Makeover for Spinalonga island
The Culture Ministry is proceeding with the restoration of the buildings of the Leprosy Hospital on the small island of Spinalonga just off the coast of Crete, in order to create exhibition spaces.
The Culture Ministry is proceeding with the restoration of the buildings of the Leprosy Hospital on the small island of Spinalonga just off the coast of Crete, in order to create exhibition spaces.
A Hellenic Train stationmaster in Larissa, aged 59, who was officially placed under arrest on Wednesday and is expected to be charged with manslaughter through negligence for the tragic train accident near Tempi, northern Greece, will appear before a prosecutor on Thursday.
Basic safety mechanisms that could have prevented the deadly train crash in central Greece on Tuesday night were out of order, Vassilis Zavogiannis, the person representing the workers of Hellenic Train SA on the board of the company that operates the country’s passenger and freight trains, told Kathimerini, speaking of a system that has been…
The so-called “Godfathers’ Basket’ will apply from March 29 to April 15, 2023.
Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid the mangled, burned-out wrecks of two trains that collided in northern Greece, killing at least 43 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country’s deadliest rail crash.
Seasoned emergency workers who were dispatched to the scene of Tuesday’s crash near Tempe in northern Thessaly have been describing the physical and emotional challenges of working on what is the biggest train wreck in Greece’s history. Kathimerini reached out to the Hellenic Rescue Team, which was able to get members […]
The confirmed death toll of the railway accident in Thessaly, central Greece at midnight Tuesday climbed to 38 on Wednesday night, of whom 11 were identified, while 26 required a process of identification through genetic material.
The Finance Ministry is offering the possibility of issuing temporary tax clearance even to taxpayers with debts to the state, as long as they are not overdue or are settled or suspended.
Having participated at every Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF) since the event’s inception in 2011, Greek-based cruise company Celestyal Cruises looks forward to the upcoming Thessaloniki event on April 25-26 due to it being the only cruise line to be calling on Greece’s second largest city on a regular basis.
An all-day strike will shut down the Athens metro Thursday.