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Greece
10 Reasons to Visit the Peloponnese Region of Greece This Summer
Located at just about a 1-hour drive from Athens, the Peloponnese region offers a plethora of historical sites, culture, and beauty to tourists looking for a spectacular trip in Greece; there are many reasons why this region of Greece...
Greek News
Floods in Greece’s Peloponnese Claim One Life, Cause Widespread Damage
Floods that followed heavy rainfall in Greece on Friday left one person dead and widespread destruction in buildings and cultivated fields, local officials said.
According to the Deputy Regional Director of Ilia, in NW Peloponnese, Vassilis Giannopoulos, the man who...
Environment
Fire Victims Receive Aid from Greeks Across the Country
The victims of the destructive infernos that have hit Greece over the past twelve days are now receiving aid from across the country, donated by public and private organizations and citizens.
Greeks across the country responded immediately to support their...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Discover Eight Ancient Graves in Western Peloponnese
According to the Greek Ministry of Culture, archaeologists excavating a site in Ilia, a region in the western Peloponnese, recently discovered eight ancient graves spanning from the second to the fourth century BC.
The eight tombs discovered during digs in...
Greece
Coronavirus: Greece Closes Schools, Theaters, Cinemas in Achaea, Zante and Elis
Greek authorities announced on Wednesday evening that emergency preventative measures will be taken in three counties in the West of the country amid Covid19 coronavirus fears.
More specifically, the regional units of Achaea, Zakynthos (Zante) and Elis (Ilia) will be...
Greece
Choosy Migrants Turn Down Free Accommodations at Greek Monastery (video)
A group of migrants on Thursday refused free accommodations in a monastery in western Greece which had been offered to them by the authorities in an effort to relieve the crowding at the migrant camps on the Greek islands.
Dozens...
Greece
Greek Monastery Set to Become Refugee Camp
An abandoned monastery in Western Greece is about to become an accommodation facility for refugees from Syria, local media reported on Wednesday.
The monastery is located in a mountainous region on the border between the regions of Achaea and Elis...
Greece
Extensive Damage As Storm "Penelope" Sweeps Greece
The isle of Corfu, Karpenisi, Agrinio, Tripoli and Nafpaktos and many other areas in western and central Greece suffered severe damage this week from storm "Penelope". The weather system, which has lashed Greece since Sunday, brought heavy rain and high winds to...
Environment
Wildfire Threatens Villages in Western Peloponnese (video)
According to the Greek fire brigade, a fire burst on Friday morning around the area of Spiantza, near the city of Pyrgos in Peloponnese's Ilia region.
The adverse weather conditions due to the strong winds caused by the Mediterranean cyclone...
Greece
Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Hits Greece's Western Peloponnese
An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook parts of Messinia and Ilia regions in western Peloponnese, at around 13:20 p.m. local time on Thursday.
According to preliminary assessments by the Athens National Observatory's Geo-dynamic Institute, the earthquake's epicenter...