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Greece
Night of Opera to Honor Maria Callas in Diva's Ancestral Messinia Home
The ancestral home of opera singer Maria Callas in Neochori, Messinia, Greece, will host a unique night of opera on the night of July 8, in honor of the diva and the new museum dedicated to her life and...
Environment
Big Fire Breaks Out in Messinia
The wildfire that broke out on Monday at 1 p.m in Messinia, in southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, is out of control.
Greek authorities have preventively evacuated the villages of Mavromati, Krontires, Danilaika and Golemi, where the fire is within walking distance from the...
Greece
Messinia Split 50:50 As Mayor Candidates Call it a Draw
Local elections in Messinia yielded a dead heat in the second round of mayoral elections, with the two candidates – Giorgos Tsonis and Stathis Anastasopoulos – each garnering 9,236 votes in an exact 50:50 split.
Anastasopoulos won the first election round clearly with...
Greece
Messinian Olive Oil Leads Greek Olive Oil Production
The prefecture of Messinia has been declared the leading Greek prefecture in olive oil production. Thirty-eight percent of this year's olive oil production in Greece came from Messinia, especially in a problematic period for the Greek olive oil industry.
“Only...
Crime
Big Police Operation in Messinia, 16 Arrested
After a big police operation in the greater Kyparissia and Gargaliani region in west Messinia, Peloponnese, sixteen people were arrested.
The police investigated 255 people and 162 cars.
According to police reports, 60 people were detained on a series of charges:...
Greece
Tourists Flock to Messinia
Russian, Italian, British and German tourists are boosting tourism in Messinia, a regional unit in the southwestern part of the Peloponnesse, Greece. Air connection with Milan and Moscow has created promising expectations of a big tourist flow for the...
Greece
5 Richter Earthquake Shakes Messinia
According to the Research Director of the Institute of Geodynamics, seismologist Athanasios Ganas, the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale, had a focal depth of 38 kilometers. It was superficial and that’s why the...
Greece
Danish Olive Gathering in Messinia
This is the fourth year in a row that the program Olive gathering in Messinia has been organized with great success, offering 60 Danish a unique opportunity to meet the process of olive gathering, participate in the procedure and...
Greece
Hollywood Celebrities Choose Messinia Prefecture This Summer
Southern Messinia prefecture has attracted many celebrities from all over the globe this summer. They did not choose a Greek island to spend their vacation this year due to the area's astonishing beauty.
Hollywood stars, kings and princesses chose the...
Greece
Ancient Temple Discovered in Messinia
Archaeological research reveals an ancient temple in the mountains between Ilia and Messinia, opposite the well-known imposing temple of Epicurean Apollo.
The area around the newly discovered temple was full of architectural tools that were used to build a small...
Greece
Main Perpetrator of Double Murder in Messinia in Chuck Norris Films
While the local community of Messinia is still trying to recover from the shock concerning the murder of a 2-year-old child and his father, police authorities arrested six men, 5 Greeks and one Albanian that are supposed to have...
Greece
Four Months Quake Spate Investigated in Messinia
Experts from the Greek Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization have been dispatched to the southern Peloponnesian region of Messinia to monitor a four-month spike in seismic activity, it was reported on Tuesday by daily Kathimerini.
Scientists from the organization will...
Greece
The Tragic Story of the Four Greeks Who Perished on the Titanic
The tale of the four Greek men who died on the Titanic is not often told, but it is one of the many tragic stories about the ill-fated ship.
Greece
March 17, 1821: Greek War of Independence Begins in Mani
Mani was the place where the Greek uprising against Ottoman rule actually started and not in Kalavryta on March 25th, 1821 - as is often believed.
Culture
The History and Tradition of Arranged Marriages in Greece
Matchmaking, the practice of putting two people together in marriage, has existed across many cultures of the world, Greece included.