Greece
Greece
Extensive Rainfall Causes Widespread Damage on Thasos Island
The Greek island of Thasos in the North Aegean Sea has been suffering from extensive damage since Friday, due to the enormous amount of rainwater that has fallen there in a short period of time.
A total of six areas...
Greece
Giola, Thasos Amongst Business Insider's List with 18 Incredible European Destinations
Business Insider has put together a list with the top 18 European destinations that tourists have not yet discovered, therefore making them enjoyable without hordes of travelers.
The list includes destinations from islands and beaches to villages and attractions from...
Greece
Firefighters Risk Lives On Thasos
Memories of a big fire from 1989 were brought back again when Greek firefighters risked their lives to tackle a blaze on Thasos, an on Aug. 16.
The fire was burning in many fronts and different directions because of powerful...
Greece
Volunteer Fireman Lights Fires in Thasos To Take Revenge
A 35 year old was arrested for arson in Thasos. In his confession, he claimed he had psychological problems and said that he wanted to take revenge from the Municipality of Thasos because they had not hired him. The firemen...
Ancient Greece
Plato’s Academy: The World’s First University
Τhe Platonic Academy was founded by Plato himself in 428/427 BC in Athens, and is considered to be the world's first university.
Archaeology
Ancient Skulls Found in Greece Show Signs of Complex Surgery
An ancient skull that was discovered recently by anthropologists in the Paliokastro area of the island of Thasos, Greece shows signs of complicated surgery.
The skull, which dates from the early Byzantine period -- the fourth to the seventh century...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Athletes Who Defined the Olympic Games
Ancient Greek Olympians left their mark on history, with many of their accomplishments recorded by the greatest historians of the times.
Archaeology
The School of Aristotle: One of the First Universities in the World
A place of universal historic and cultural interest, the ruins of the School of Aristotle are located just two miles from the contemporary town of Naoussa in the Greek region of Macedonia.
Located in the region of Esvoria along the...
Europe
Greece/Turkey Arms Race: French Frigates vs. German Submarines?
It may sounds like a Balkan remake of "Dr. Strangelove," but there is an extreme war scenario where the arms race leads Greece's forces to use French frigates to fight Turkey, using German submarines.
The respective naval deals of Greece with France...
Greece
Dramatic Waterspouts Appear Off Greek Coast After Tuesday's Severe Storms
After unexpected rain storms slammed into the country early Tuesday morning, sharp-eyed weatherspotters were able to capture waterspouts which formed near the island of Thasos and the northern Greek region of Chalkidiki.
https://www.facebook.com/meteology/videos/2036007903196138
The impressive weather phenomena are simply columns of wind...
Ancient Greece
The Platonic Academy of Athens: The World’s First University
Τhe Platonic Academy was founded by Plato himself in 428/427 BC in Athens, and is considered to be the world's first university.
Greece
Chios Celebrates 105th Anniversary of Liberation from the Ottomans (video)
105 years since the liberation of Chios from the Ottomans the people of the island are taking part in ceremonies to mark the occasion.
The celebrations culminated on Saturday with a parade in the centre of the capital city.
Leading the...
Economy
Protests on Lesvos, Lemnos, Samos, Chios Against Government's Plan to Scrap Special VAT Discount for Aegean Islands
On Wednesday members of both professional and business associations took matters into their own hands and occupied the offices of the General Secretariat of Aegean and Island Policy in Mytilene, Lesvos, to protest against the planned revocation of a special...
Environment
Fire Brigade Operations Center Reports Increase of Arson Cases and Wildfires in 2016
There was a 22.8 pct increase in the number of forest fires that broke out in 2016 compared with the previous year causing a more devastating effect with the area of burnt land rising by 124.5 pct, the Fire...
Environment
WWF Greece Calls on Citizens to Help Spread Forest Fire Awareness and Prevention
Following the dreary news from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) that forest fires in Greece has been dubbed the fifth worst year in a decade for 2016, the environmental conservation organization, WWF Greece, has called for action.
At a...