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Klidonas, Thassos

On the evening of Monday, June 23, Thassos Town will be hosting a celebration of the ancient tradition of Klidonas. The event is being held at the Old Port, in front of the white building called Kalogeriko. The celebrations start at around 20:00. All are welcome and it is free to attend. The entertainment includes […]

Traditional Music Evening, Thassos

The Cultural Association of Marion is presenting a traditional Greek music evening with Lefteris Mathioudakis on Monday, June 23. The concert will be held at the village of Skala Maries, situated on the west coast of the island. Start time: 21:30, free to attend.        

5th Garlic Festival, Rhodes

The town of Kalavarda, located on the northwest coast of Rhodes between Kameiros and Fanes will be holding the 5th Garlic Festival on Saturday, June 21, starting at 20:00. The festival will include traditional music by the renowned Miltiadis Varouchakis. Further information on the festival will be posted once it is available. Free entrance. The […]

Earthquakes on Mount Athos

Saturday, June 7, 15:58 – A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck in the North Aegean at 15:46 local time this afternoon. It was followed by a quake of magnitude 3.8 at 15:54. Early indications are that the focal point of the first tremor was on the peninsula of Mount Athos, the eastern of the […]

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The ‘Old News’ section contains a few of the dozens of information blogs we posted on what were at the time upcoming events, including beach parties, concerts, traditional feasts, news items and much more, archived for those who would like to revisit their past Greek island holiday experiences.      

Earthquake off Rhodes

Tuesday, June 3 – The University of Athens Seismological Laboratory has confirmed that a strong earthquake of 6.0 on the Richter scale struck early this morning at 02:17 (local time) in the sea area between the island of Rhodes and the Turkish mainland. The laboratory reported that the epicentre of the earthquake was located 29.9 […]

Major Earthquake Near Instanbul, Turkey

April 23, 13:43 – Istanbul has been struck by a number of earthquakes in the last hour, the strongest being 6.2 on the Richter scale at 12:48 local time, but was preceded by a 3.9 magnitude tremor at 12:13. The epicentre of the quakes was in the Sea of ​​Marmara, the waterway connecting the Mediterranean […]

Power Outages April 24/25, Thassos

It has been announced by the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO), that there will be power outages from 08:00 to 08:30 in Limenas (Thassos Town), Rachoni, Prinos, Sotiros, Kallirachi, Maries, Limenaria, Potos, Kinira and Thymonia. Power will be cut from 08:00 to 15:00 in Panagia, Potamia, Skala Potamia, part of Kinira and Limenas, south […]

Wine Festival, Thassos

The 2nd Thassos Wine Festival will be held on Sunday, April 13 from 12:00 until 20:00. The venue for the festival will be the Kalogeriko, in the Old Harbour, Thassos Town (Limenas). There will be over 45 wineries taking part from across Greece as well as further afield. The Isalos Thassos Distillery and the first […]

Seismic Activity in the Cyclades

Earthquakes off Santorini February 2 – The Greek authorities, including the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, have placed emergency services on the islands of Santorini, Amorgos and the wider region on alert after intense seismic activity has been occurring in the last few days. Over the last 24 hours, 200 earthquakes have been […]