The Tower of the Winds in Athens is the oldest meteorological station in the world, and one of the most important ancient monuments in Greece, according to greekreporter.com. Standing just below the Athens Acropolis in the middle of the ancient Roman Agora, the Tower of the Winds was built in the 1st century BC. It is also called Αέριδες (Aerides) by the Greeks, meaning winds. It is a … [Περισσότερα...]
President of Hellenic Republic meets Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv
President of Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou expressed Greece's undivided support and solidarity to the heroic Ukrainian people who are already facing nine months of the Russian invasion, she said in statements after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday, ANA reports. Russia's attack on Ukraine "concerns us all," she added. "Through the brutal violation … [Περισσότερα...]
High temperatures for the season recorded in Greece
High temperatures for the season were recorded on Thursday in Greece. The thermometer showed 28-29 degrees on the Celsius scale in many parts of the country, ANA reports.Specifically, the Athens National Observatory's meteo service network of automated weather stations recorded the highest temperatures in Sparti (29.1C), Megalopoli (28.9C), and Mystras (28.8C) in the Peloponnese, as well as in … [Περισσότερα...]
Greece ranks first in Global Business Environment Improvement in Q4 2022
Singapore remains the best place in the world to do business in the next five years, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit – EIU’s business environment rankings (BERs) for the fourth quarter of 2022. Canada and the US are ranked second and third, with western Europe still well-represented in the top 20. The biggest improvements over the past three years, since before the ructions caused by … [Περισσότερα...]
80-year-old parrot eats tzatziki and serves alcohol to tourists in Crete island (video)
“Mike” is probably the oldest parrot in Crete and at the same time one of the strongest… attractions of the peninsula, protothema.gr reports. He’s crazy about the Greek tzatziki, and he “makes a fuss” about everyone who wears black clothes, while he declares that he’s in love with its owner, Stefanos Dimelas, as he doesn’t hesitate to “fill” him with kisses during a TV interview! The parrot was… a … [Περισσότερα...]
63rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival to screen Australian film gems
The 63rd Edition of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival which opens today 3 November will screen 5 Australian films in this year's showcase, an initiative supported by the Australian embassy in Athens, greekcitytimes.com reports. In a social media announcement, the Australian Embassy said: "We are excited to announce that with Embassy support Greece's leading and longest-running … [Περισσότερα...]
Media report: A fox went for a walk near the Acropolis in Athens (video)
An extremely rare sight was recorded by a TikTok user who captured a fox strolling along the pedestrian street of Dionysios Aeropagitou below the Acropolis, greekcitytimes.com reports. Even though these animals have been recorded in other areas of Attica, the sight in the center of Athens was nevertheless surprising. Commentators of the video requested animal welfare organizations to be informed … [Περισσότερα...]
Greek Foreign Minister meets with Nigerien counterpart and president in Niamey
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias exchanged views on security challenges in the Sahel with the Foreign Affairs Minister of Niger, Hassoumi Massoudou, at Niamey on Wednesday, ANA reports. In his opening remarks at the expanded talks with his Nigerien counterpart, Dendias said that Greece understands the challenges faced by Sub-saharan countries such as "food insecurity, climate change, … [Περισσότερα...]
Iconic Greek singer Nana Mouskouri made honorary citizen of Vouliagmeni
Internationally acclaimed singer Nana Mouskouri was made an honorary citizen of Vari-Vouliagmeni municipality on Tuesday night, ANA reports. Mouskouri thanked the city for the recognition of the city's Gold Medal, awarded unanimously by the city council, and spoke of her happy childhood in Vouliagmeni. She also acknowledged the help and collaboration of composers Mimis Plessas, Giorgos … [Περισσότερα...]
King of Netherlands opens conference on sustainable farming in Thessaloniki city
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, currently on an official visit to Greece, on Wednesday, declared the start of a conference on agriculture organized by the Dutch embassy in Greece in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, expressing pride that Greece had chosen the Netherlands as a partner in its path toward the future of agriculture, sustainability and the transition to a green … [Περισσότερα...]
