Greece’s Spectacular Feast of Meat The aroma of grilled meat wafting through narrow streets, the sound of laughter echoing from tavernas, and the sight of families gathered around sizzling grills – this is Tsiknopempti, one of Greece’s most beloved culinary celebrations. Literally translated as “Smoky Thursday” or “Burnt Thursday,” this carnivorous feast marks a pivotal […]
A revolutionary navigation and pinpointing application, What3Words, is a useful addition to your mobile phone that can identify specific, hard-to-find locations, such as building entrances, park entrances, and attractions. It is highly praised for accurately pinning precise locations (3×3 metre squares) using three words, making it ideal for rural navigation, meeting spots, or emergencies. It […]
The Carnival Queen for this year’s Potamia carnival is to be the renowned all-around performer Anastasia Yousef. Anastasia is known as an international dancer, entertainer, artist, performer, online content creator, Instagram star, singer, model, and social media influencer who embarked on a tour performing in cities throughout all of Greece in 2024. She has become […]
Thassos will take delivery of a long-awaited medical emergency response patrol boat on Wednesday, February 11. The state-of-the-art craft is designed to improve medical transfers to the mainland, as well as to support search and rescue operations, fast patrol operations, boarding and inspections, diving support, and other maritime requirements. The craft, a Viking Norsafe Munin […]
The weather is forecast to continue to be unstable across the country with a new wave of rainfall moving rapidly from the west to the east. Despite the instability, temperatures will rise, especially on Thursday, reaching 17 to 18 °C. During the early hours of Thursday (Tsiknopempti), the phenomena will expand to the Eastern Aegean, while […]
Welcome to the unique A to Z Travel Guides, the only travel guides to seamlessly link your book—whether paperback or Kindle—with the full potential of the Internet.
The Palace of Aigai (Aegae), built by King Philip II of Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great, and where Alexander was crowned king in 336 B.C. after the assassination of his father, reopened in 2025 after a 16-year-long major restoration. The palace, located 72 km west of Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki, is […]
A survey involving more than 27,000 respondents from 27 European countries, conducted by the European Environment Agency, found that EU citizens are increasingly concerned about the impacts of climate change on their lives and security. The survey also found that many citizens are unprepared to deal with the increasing frequency and intensity of heat waves, […]
In recent years, the Greek islands have seen an ever-increasing number of ‘all-inclusive holidays’ being offered by the major tour operators. Whilst I understand the attraction of this format of holiday for some, such as families with young children, or those on a tight budget, they are sadly having a detrimental and irreversible effect on […]
Researchers have confirmed that record temperatures were recorded in the summer of 2025 in the seas around Greece, making it the hottest in forty years. The researchers, studying data from satellite observations from 1982 onwards, found that during the summer of 2025, the warmest conditions in the last forty years occurred across the entire Aegean, […]
