Adults in the Room: Film shooting starts in downtown Athens (video, pictures)
Director Costas Gavras turned the Kotzias square in the historical center of Athens into a setting for his latest film “Adults in the Room” based on the book of former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis...
View ArticleHailstorm in Athens in the middle of April! (pictures, videos)
A sudden hailstorm in the middle of April surprised residents on Athens and the south-east suburbs early afternoon Monday. Within minutes, large quantities of hail covered the streets of the Greek...
View ArticleThe “Partridges” of Kozani: The amazing embroidered Easter Eggs (pictures)
They call them πέρδικες, Easter “Partridges.” They are are amazing Easter eggs, embroidered eggs, unique pieces of art the women in Grevena and Kozani prepare each and every Easter. The traditional...
View ArticlePolice publishes pictures of Suzanne Eaton murderer, appeals to public
Greece Police on the island of Crete publishes pictures of the 27-year-old confessed murderer of Suzanne Eaton. The pictures are published as police is seeking similar assault cases committed by the...
View ArticleHeidi Klum gets married on Onassis’ legendary yacht “Christina O”
Famous fashion model Heidi Klum and Tokio Hotel guitarist, Tom Kaulitz got married for a second time in an amazing ceremony on the legendary yacht, “Christina O.” that once belonged to Greek...
View ArticleCamping and hotel evacuated due to wild fire on Elafonisos
A camping site and one hotel have been evacuated when a big wild fire broke on the small island of Elafonisos between Peloponnese and Kythera on Saturday morning. Evacuees have been ordered to go to...
View ArticleHelicopter with 3 onboard crashes into the sea off Poros; Black Out (UPD2))
A private helicopter crashed into the sea near the port of the island of Poros short before 4 o’ clock on Tuesday afternoon. Search and Rescue operation for pilot and passengers. Black out on the...
View ArticlePilgrims get blessing pressing theirs bodies through a miracle hole
Hundreds of pilgrims flocked to the chapel of Saints Andrianos and Natalia by Naplio to get a blessing from a holy hole. Pilgrims press their bodies through a small hole under the icon of Virgin Mary....
View ArticleWhirlwind sweeps over Kalamata in West Peloponnese (videos, picts)
A whirlwind swept over the city of Kalamata on Tuesday and created havoc, at the same time when a storm was striking the city in South-West Peloponnese. It was short after 2 o’ clock in the afternoon,...
View ArticleStorms over Greece: Flooded roads, power outages, waterspouts (videos)
Homes and businesses were flooded, waterspouts were formed and power outages have taken place as a bad weather front stroke West Greece on Thursday. The island of Corfu, the regions of Messologhi and...
View ArticleTorrential rainfalls on Syros, Andros, thunderstorm on Cyclades (videos, picts)
Streets turned into rivers, homes and shops were flooded, landslides occurred, vehicles were swept away form the waters of flooded rivers and streams and motorists were trapped in their cars after a...
View ArticleTenea: Heated baths complex, spectacular findings unearthed in “lost city”
Recent excavations in the archaeological site of the ‘lost city” Tenea have brought o light spectacular findings. The hometown of Oedipus, according to the myth, revealed extensive facilities of public...
View ArticleFolegandros: Missing tourist from New Zealand found 55 nm off Crete
An incredible adventure for a 45-year-old tourist from New Zealand sailing the Greek islands with a catamaran yacht. The woman went missing from the island of Folegandros Friday noon and was found on...
View ArticleChania: Heavy rainfall floods homes, destroys greenhouses, damages road network
A heavy rainstorm in Chania prefecture on Sunday night flooded homes and businesses, destroyed greenhouses, caused landslides and has several villages isolated from the rest of the world. Home of a...
View ArticleStorm “Geryon”: Dramatic moments in mud-floods in West Attica (picts, videos)
With full power storm “Geryon” stroke the beach town of Kinetta in West Attica in the night from Sunday to Monday causing unprecedented destruction. Dozens of calls to Fire Service to evacuate people...
View ArticleExarchia: Greek riot police strips demonstrators off, humiliates them
Greek riot police showed extensive cruelty and use of force by stripping and humiliating at least two demonstrators on Friday night. The incidents took place following clashes after the march on the...
View ArticleEarthquake 6.8R in Turkey: Death toll rises to 21, more than 1030 injured...
A powerful earthquake stroke with 6.8R South-East Turkey on Friday evening. The epicenter was located close to Doganyol between the towns of Malatya and Elazig and had a focal depth of 6.7 km....
View ArticleMoving story: Ex US FM James Baker III and the “Zante Girl”
A moving story from the devastating earthquake in Zakynthos in 1953: A young officer who later became US Secretary of State and the mysterious “Zante Girl. The story comes again to spotlight, after the...
View ArticleRiot police clash with locals over migration centers on the islands (videos)
Extensive clashes erupted overnight on islands of Lesvos and Chios and continue on Tuesday, with local authorities and residents trying to prevent the arrival of riot police, water canons and...
View ArticleEarthquake 6R causes mini tsunami in south-eastern Crete (picts, video)
The earthquake that stroke off the island of Crete with a magnitude of 6 R on Saturday afternoon caused a mini tsunami, Greek seismologists and international scientists confirmed later on the day. The...
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