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The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports organizes successfully the August Full Moon 2019 celebration every year since August 2002, by offering free entrance to archaeological sites, museums and monuments under the August full moon. The celebration of August FullMoon 2019 will be held on Thursday, August 15 th. The …
Read More »Tuesday the 13th: Day of bad luck and misfortune in Greece (Poll)
What if the whole Western superstition world considers Friday the 13th as an unlucky day? For Greeks, the days of bad luck and misfortune is Tuesday the 13th! For Greeks, Tuesday is generally an unlucky day as the day is supposed to be dominated by the influence of Ares, the …
Read More »North Macedonia bans the Vergina Sun from public spaces
A ban on the use of the Vergina Sun in all public spaces in North Macedonia came into effect on Monday, as the neighboring country implements the conditions of the name deal it signed with Greece last year. The agreement, which was approved by both national Parliaments in early 2019, …
Read More »Evia Forest Fire out of control: 4 villages evacuated, state of emergency
The forest fire in Evia went out of control on Tuesday noon due to strong winds blowing with intensity 5 and 6 Beaufort thus changing the direction of the blaze. Dramatic hours for locals who have to evacuate their villages. Very thick smog covers the broader area creating a suffocating …
Read More »Andros Mayor at odds with Leonardo DiCaprio over sea pollution
A war of words has broken out between the mayor of the island of Andros, Theodosis Sousousis, and Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio over the sea pollution in the Cyclades island. Reason is a video uploaded by DiCaprio in which it shows the seabed of the island full of plastic bags …
Read More »Athens smoke due to forest fires: KEELPNO advice for vulnerable people
Are you a resident of Athens and suffering from burning eyes or coughing on Tuesday? Did you wake up in the morning smelling “something was burning”? Is the view is the area you live “blur”? It is because of the smoke caused by the forest and wild fires burning in …
Read More »Evia: Settlement, monastery evacuated, NATURA Narrow Forest on fire
The forest fire in central Evia seems to be out of control due to powerful winds blowing in the area. The thick smoke of burning pine trees have reached Attica and capital Athens. On fire is the narrow forest Dirfys protected by NATURA 2000. The fire is near three village …
Read More »Jellyfish Alert: Google Map Application for Greece’s beaches
A pioneering application was created by Google: The application shows beaches in Greece where jellyfish have appeared. According to the application, jellyfish is currently in eight beaches across the country: in Avlaki beach in Porto Rafti, East Attica, in Kantare of Corinth, in Anavros, Liri and Kritharia, Magnesia, in Neoi …
Read More »Kostas Arvanitis: Hero who saved dozens from Mati fire passes away
Fisherman Kostas Arvanitis, the hero who rescued 70 people during the deadly fires in Mati in July 2018 passed away over the weekend. He was 70 years old and was fighting against cancer. There should be a small birthday party on 23. July 2018 with family and a few friends. …
Read More »Decongration of islands, acceleration of asylum procedures is Gov’t priorities
A new ‘corridor’ of refugee and migrants flows has been formed in the last months between Alexandroupolis and Samothrace, in North-East Greece, Deputy Minister for Migration Policy at the Foreign Ministry, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, said in an interview with Kathimerini newspaper. “At the same time, we see a 44-percent increase in …
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