Peloponnese

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) completed a promotion of Kythira to Austrian journalists in the last few days, hoping to boost tourism to the small island lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula. Journalists specializing in tourism...

OrangeLand Sparta is an initiative based on the promotion of orange with the view to enhancing tourism in Laconia, a region in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. "The orange is a product-symbol of Laconia," the founder of Orangeland...

More bad weather has impacted the northern Peloponnese and western Macedonia regions of Greece. In western Macedonia over 40 villages were faced with complete power outages Thursday following heavy overnight snowfall. Many villages in Kozani and Voiou are experiencing problems on Thursday with...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivered on Friday the last part of Moreas motorway to the public and introduced the benefits of the main road network of Peloponnese which, as he said, will facilitate the citizens transport during the...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) announced on Thursday that it would accept an appeal submitted by the European Commission (EC) against Greece in 2011 for the country's failure to protect the endangered Caretta Caretta loggerhead sea turtle in...

A 65-year-old man received a permit to dig for a treasure in Tripoli central square, as the Arcadian city mayor confirms. In a few days, the Arcadian capital main square will be blocked and bulldozers will start to excavate to...

An earthquake measuring 4.2 points on the Richter scale rocked Kyllini, in Peloponnese, at dawn on Monday. According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute the earthquake occurred at 5:34 am and its focal depth was 10 km. No injuries or damages have...

Torrential rain sweeping southern Greece has caused serious flooding in Lakonia after a dam burst on the Evrotas River, turning the surrounding area into a lake. Reinforcements have been sent from Athens, while efforts were underway to rescue people...

On searching for inspiration for her latest book, writer Victoria Hislop explored Peloponnese and praised its beauties in a feature published in the Mail on Sunday. The British author explains that Peloponnese, the southern peninsula of mainland Greece, is in...

Watch our short documentary: men from far and wide competed in the best mustache competition at Gortynia in the Peloponnese, Greece, and it was amusing!