is complete without some stellar sundowns, like this one over the western coast of the Mani.
Soul-soothing sunsets: No Greek vacation is complete without some stellar sundowns, like this one over the western coast of the Mani.
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<strong>Tower houses:</strong> The Mani is famous for its villages of towers, which sit atop wild and windswept hilltops. Many are ruined, but some are being restored and rented out to tourists.
Tower houses: The Mani is famous for its villages of towers, which sit atop wild and windswept hilltops. Many are ruined, but some are being restored and rented out to tourists.
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<strong>Gythio at sunset:</strong> The quiet port town of Gythio is a great place to overnight during a Peloponnese road trip. Its waterfront restaurants offer a low-key place to unwind after a day of sightseeing or swimming.
Gythio at sunset: The quiet port town of Gythio is a great place to overnight during a Peloponnese road trip. Its waterfront restaurants offer a low-key place to unwind after a day of sightseeing or swimming.
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<strong>Unusual attraction:</strong> This "ghost ship" stranded on Valtaki beach north of Gythio makes an Instagram-friendly backdrop to a swimming session. The shipwreck of the Dimitrios has been there since slipping its moorings in 1981.
Unusual attraction: This "ghost ship" stranded on Valtaki beach north of Gythio makes an Instagram-friendly backdrop to a swimming session. The shipwreck of the Dimitrios has been there since slipping its moorings in 1981.
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<strong>Mavrovouni: </strong>Just south of Gythio is the wide expanse of sand at Mavrovouni, another largely empty beach.
Mavrovouni: Just south of Gythio is the wide expanse of sand at Mavrovouni, another largely empty beach.
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<strong>Akrotiri Tenaro Lighthouse:</strong> At the southernmost point of mainland Greece, and one of the most southerly points of mainland Europe, this remote lighthouse feels about as far away from coronavirus as you can get.
Akrotiri Tenaro Lighthouse: At the southernmost point of mainland Greece, and one of the most southerly points of mainland Europe, this remote lighthouse feels about as far away from coronavirus as you can get.
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