"Final Sunset Over the Parthenon?" Greek Island May Close This Week

If you're a fan of real-life locations brought to Second Life, it looks like some bad news just dropped in. A thirteen sim area collectively known as the Greek Islands may be closing as soon as Tuesday July 5.

Anne Brightstar, informed the Newser that she had found out through a Japanese blog that the Greek Island sim would soon be closing. Soon after she posted on her Flickr a message sent to the community's renters

First of all we want to say thank you for your loyalty to us and finding yourself a Home on the Greek Islands. As sad as we are over it, we have to inform you that by next month begin of July 5th, the Greek Islands will close. The rentals which are already paid and going over the Date of 5th July, those days will be of course refund to you. For all further Informations about Rentals please contact our Rental Manager Bai Franciosa or the General Manager of the Greek Islands Bahus Black Gausman, (BBahus Resident). Thank you all for your understanding,

Second Life Newser reported on one of the sims, Myconos, in January 2014 when the sim name was Hellenic Island.

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Source: Anne Brightstar

Bixyl Shuftan

Myconos Island: A Greek Island in Second Life

One special thing about Second Life is that one can find people from around the world on the Grid. And when inspired to build, what they build sometimes reflects their home country. One Greek lady was inspired to take a small island of her country, and rebuild it on the Grid. Going down it's streets, it's like walking about the island's town.

Read more in Places.