Halkidiki

A luxury hotel in Halkidiki, northern Greece, has been selected to host Oscar nominees for an unforgettable weeklong holiday next to the Aegean blue sea. A stay at Greece's Avaton Luxury Villas Resort is included in this year’s swag bags...

Tennis star Rafael Nadal reached an agreement with Halkidiki's Sani resort on Thursday to create the ''Rafa Nadal Tennis Center'' in the popular summer destination in northern Greece. According to the state-run AMNA news agency, the agreement provides for the creation...

After a treacherous 24-hour period, Greece's fire brigade revealed some good news, announcing on Friday that "there is no active fire front in the area of Sarti, Halkidiki." However, two firefighting air crafts, two water-dropping helicopters, 70 fire engines and...

Dozens of firefighters are struggling to bring under control a forest fire in Halkidiki which is aided by strong winds. The fire has been burning a pine forest between the villages of Sarti and Platanitsi since the early hours of...

A new campaign has been initiated to keep fishing boats from a dedicated area to protect a rare colony of seahorses in the waters off the coast of Stratoni, Halkidiki, in northern Greece. Scuba diver Vassilis Mentogiannis joined a dive...

Hellas Gold, a subsidiary of Eldorado Gold, withdrew as participant and sponsor from the First Development Conference for Halkidiki, following reactions to its inclusion. The company announced that it is withdrawing "following an issue resulting from its intention to support,...

Members of two anti-mining groups from Halkidiki and Thessaloniki held a protest rally in central Thessaloniki on Saturday in support of 21 people accused of participating in the torching of a goldmine in Halkidiki, who are expected to appear...

A baby seal has chosen to rest on the beaches of Sithonia Halkidiki. Scientists of MOm/Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Mediterranean Monk Seal were informed by the Coast Guard that a young monachus monachus is sunbathing...

British Foreign Minister and former London mayor Boris Johnson arrived in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Friday afternoon, along with his family. Johnson chose to spend his summer vacation in a European city, despite being a strong...

Eldorado Gold Corporation on Monday confirmed that Hellas Gold S.A., a Greek subsidiary of Eldorado, has received from Greece's Ministry of Energy and Environment the approval of the updated Technical Study for the Skouries Project in Halkidiki, Northern Greece. The...