On September 17, “Medicane Ianos” severely hit the Ioanian island of Kefalonia. Pictures and videos have emerged since that day showing the extensive damage on the island. Kefalonia heavily relies on tourism…
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On September 17, Medicane Ianos, a rare hurricane-like storm in the Mediterranean, severely hit many places in Greece. One of those places was beautiful Kefalonia. The picturesque Assos is one of the…
Cyclone Ianos left floods, power outages and extensive damage in its wake on Friday. Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) crews labored in dire conditions to repair power networks damaged on the…
Six business owners were arrested and fined over the weekend, after they were found operating their bars and restaurants past the midnight curfew. It is recalled last week, the Greek government announced…
The snakes of the Virgin Mary have made their annual appearance again in a church on the island of Kefalonia, Newsbreakgr reported. The snakes appeared later than usual, as they are usually…
A team of professional divers removed large swathes of lost fishing nets that were covering a British submarine that went down between the Ionian islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia in World War…
The Greek island of Kefalonia was jolted by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake early on Saturday morning. According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, the quake occurred at 4.38 a.m. at sea, with its…
Tonia Sotiropoulou is a Greek model and actress, notable for her role as James Bond’s lover in the film Skyfall (2012). She also played a vixen in Hercules (2014), and featured in…
Additional remains have been found and the five missing Canadian military members from the helicopter crash that occurred off the coast of Greece on Wednesday, are now presumed dead, the Canadian military…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his condolences after a Canadian military helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece on Wednesday during a routine training mission. “I express my grief over…
A Canadian helicopter participating in NATO’s Standing Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) has gone missing over the Ionian Sea between Italy and Greece, Greek officials say. The plane was flying in Italian airspace…
An Ancient Roman shipwreck that dates between 1 BC and AD 1 has been discovered on the Greek island of Kefalonia, with a cargo of around 6,000 well-preserved pots used for transporting…
Greece’s severe weather phenomena dubbed “Geryon” has brought with it heavy rain, storms, hail, and strong wind, causing a sailboat in Antirrio to capsize, leaving one man dead and another still missing.…
A severe weather warning has been issued across the country today, Wednesday, 13th of November, as a hailstorm dubbed “Victoria” has already hit parts of Greece. Heavy rain, hailstorms, and thunderstorms caused…
European low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced that it will launch fourteen brand new routes to and from Greece for the Summer 2020 schedule. This means that 147 routes from Greece can be…
The Patron Saint of Kefalonia island, Agios Gerasimos, has been a source of solace and strength for locals and pilgrims that arrive at the island to receive his grace every year. His holy…
Greek film director, Sotiris Konstantinidis has released a must see short and highly sensational film titled “Timelapse of Greece”, in collaboration with his good friend, screenwriter George Gerontopoulos. In a statement posted to his Facebook page,…
Severe thunderstorms swept across western Greece on Tuesday causing flash flooding, power outages, and tragically claiming the lives of two people struck by lightning. The storms hit the Ionian islands of Kefalonia…
Greece’s 81-year-old windsurfer Anastasia Gerolymatou has set her sights on entering the Guinness Book of Records by sailing from Skala Kefallonias to Kyllini today Saturday, August 24, on a windsurfing board, covering…
The snakes of the Virgin Mary have this year appeared in the village of Markopoulo on the island of Kefalonia, days before the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, on August…