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Arillas Antamoma festival 2013 1 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
We are near the first weekend of August and like every year, in Arillas we have the yearly Antamoma festival. Antamoma in Greek means “get together” or “reunion”, and it is the chance for Arilliots fr...
ERT is dead, long live ERT! 22 Jun 2013 | 02:18 pm
As you may know, on Tuesday 11 June the Greek government announced that it had decided to close down ERT, the public television and radio network. The best part is that this decision was effective imm...
Finally, the Arillas Trail grand opening! 10 Jun 2013 | 01:51 pm
Sunday 9 June, more than 70 people set out to walk the Arillas Trail, from the beach up to Magoulades over the Gkrema (cliffs), and back over the Sgouroi area to the Corfu Beer brewery. We all enjoyed...
A journey, bigger than we ever expected 7 Jun 2013 | 11:12 am
(Guest post by Yannis Koryalos of combadi.com) Still remember the day, about 5 years ago when we sat down at a cafe in Paris (bit cliche, but true…) and started thinking about creating a place where o...
Would you help us? 6 Jun 2013 | 02:25 pm
We moved back to Corfu some years ago because we had a dream. Our dream was to be able to enjoy our lives and raise our children on this beautiful island. To live in harmony with nature, as cliché as ...
The Future of Tourism in Corfu 3 Jun 2013 | 06:48 pm
Following the article in The Guardian showcasing Green Corfu as a dynamic new startup in Greece in a time of crisis, there is more good news! Dr Heather Skinner (see our previous blogposts on Rebrandi...
The Arillas Trail not so grand opening 3 Jun 2013 | 04:49 pm
We had built a new bridge, cleared the path, put up new signs, developed a new logo and everything was ready for the Grand Opening of the Arillas Trail. We had even organised a party afterwards with b...
Why did the snake cross the road? 24 May 2013 | 11:30 pm
I was driving down the road when I saw a little snake cross the road. I stepped gently on the break and let her continue her journey. It was a “dendrogalia”, which could be translated as “treecat”. It...
Big Arillas Beach Cleanup report! 21 Apr 2013 | 11:37 pm
Today was the big day! We cleaned up Arillas beach and also did much more! People started to clean the beach around 10.00. We produced a fair amount of bags full of plastic and other rubbish. The sea ...
First Swim in the Sea 2013! 20 Apr 2013 | 01:40 am
Yesterday afternoon we went with the kids to the beach for a walk. To our amazement we saw that the sand had made a spectacular comeback! All winter, the beach of Arillas had no sand at all, due to th...