Georgios Dilvois (February 5, 1896 – July 18, 1918) Born in Alatsata in Ionia, Asia…
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The Greek island of Lesvos has seen a significant drop in refugee and illegal migrant…
Two drownings were reported in Patra and Chios over the weekend according to an announcement…
Dive in! Your underwater journey starts here as we bring you our top 5 diving destinations that make Greece a “must” destination for diving enthusiasts around the globe.
Greek Government spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni announced that the five Greek islands hosting migrant reception centre…
Four Afghan asylum-seekers were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Greece on Saturday for…
Pyrgi is a picturesque medieval village on the island of Chios, known as the “painted…
President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited on Sunday the historic village Anavato on the island of Chios, which is “a living image of the disaster caused on the island by the terrible massacre by the Turks in the spring of 1822.”
A 51-year-old man of Iraqi origin was found dead last night in the VIAL structure…
The migration and asylum ministry on Wednesday announced the death of a 28-year-old Somali man…
Two very serious incidents took place in Greek territorial waters on April 26 and 27,…
Turkey issued a new illegal NAVTEX from its Smyrna (Σμύρνα, Turkish: İzmir) station on Monday…
Across the country, from north to south, and all around the Greek islands, Easter customs and traditions are preserved unchanged through the centuries. Here are some of the most popular Easter destinations in Greece, that honour and welcome the holiday of Easter in special ways, offering unique experiences to visitors.
A moveable holiday, the celebration of Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox. All over Greece, a plethora of customs and traditions are observed during the week prior to Easter, the Holy Week.
The usual training of units of the 96th Senior Command of the National Guard Battalions…
There were numerous massacres during the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829). On this day, 4 April 1821, Constantine Mourousis, Dimitrios Paparigopoulos and Antonios Tsouras were decapitated by the Ottomans in Constantinople.
Police officers at a migrant centre in Chios were attacked by an illegal immigrant on…
In 1822, European capitals were inundated with reports about a massacre against Christians in the…
Mayors of three Greek islands bearing the brunt of intensely overcrowded refugee and migrant camps,…
Ferries at the port city of Thessaloniki will sail to north Aegean islands from March…