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Greece's Trikala to Offer Electric Vehicles for Public Use Inside the City

Greece's city of Trikala continues its tradition of innovation, being the first Greek -- and one of the very few European cities -- to offer electric vehicles to its visitors and residents for public use. Following the introduction of driverless...

Inmate at Greece's Trikala Prison Dies from Head Injury

An unfortunate incident took place in Central Greece's Trikala prison on Friday, when an inmate tragically died after a fight he had with a fellow prisoner. According to the state-run AMNA news agency, by the time police authorities found the 60-year...

Trikala Claims Highest Christmas Tree in Greece

The town of Trikala, in Thessaly, central Greece, has laid claim to the tallest natural Christmas tree this year in Greece. The fir tree grew in the Pindos mountains and was transported from there to the north of the town....

Ancient Trikala Settlement Reveals Amazing Bronze Age Artifacts

The last five years of archaeological research and excavation in central Greece's Petroto village, near the Trikala area, has unearthed a major settlement that dates back to the late Bronze Age. The archaeologists, led by Maria Vaiopoulou, the Karditsa Ephorate of...

" A World Without Smoking" Conference Held in Trikala

Philanthropist George D. Behrakis (L) and Trikala Mayor Dimitris Papastergiou (R) The ninth Panhellenic Student Conference, titled "Education for a World Without Smoking"    was held at the Athanasios Trigonis Cultural Center in Trikala recently. The conference is an ongoing project...

Greece Sees Its First Snowfall of the Season

Parts of central Greece were covered by snow on Friday, the first of the season. The mountainous villages around Trikala in Thessaly were the first to welcome winter, and meteorologists predict that temperatures will drop significantly over the next few...

Meet the 95-Year-Old who Runs Greece's Last Combined Coffee Shop-General Store

The combination coffee shop-general store has become a relic of a bygone era, similarly to old transistor radios or the laterna. There was a time though in living memory where in rural areas and in the neighborhoods of larger...

Vandals Desecrate Jewish Cemetery in Trikala, Central Greece

Vandals desecrated the Jewish cemetery in Trikala, central Greece destroying eight tombstones, including two that belong to the parents of the president of the Jewish Community of Trikala. The incident took place last week but was made known after the...

Trikala Welcomes Light Electric Vehicles Exposition on Sept. 18

An exposition of light-duty electric vehicles will take place in Trikala, Central Greece, on September 18th as part of the ELVITEN project and the European Mobility Week 2018. After becoming the first European city to have a driverless bus pilot...

Trikala Becomes First Greek City with 5G Technology

Trikala has become the first city in Greece to have 5G technology. Greece's General Secretariat of Telecommunications and Post, the Trikala Municipality and e-trikala SA signed an agreement to introduce the cutting-edge technology. The agreement concerns the gradual transformation of Trikala...