Tourism inching back to normal in Greece's Areopoli amid COVID-19

Tourists and local residents sit at a restaurant in the main square of the town of Areopoli, Mani peninsula, Peloponnese region, Greece. Some travelers from Europe’s wealthier north appear more inclined to stay closer to home on concerns about coronavirus infections, which is a potential blow to countries like Spain, Italy and Greece, where tourism accounts for a big chunk of their economies.

Tourists and local residents sit outside a tavern in the town of Areopoli on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia.

A waiter wears a face mask as she prepares a table in a tavern in the town of Areopoli on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia

A waiter wearing a face mask prepares a table in a restaurant in the town of Areopoli on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia.

Tourists and local residents sit outside taverns in the town of Areopoli on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia.

Tourists and local residents sit outside taverns in the town of Areopoli on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia.

Tourists and local residents sit outside taverns in the town of Areopoli on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia.

Tourists and local residents sit outside taverns in the town of Areopoli on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia

A couple sits in a tavern in the town of Areopoli on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia.