just watched it... unfortunately what is happening in Kerkira is common to most of the Greek holiday islands, I have just returned from Cephalonia and its the same story, businesses that survive on tourism [especially British] are suffering, many are closing this weekend [2 weeks early] some were already shut at the beginning of October, of your running a business i cant understand Tesco being cheaper than local Olive oil if you buy on bulk best quality cold pressed extra virgin is cheap [i was offered it at 38 cents per litre but could not get 20 lts home]

Greece is not to my mind expensive [although i never went in the days of the Drachma] and the prices we paid in the shops and tavernas was around the same as the last 4 years, I think many have been put off by stupid comments in the press and on TV about them having to leave the Euro [something Germany and France would do their utmost to stop] and the reports of riots and demonstrations [these happend mainly in Athena and Theasaloniki and never on the islands

wizard

Hi not seen the program but we went in the good old days and imhop prices have not changed that much since the arrival of the euro, like here the price of somethings changed but on the whole prices in Greece are good, you can still have a good fairly cheap holiday.
Madmum

We have visited the Greek islands over many years,originally when they were on the Drachma and it was cheap but since the arrival of the Euro prices not only have increased but things like the beer was allways a 1/2 litre bottle now for the same price you get a 330ml bottle.Its a shame as the people are nice and the welcome and the food were wonderfull.
Alan

Hi Glynis

I've been watching this series and enjoying the insight into the island.

Over the last decade I think Lidl have been opening larger supermarkets on the Greek islands and Corfu has several.

http://www.gps-data-team.com/where/Lidl_Kerkyra

http://www.gps-data-team.com/where/Lidl_Kerkyra_1

http://www.gps-data-team.com/where/Lidl_Lefkimmi

The local minimarkets are like our corner shops and so the prices would be higher and I guess buying at Tesco and shipping from the UK would be cheaper. Bit of a long wait if you just fancy a Ginsters pasty

Going back a few years the islands would have been pretty much agricultural before tourism and everything grown or produced on the island with the few needed items shipped over from the mainland. I can remember hotels having chickens running about and areas where they grew all their veg and fruit, and pretty much everyone had a plot of land with a goat and a few chickens or gardens full of veg growing.

I went out with a local on zakynthos fishing a good few years back and it was so easy and quick to dive for an octopus and chucked a net out and caught a bucket full of little spratts. They were cooked up on a BBQ and we had them with fresh tomatoes from the garden. Simple life..

Hi nut.magnet

I'm still enjoying the series too. It was a bit sad on the last show to hear about the olive trees and how the couple were having to store the olives hoping for a price increase. That, coupled with the fact on a previous show it told of how it was cheaper to buy imported Olive Oil made you wonder just what the outcome is going to be regarding the future of the Olive groves.

is it a seris.. i thought it was a one off i only watched the first one

You can do catch up Brian via my link above

too late spent last evening watching them and a couple of other documentaries i missed, thanks