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Grevena, the Mushroom Capital of Greece

For decades, a unique form of 'hunt' has been taking place on the slopes surrounding[...]

One Arrest Made as Ancient Artifacts Found in House in Grevena

Seventeen ancient archaeological treasures have been discovered in the house of a resident of the West Macedonian city of Grevena. The Hellenic Police arrested the 49-year old owner of the home and confiscated among other items four vessels, the base...

Greek Police Arrest 3 Antiquity Smugglers at Grevena

Hellenic Police on Saturday arrested three men at Grevena, northwestern Greece, for illegal possession of antiquities of particular archaeological and scientific value. According to the Athens News Agency, the three men, 42, 52 and 63 years old, had in their...

Fossil of Gigantic Bear Found in Grevena

A 3-million-year-old fossil of a gigantic bear discovered in the village of Milia in Grevena in northern Greece proves once again that the Greek palaeo-environment was favorable to the development of creatures of such enormous size. In the past,...

ARCPIN Project Protects Bears in Grevena

In October 2013, a series of actions will start being implemented in the Municipality of Grevena, a mainly mountainous and agricultural area located within the administrative region of Western Macedonia, Greece, for two years, in the framework of the...

Medical Report Shows Grevena Prisoners Beaten

A doctor’s report shows that 28 inmates in the Grevena prison in northern Greece suffered signs of beating while in custody. They said they were attacked by officers from the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (EKAM) while in their cells during...

Bears Found Dead in Grevena

A few days ago, the environmental organization Callisto was informed by a villager of a new instance of two bears who were found dead at a short distance from the city of Grevena, on the road to the...

Modern Centre of Paleontology to be Built Near Grevena

The Prefecture of Grevena and moreso, the village of Milia, will acquire a modern Centre of Paleontology which will host important paleontological findings from the excavations conducted there by the Geology Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for...

Japanese TV Crew Shoots "Mushroom Hunt" in Grevena

Utterly impressed by the flavors of mushrooms and the various activities developed relating to their exploitation in Grevena, the Fuji Channel crew shot pictures and videos from a local tavern serving the earthly delicacies, the nearby shops selling goods...

Grevena Residents Secretly Eat Bear for Dinner

The members of the environmental organization “Kallisto” remained speechless when they were informed by an anonymous complaint that several residents of the town of Grevena prepared a dinner and ate a bear. On the top of that, the hunters...

Earthquake Jolts Grevena, NW Greece

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Grevena in northwestern Greece Saturday morning. According to the Geophysics lab of Thessaloniki Aristotle University, the quake's epicentre was located 20km south of Grevena. No damages were reported.

Thessaloniki Marks Anniversary of Liberation From Ottomans

It was October 26, 1912 when freedom bells rang in Thessaloniki, as the Greek army liberated the city from Ottoman rule. The city was freed only twenty days after the declaration of the First Balkan War. At the start of...

Tentoglou Wins Long Jump Gold, Sets Record at European Championship

Olympic gold medalist and 2021 champion Miltiadis Tentoglou retained his European long jump title and set a new championship record.

Mount Penteli Wildfire, Near Athens Burned 6,800 Acres

Last week's massive wildfire that started in densely-forested Mount Penteli just outside of Athens burned over 2,750 hectares or about 6,800 acres. New damage totals are in from the blaze, which took hundreds of firefighters two days to contain and...

Greece Boasts One of the Oldest Oak Trees in Europe

An ancient oak tree in northern Greece is believed to be among the oldest surviving tree of its kind in Europe.