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The Girl Who Aced the Panhellenic Exams

After scoring 19,848 on the Panhellenic exams, just 152 points short of a perfect score, Katerina Misthou, has decided to attend Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). Katerina Misthou, from the Greek island of Rhodes, had the highest score...

Greeks Pay More for Holidays than Tourists

A recent survey of Greek newspaper "Kathimerini" showed that Greeks pay more for their summer holidays than foreign visitors as travel agents offer tourists cheaper vacation packages for Greece. The survey citing information from the British website thomson.co.uk, shows that...

Greek Islands Eager to Satisfy Partiers

Greece’s islands are among the most popular holiday destinations in the world and offer a vast majority of activities to satisfy even the most demanding visitors. The islands’ 24/7 party culture attracts more and more visitors year by year,...

The Story of the Real Greek Lover Ends in Murder

Elias Fanouris was a legendary figure of a long-gone era. He was the epitome of ''kamaki,'' the Greek lover who used to seduce foreign women visiting Greece for the sea, the sun, and a brief summer affair. Fanouris was...

The "Colossus of Love" Found Burnt Alive

The "Colossus of Love'' star Elias Fanouris, met his tragic death on Friday morning, June 13. The man was famous in Rhodes and became known to the rest of Greece as the lead actor of the popular documentary  “The...

Mystery Blond Child Found with Roma Family in Rhodes

Authorities in the Greek island of Rhodes came across a case that is very similar to that of Little Maria from Farsala, northern Greece, which was heavily covered by all Greek media a few months ago. A Roma woman who used...

4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Dodecanese Islands in Greece

A 5.1-magnitude struck off the south coast of Kassos, northeast of Crete, early Friday morning. According to the Greek Institute of Geodynamics, the 59km-deep quake hit 21km southwest of Kassos and 28km south of Karpathos in the southern Dodecanese islands. The...

Woman Found Dead in Rhodes Hotel

A 35 year-old Swiss woman, was found dead in the swimming pool of a luxury hotel resort on the island of Rhodes, in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece. The body of the woman was found early on Monday by...

A Surprise Wedding at 30,000 Feet!

After the initiative of several Chinese couples getting married in Greece, a couple from Belgium decided to tie the knot in Greece too. The difference however, is that this couple got married at 30,000 feet over the Greek island...

Marianne Faithfull Hospitalized in Greece after Accident

British singer, songwriter and actress, Marianne Faithfull, has suffered a broken hip after falling during her holiday in Greece. The accident happened last Friday on the Greek island of Rhodes where Faithfull was vacationing. "Mrs Faithfull fractured her hip as...