Peloponnese

The wildfire which erupted in the Strofilia forest in northwest Peloponnese on Tuesday is said to be under control, after dozens of firefighters and fire-fighting aircraft battled the flames. Firefighting planes rejoined the fight against the fire, which was burning on the...

The very strong winds that have swept across Greece since Thursday, caused disruptions in the city of Nafplio on Saturday. According to the port authorities of Nafplio, Southern Greece, a speed boat was partially engulfed by water in the city's port...

The "Global Earthquake Model", a new online resource created by the Global Science Forum of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), was released last week. Its digital, interactive online maps depict all currently-known global seismic hazards. The project's aim...

The Byzantine and Venetian fortress town of Monemvasia in the southern Peloponnese has been captured in all its glory in a recent drone video produced by Cityph0t0graphy.  Few people who visit Greece are aware of the great historical importance of the...

The ski resort of Kalavryta will receive new investment that could reach €20 million ($23 million), according to George Lazouras, the Mayor of the region, in an announcement to the state-run news service AMNA. Kalavryta is located near the city of Patras...

The Greek Ministry of Culture announced that archaeologists discovered residential areas at a site identified as the ancient city of Tenea in Peloponnese. It is believed that the first inhabitants were Trojan prisoners of war who Agamemnon permitted to build...

According to data derived from Russia's Vestnik ATOP Association of Tour Operators, which works closely with Greece’s Tourism Organization in Moscow, Russian tourists who visited Greece between January and September 2018 preferred visiting Athens and its riviera, as well...

Kyparissia is a beautiful seaside town located on the western coast of the Peloponnese that is off of the usual tourist path. The town itself has only around 5,100 inhabitants, making it an ideal place to sneak away and...

The Corinth Canal is rightfully considered one of the great engineering accomplishments of Greece. The construction of the Corinth Canal not only changed the shipping world, but it also changed the geography of Greece itself as well, as it technically turned...

A difficult and strange rescue operation took place on Monday in Peloponese’s Elia region. Everything started 15 days ago, when a local farmer lost his horse, named ''Haido''. The horse couldn’t be found anywhere as friends and members of his family...