5 Reasons to Spend Easter in Meteora
Meteora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime, especially during Easter.
Meteora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime, especially during Easter.
A 32% jump has been registered so far this year in orders worldwide for newbuild tankers, with Greek shipping having the largest share.
The Financial Times recently reported that Greece and some other EU countries have been under pressure to send more aid to Ukraine, specifically air defense systems. Prime Minister Mitsotakis has ruled this out, citing Greece’s defense needs.
Scattered showers, with occasional bursts of sunshine are expected across Greece until Sunday (Orthodox Easter), according to the forecast data released by the National Observatory of Athens on Friday.
Greek and Turkish officials are trying to finalize the details of the visit by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Ankara on May 13, when he will meet with the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Public transport services in Athens will be adjusted for the Greek Orthodox Easter long weekend, from Friday to Wednesday after Easter.
In 2018, convicted cocaine trafficker Slobodan Kostovski fled a Brazilian prison and made his way back to Europe with a fake passport.
Greece’s press freedom index improved, rising 19 places in 2024, but remains last among EU countries. The country has risen to the 88th place from 107th last year out of 180 countries, in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2024 World Press Freedom, Index, released on Friday.
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III sprinkles holy water as he walks past worshipers on the day of the foot washing rites ceremony during Orthodox Easter Holy Week in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, on Thursday.
The intention of the Municipality of Karditsa in central Greece to renovate the city’s largest park, known as Pavsilipo, is dividing local society.