Hello again from a semi-cloudy but warm Arillas.
Yesterday there was a new announcement about the gradual unlocking and relaxation of the covid-19 measures in Greece. From Next
Monday the 4th May there will be no more controls and moving registrations , small shops, hairdressers, barbershops, beauty-salons would be able to open under specific restrictions concerning covid-19 safety.
Face masks will be compulsory while being in public... From the 11 May
there will be more other retail stores, except for shopping malls, however, travelling ban to other prefectures or other islands will still be in force. Schools will start a partial opening from that date to mid June while only permanent residents can travel to the islands from the mainland.
On the 1st of June cafes, and restaurants will be able to open, probably those with outdoor areas. Many restrictions are coming in that sector that I have not understood yet. There will be advice about tables density and distance, covid-19 safety, masks for every person working within this sector etc.
The first
SMALL tourist accommodation facilities will be able to open some time
after the 15th of JUNE so far we have flights coming in to Corfu.
The ministry of tourism is talking about restarting tourism from the beginning of JULY but that is also depended on whether there will be flights to and from Corfu .So it means that we now have
May and most of June with no tourists but we can be a bit more flexible in going around villages , shopping ( I'can now have my haircut) etc. we can now go to the beach and do some sports.
I have not understood yet when we will be able to go in to the sea without "braking the law".Apparently two days ago a local expat lady was fined 150 euros for swimming in Arillas beach ALONE.
The Arillas international
BEER FESTIVAL was cancelled yesterday that is normally taking place in end September every year. I think all local smaller festivals and larger events will be cancelled too because the restriction for gathering (max 10 people) will still be in force for some time.On Friday 1st May we would have started with the
Arillas trail event but this is not possible any more.
BUT I will be doing the walk with my family on that day and I have invited others to follow keeping the distances. I' ll take some pictures for you!
At the moment I'm preparing my
Taverna for the summer ... I 'm hoping to open some time next week but ONLY TAKEAWAY as this this the only option until the 1st of June.
We have some time to wait and see what the results of "unlocking" will be.
I'll keep you in touch.
Stay safe
I'm looking forward to seeing you all soon!