Colourful umbrellas shade a row of lounge chairs on a beach near Tigaki on Kos
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Promotional poster for the Robert McCabe photo exhibition Patmos: Pathways of Memory, hosted at the Old Primary School in Chora until August 25
Now showing: If you happen to be visiting Patmos this month, make a point to drop by the Old Primary School in Chora one evening to see a special exhibition of photos of the island by noted American photographer Robert McCabe.
Patmos: Pathways of Memory is an exhibition of 80 select photos and audiovisual images that McCabe shot on Patmos over the course of three decades.
According to VisitGreece, the official tourism website for the Greece National Tourism Organisation, the show gives visitors an opportunity “to see not only images of the island that have faded away as time passed but also favourite aspects of the Patmian daily life and tradition which continue to stand the test of time. Pictures of landscapes of the past and people who may not exist anymore, come to life again and are treated with respect and discretion through Robert MacCabe’s lens.”
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A flock of sheep approaches the main highway from a side road leading to the Grikos Bay resort area on Patmos island
Mass transit: One of the things we appreciate most about our Greek Island vacations is our temporary escape from the commuter chaos that clogs the city streets during the morning and afternoon rush hours back home.
That doesn’t mean we escape traffic problems altogether when we’re in Greece. It’s just that the ones we encounter are generally a lot more interesting and usually quite entertaining to see.
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More than two dozen feature films, documentaries and shorts will be shown this coming week during the third International Film Festival of Patmos
Reel thing: One of my favourite Greek islands, Patmos, is perhaps best known for the historic Monastery of St John the Evangelist, which is visited by scores of pilgrims, tourists and cruise ship passengers each year. But for the next seven days, the scenic Dodecanese island will be in the spotlight for an altogether different cultural attraction — the third International Film Festival of Patmos (IFFP).
More than two dozen documentaries, shorts and feature films — including the current Hollywood hit Before Midnight, for which scenes were filmed in Messinia, Pylos and other parts of the southern Peloponnese of Greece — will be screened during the weeklong event, which runs July 24-31.
Venues include the 400-seat Cinema Under the Stars, an open air theater at the School of Skala where feature films will be shown, and the 200-seat Documentaries and Shorts Hall at the Patmos Aktis Suites & Spa luxury hotel at gorgeous Grikos Bay.
This 90-second clip is the official trailer for the International Film Festival of Patmos (IFFP). It offers an “eclectic tour” of Patmos, the IFFP website says, and gives “a glimpse of the island’s unique lifetstyle” by peering at scenery through foliage or from unexpected angles.
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The promotional poster for the International Aegean Sailing Rally, an annual competition that takes place from today through July 29.
Milestone event: Competitors from around the world will set sail today in the International Aegean Sailing Rally, the most prestigious sailing regatta in Greece.
Organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club, the event was founded in 1964 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
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Agriolivadi Bay on Patmos, part of the Dodecanese island group. Patmos is one of five islands that the Globe & Mail says travellers “need to see.”
Good time to visit: During the past five years of economic turmoil, Greece has been subjected to extensive bad publicity in the world press, with a steady barrage of negative news stories focussing on strikes and riots and the massive social upheaval caused by high unemployment and painful austerity programs. It’s refreshing to see the tide changing, with major international media outlets now regularly publishing feature articles that recommend travelling to Greece instead of avoiding it.
One article in particular — Luring tourists back to Greece by Liz Alderman of The New York Times — has been republished in major newspapers in countries around the world. In that piece, published on May 23, Alderman notes that “travelers are returning in greater numbers this year, lured by discounts of up to 20 percent on hotels in major cities and on Greece’s stunning islands, as well as assurances — at least for now — that Greece won’t be ditching the euro and returning to the drachma after all.”
Writers at other high-profile newspapers have been filing their own reports explaining why the time is right to visit Greece, and recommending where travellers should go.
Here’s a roundup of several interesting travel reports I’ve discovered just in the past week alone:
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