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Greece
2019 Set to Be Best Wine Production Year in a Decade for Northern Greece
Experts recently announced that 2019 will be one of the best -- if not the best -- year in a decade in terms of the quality of Greek wines produced in the northern part of the country.
As is widely known,...
Greece
Missing British Tourist Found Dead in Greece's Epirus Region
A search-and-rescue team on Wednesday located the dead body of a 26-year-old British man who had been missing since last Sunday, when he went hiking in the Zagoria region in northwestern Greece. The body was found in a gorge...
Greece
Magnitude 5.3 and 4.9 Earthquakes Shake Greek-Albanian Border
Two major earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.3 and 4.9 on the Richter scale hit the Greek-Albanian border at 07:26 and 10:00 local time on Saturday morning (05:26, 08:00 GMT+1). Many smaller quakes have also been recorded.
The epicenters of...
Economy
Four Regions in Greece Named Among Europe's Poorest
Four regions in Greece were included in the list of the poorest in Europe, according to a report from Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, which was published on Tuesday.
East Macedonia-Thrace, Epirus, the North Aegean and West Macedonia all have...
Culture
Thousands Celebrate Epirus Culture in Athens (video)
Thousands of people turned up on Sunday at an indoor arena in Piraeus, south of Athens, to watch a spectacular display of Epirus culture.
The annual gathering of the Panepirotic Association of Greece was a great opportunity for Epirotes to...
Greece
U.S. Ambassador on the Bear Trail Promotes Beautiful Greek Mountains (video)
U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has been visiting the alpine area of Epirus in north-western Greece highlighting the unexpected beauty of the mountains and the opportunities for skiing.
Last week, the American diplomat visited Greece's "bear country" near the...
Greece
The Unparalleled Natural Beauty of Greece's Epirus in a Stunning Video
Zagorohoria, Metsovo, Tzoumerka, Drakolimni, Parga, Sivota, Bella Vraka, Acherontas estuary, Konitsa. Places of fantastic natural beauty, some of them so diverse that Epirus could be called the region of a thousand faces.
Epirus is more beautiful that Scotland or France's...
Culture
Epirus Cultural Heritage Unfolds at Athens Ancient Theater
The Panepirotic Confederation of Greece, the organization that keeps the customs alive and promotes the rich history and culture of Greece’s Epirus region, will hold a big musical, theatrical and dance performance in Athens' odeon of Herodes Atticus, under...
Greece
Bella Vraka: The Majestic Greek Beach in Epirus
The landscape looks like it belongs to another place, not mainland Greece. But the Bella Vraka beach in Epirus, washed by the waters of the Ionian Sea, is a place full of splendor and summertime magic.
Looking more like an...
Animals
Footage of Soldiers' Dog Cruelty Shocks Greece
Video footage showing two Greek soldiers tormenting a dog before throwing it off a cliff has shocked the public and to the culprits being arrested.
The incident occurred a few months ago at a military unit in Epirus, north-western Greece.
The...