Easter
΄Old΄ Philharmonic Band plays ΄Adagio΄ at usual time on Good Friday..but online!
CORFU. Good Friday was completely unlike any other year. Everyone stayed at home but the music from the Philharmonic Bands could be heard everywhere.
Epitaphio in the empty streets of Corfu Town
CORFU. Take a walk through the empty streets of Corfu Town along the route of the Epitaphio. Dedicated to all our friends.
Reduced shop opening hours on Good Friday
Supermarkets open 13:00 - 19:00. Chemists closed.
΄Adagio΄ in Corfu Town on Thursday night - with police presence!
CORFU. Traditionally members of the public gather outside the ΄Old΄ Philharmonic Society on the Thursday before Easter to listen to a rehearsals of Adagio.
Nikos Hardalias: Lockdown fines to double over the three days of Easter
ATHENS. The Civil Protection Deputy Minister announced that there will be stricter measures from 21:00 on Easter Saturday until midnight on Easter Monday.
΄Old΄ Philharmonic Society: "We΄ll stay at home but will still keep our tradition alive"
CORFU. The much-loved music associated with Good Friday and Easter Saturday will be heard tonight from the speakers outside the ΄Old΄ Philharmonic Society building and the traditional Thursday night rehearsal will be online.
Chemists closed on Good Friday, Easter Day and Easter Monday
CORFU. According to Corfu Pharmacists΄ Association, the public will be served by the on-duty chemists.
Ipsos shore road lit up for Easter
CORFU. Special lighting for Easter Week in Ipsos.
Nikos Hardalias: Cemeteries closed on Good Friday
ATHENS. Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias also gave an update on shop opening hours on Good Friday.
Corfu lit up in purple for Easter Week
CORFU. Corfu has now been lit up in purple - the colour of Divine Mourning.
Civil Protection Deputy Minister: "Some people shouldn΄t consider themselves to be ΄better believers΄ than others"
ATHENS. Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias sent a strong message to everyone following the two cases with churches in Koukaki and Corfu.
Different kind of Palm Sunday this year - but Philharmonic Bands still ΄present΄
CORFU. Even under these circumstances Corfu Easter with music from the Philharmonic Bands is the best antidote for the depression caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
΄Lockdown΄ Lazarus Carols in Episkepsi village
CORFU. The traditional Easter celebrations began with Lazarus Carols...but with a difference!
Philharmonic Bands will be present in sound at Easter
CORFU. This Easter Corfiots will have to go without seeing their beloved Philharmonic Bands.
Corfu Medical Association: "The next two weeks will show when the nightmare will end"
CORFU. With Easter coming up, the Medical Association said, "The 4 cases in Corfu have shown us that the virus is here and is looking for victims - let΄s not give it the chance."
€300 fines and removal of number plates for those trying to go on trips or excursions
ATHENS. Stricter checks at toll booths for the Easter period. Anyone who tries to travel despite the ban will receive a big fine and have their number plates removed.
Religious services behind closed doors in Easter Week
ATHENS. Church of Greece Holy Synod decision due to coronavirus - Donation of €150,000 plus one monthly salary from each of the Synod members.
Who will receive the 800 Euro benefit - Easter bonus will be paid in full
ATHENS. The third package of economic measures was announced by the Ministers for Finance, Development and Employment Christos Staikouras, Adonis Giorgiades and Yiannis Vroutsas.
