Kalymnos

When 27-year-old Despina Anthoulaki applied last summer for the position of substitute teacher, she could not imagine that this year she would teach the only class in a tiny school, and that she would have to go to work...

A group of Greek fishermen caught a giant tuna fish, the biggest in the Aegean in recent years, and proudly hung it from the mast of their boat at the port of Naxos. According to Naxospress.gr, the fishermen are the famous...

A large number of climbers from all over the world will participate in the Climbing Festival of Kalymnos that will take place on the Aegean island on October 5, 6 and 7. This year's program includes presentations, climbing lessons, deep...

Eleni Tanou is not a typical grade school teacher who goes to school every day to teach. Everyday, the 30-year-old teacher takes a boat from Kalymnos island to the small island of Telendos in the Dodecanese to teach -- the...

Locals from the island of Kalymnos in the Dodecanese, have shown their patriotism by painting a huge 4,000 square feet Greek flag on a rocky slope overlooking the capital. According to kalymnos-news.gr the idea began with two brothers, painters by profession,...

A chilling video of an unsuccessful attempt by a pilot to land his aircraft at Kalymnos airport has come to light. The Astra Airlines flight was approaching the landing strip on the Greek island when the wind picked up speed. Its...

Greece is entering an "era of normalcy", Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday during a visit to the island of Kalymnos, where he marked the Epiphany Day. "A new, better day is dawning for the country We are...

A Turkish corvette is escorting a newly-acquired drillship by Turkey for exploratory offshore drilling in the Mediterranean Sea. The movement of the corvette is being monitored by the Greek navy. According to reports, it is currently in international waters southeast of...

Nikos Hadjipavlou, a 21-year-old student who went missing a week ago on the island of Kalymnos, was found murdered late on Saturday afternoon. Authorities believe the man was murdered because of the serious wounds on his body and mostly of...

In the 1970s, "Darla Dirladada" was the most famous Greek song even though it was sung in several other languages. It was written by the captain of a sponge-diving boat. Captain of a sponge-divers' boat, Pantelis Ginis from Kalymnos had...