Consulate General welcomed Greek Community Schools in New York for October 28th
Feelings of national pride, but also hope for the younger generation of the Greek-American community and the inseparable relationship it maintains with the ideals of Greece, prevailed during the celebration of the Consulate General of Greece in New York for ‘OXI’ Day on October 28, with the participation of students from three of the Greek community schools. The event took place on October 27 at … [Περισσότερα...]
IATA: Convenience is top priority for passengers post pandemic
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the results of its 2022 Global Passenger Survey (GPS), showing that travelers' top concerns for travel in the post-COVID crisis period are focused on simplification and convenience. “Travel during COVID-19 was complex, cumbersome, and time-consuming due to government-imposed travel requirements. Post-pandemic, passengers want improved … [Περισσότερα...]
10 figurines from the Stern Collection go on show in Cycladic Museum of Athens
Ten Early Cycladic figurines of the Leonard Stern Collection will be shown at the Museum of Cycladic Art from November 3 to October 31, 2023, as part of an agreement by the Greek Ministry of Culture, the Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ANA. The agreement foresees the gradual return to Greece of 161 Early Cycladic figurines. The exhibit at the Cycladic Museum, "Return: Cycladic … [Περισσότερα...]
Vaccines for vulnerable children aged 6 months to 4 years coming soon in Greece
Children aged between 6 months and 4 years with underlying conditions or that are immunocompromised should get inoculated against the coronavirus, Greece's National Vaccination Committee recommended on Tuesday, ANA reports. In a live briefing, committee head Maria Theodoridou also said that healthy children in the same age category could get vaccinated if parents wish so, following a … [Περισσότερα...]
41 loan contracts for projects totalling 1.8 billion tabled in Greek Parliament
Data on 41 loan contracts relating to the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF), part of the "Greece 2.0" national plan for recovery and resilience, were tabled in the Greek Parliament on Tuesday by Alternate Finance Minister Thodoros Skylakakis, ANA reports. The loan contracts are part of RFF projects worth 1.8 billion euros in total that must be implemented the latest by the end of 2026. Of the 1.8 … [Περισσότερα...]
Athens National Gallery showcases stolen and recovered masterpieces of art
The renovated and expanded National Gallery in Athens has created a new Western European Art exhibition space where, among other works, will be displayed Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian’s “Stammer Windmill with Summer House” (pictured) and Pablo Picasso’s “Head of a Woman” both stolen from the Gallery in 2012 and recovered in 2021, ekathimerini.com reports. Mondrian’s painting dates from 1905, … [Περισσότερα...]
53,436 Covid cases and 164 fatalities in Greece between October 24-30
Greece confirmed 53,436 new SARS-CoV-2 cases in the week of October 24-30, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said in its weekly statistics report on Tuesday, ANA reports. During the week of October 24-30, there were also 164 deaths from Covid-19, or 16 deaths per 1 mln people (weekly change: 12%), bringing the total of pandemic victims since the pandemic began to 33,750. RELATED … [Περισσότερα...]
Sports festivities for the 10 years of Navarino Challenge
More than 3,000 participations and world-class athletes in this year’s top world sports tourism event Europe’s top sports tourism and wellness event, Navarino Challenge, celebrated its 10th anniversary on October 21-23, 2022, presenting a schedule of more than 40 activities, 16 Olympic sports and 15 Olympians at Costa Navarino and Pylos. With the central message, “Sports Unites People” and … [Περισσότερα...]
Four people eat 7kg monster pizza in Thessaloniki (video)
A pizzeria in Thessaloniki has gone viral because it makes a huge pizza with a diameter of one meter that can result in you winning 100 euros, greekcitytimes.com reports. Specifically, the pizzeria is called "Raffaele" and has three stores in Thessaloniki. The store is a magnet for those who are in or visiting Greece's second-largest city since the pizza it makes weighs seven kilograms and has a … [Περισσότερα...]
Athens International Tourism Expo 2022 commences on Thursday
Athens International Tourism Expo 2022 (AIT) will be inaugurated on Thursday by Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) General Secretary Dimitris Fragakis, ANA reports. Attica Region Governor Giorgos Patoulis will also address the inauguration event, which will be held at Zappeion Megaron at 17:00. RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism … [Περισσότερα...]
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