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International Kart Circuit in Patras this Weekend

The international Kart circuit will be held for 7th consecutive year in the streets of the historic center of the city of Patras on the 3rd and 4th of October. The organisers estimate 40,000 spectators will watch the 70...

Tragic Accident in Patras Leaves 3 Students Dead

Six Greek students were part of a tragic accident that took place early on Monday in Patras. The students had met at a party in the city and all left together taking only one car, which under unknown circumstances...

15-Year-Old Greek Student Kills 17-year-old Student with a Shotgun

“He was teasing my sister so I took my revenge” confessed a 15-year-old student from Patras to Greek police, after he killed a fellow 17-year-old student with a shotgun. At first the younger boy had been claiming to have killed...

British Tourist Found Dead in Greek Beach

A British tourist who went missing on Saturday night after attending a party with friends in the Greek island of Zakynthos was found dead by holiday makers on Monday evening. According to local police, the body of the 28-year-old man washed...

May 3: International Eat a Pitogyro Day

This year a different kind of event was organized in Greece. An event with no distinctions between gender, religion or nationality, with no relation to religious holidays. An event that was created to commemorate the great discovery of pitogyro, a Greek food...

Greek Drug Squad Seizes 300 kilos of Heroin in Trucks at Port of Patras

Greek Drug Squad seized more than 300 kilos of heroin hidden in two trucks at the port of Patras, Greece, which were about to board a ship to Italy, authorities said on Friday, adding that the police operation is...

Russian Sailing Ship Docks in Patras for Twinning with Kaliningrad

A Russian sailing ship has docked in Patras until April 2, on a visit leading to a twinning between the Greek port city and Kaliningrad, the home of the Russian Baltic fleet.

‘En Route’ Magazine Pays Tribute to Greek Wine

The new issue of Air Canada’s enRoute magazine featured an article on Greek wine, titled “The Modern Face of Ancient Greek Wines.” The tribute article was written by reporter Taras Grescoe and it included information and photographs on the...

New Case of Modern Day Slavery in Southern Greece

A 51-year-old Greek man in Achaea, along with a 42-year-old Romanian national, were forcing foreigners to work with no pay under inhumane conditions, while they would often intimidate them by firing shots in the air or the ground. The shocking case...

Greek Carnival and Clean Monday Traditions

The Carnival season, or "Apokries" in Greek, is slowly coming to an end this weekend, but not without a bang. Greeks across the country are going to celebrate the last days of freedom before the Greek Orthodox 40-day Lent...