Astypalea: a little bit closer now?

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16 September 2022

Astypalea is a magnificent Greek island in the heart of the Aegean Sea. It is difficult to access from the mainland, but now significant European investments are changing its prospects, starting with internal mobility. A photo gallery

As part of the EMOBICITY  programme, the Greek government and the Volkswagen Group are creating an innovative mobility system on the island of Astypalea: the island's current transport system will switch to electric vehicles, powered by renewable energy produced locally. In the long term, Astypalea should become a model island for climate-neutral mobility. Our correspondent Mary Drosopoulos well described the changes taking place in Astypalea in her reportage